Abbotsford - Paige Payne scored both goals to lead the UNBC Timberwolves past the UFV Cascades 2-0 on Friday night.

With the win, UNBC moves to 3-5-1, while the Cascades fall to 0-4-5 on the year.

Payne opened the scoring in the 16^th minute, as she picked up a pass from Kalista Kirkness at the top of the box and drilled it into the bottom left corner.

A nice passing sequence from the Timberwolves led to another chance from Payne from 18 yards out, and she made no mistake beating Cascades keeper Joven Sandhu.

"We started off flat against a very organized team tonight, and as a result we got punished" explained UFV head coach Niko Marcina.

The Cascades were looking for a spark in the second half, and nearly found it from an unlikely source, bringing on Andrea Perkovic to play as a striker.

The change almost paid off in the 81^st minute as Perkovic found herself with a chance in the box, but UNBC goalkeeper Brooke Molby was able to make the save. After a scramble on the ensuing corner the ball seemed destined for the back of the net, but Molby once again got a hand to it to steer it clear.

"We have three quality goalkeepers, and we recognize that we are hurting for numbers right now, so we thought that at some point there might be an opportunity for her to play there" Marcina said about the decision to bring on Perkovic up front.

"She is the energy we need, whether she is playing in net or on the field" he noted, "When she went in I thought she did well".

The Cascades are back in action on Sunday when the take on the Calgary Dinos. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. at Rotary Stadium, and on Canada West TV.