Kamloops, BC - Luciana Andrews' 45^th minute goal wasn't enough for the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades on Saturday, as they fell just short in a 2-1 defeat to the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack.

The loss drops UFV's record to 0-3-5 on the year, while TRU improves to 4-2-2.

The Cascades absorbed some early pressure from the WolfPack, but settled in as the first half wore on. UFV outshot TRU 5-1 in the final 20 minutes before halftime, and in the 45^th minute they found the breakthrough when a Jiya Kaila cross was pounced on by Andrews and sent into the bottom left corner of the net.

????? WSOC 45' | Luciana Andrews finishes off a great feed from Jiya Kaila to take the lead just before the half! ??

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— UFV Cascades (@UFVCascades) September 25, 2022
 

The WolfPack found an answer in the 58^th minute as Anika Black received the ball from Madeline Trozzo at the top of the box and smashed it past Cascades keeper Joven Sandhu to make it 1-1.

TRU looked to have the perfect opportunity to take the lead in the 81^st minute when they were awarded a penalty kick. Caylah Lemon stepped up to take the spot kick, but Sandhu was up to the challenge, making a terrific save diving to her left to put the ball off the post. The rebound found its way back to Lemon, but her second attempt was also smothered by Sandhu.

????? WSOC 84' | Joven Sandhu with an incredible double save to keep us level! ??

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— UFV Cascades (@UFVCascades) September 25, 2022
 

The WolfPack found their winner in the 84^th minute when Emily Clark managed to get a hold of a loose ball in the box, and she made no mistake with her left foot.

"We aren't a team that makes excuses, but the reality is that we just played five games in eight days and all of those games included some sort of travel" noted head coach Niko Marcina. "The body will eventually succumb to all that travel fatigue, and the minds are not necessarily going to be fresh for 90 minutes."

The Cascades are back in action next week when they host the UNBC Timberwolves on Friday at 5:30 p.m. and the Calgary Dinos on Sunday at 1p.m. Both games are at Rotary Stadium in Abbotsford and will be streamed live at canadawest.tv.

"We are going to take a couple days off and refocus on the positives we displayed today, recharge, and head into next weekend with a positive mindset."