Abbotsford, BC – The UFV Cascades overcame a slow first quarter start to top the TRU WolfPack 79-70 on Saturday at the UFV Athetic Centre.

As it happened:
The WolfPack opened the game with a 17-4 run, and looked to be taking control, but the Cascades worked their way back to cut the deficit to just seven at the end of the first quarter and went into the half down just three.

The Cascades gained the upper hand in the second half. Bolstered by 22 second half points from Courtney Anderson, UFV took a two-point lead at the end of the third and stretched that advantage to as many as 12 in the fourth on their way to the victory.

Top performers:
Courtney Anderson led the Cascades with a game-high 28 points and four steals, while teammate Dylan Kinley notched 17 points seven assists and nine rebounds. Chris Jackson added 15 points, six rebounds and five assists for UFV.

Asher Mayan led the scoring for TRU for the second straight night, as the third-year guard picked up 16 points and 11 rebounds on the night, while Cyrus Harrison knocked down 14 points, and Denys Bachurin added 13.

Quotable:
Cascades head coach Joe Enevoldson

"This inches us one step closer to the playoffs, and obviously that's the first goal. It was a good gutsy performance with us down at the start with our backs against the wall and we stuck together to win the next three quarters."

"We lost our minds a bit there in the third quarter, and we have to deal with that adversity a bit better. We don't want to represent ourselves like that on the night, but there is a lot of emotion when you're fighting for your playoff lives and both teams were doing that tonight. We have to learn from that, get better, and grow."

"We have a lot of new bodies this year and guys playing U SPORTS basketball for the first time. Look at Jaydan Bains tonight. He's a guy that doesn't really know when he is going to get in, but he comes in tonight and hits two big threes at a clutch time and did a great job. We are a work in progress, and we just have to keep growing."

Where they sit:
The win moves the Cascades to 7-7 on the season and into a three-way tie for ninth in the conference with the top 12 making the postseason.

The cascades are back in action next week as they travel to Winnipeg for a pair of matches against the Wesmen.