Abbotsford, BC – Brooklynn Franzon scored in the 42^nd minute, as the UFV Cascades picked up a 1-1 draw with the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack on Friday night at Rotary Stadium.

The result moves the Cascades to 5-2-3 on the season, while the WolfPack improve to 4-4-2 so far.

How it happened:
TRU rookie Kat Stewart opened the scoring for the visitors in the 29^th minute, as they capitalized on a loose ball in the box, firing it into the bottom corner on the volley.  

The Cascades found the equalizer in the 42^nd minute, as Franzon found space at the top of the box. Her first touch shot was placed perfectly into the right-hand side of the net, and out of the reach of a diving Cassandra De Amaral in the TRU goal. 
 

WSOC | After the WolfPack open the scoring, Brooklynn Franzon places one into the bottom corner to tie it up in the 42nd minute!

UFV 1-1 TRU pic.twitter.com/53OxFCmldV

— UFV Cascades (@UFVCascades) September 30, 2023

Both teams traded chances in the second half. UFV's Kiana Langston found herself on a couple of partial breakaways late in the frame but was unable to beat the goalkeeper. On the other end, TRU had a chance to win it late into stoppage time, but a shot from Anika Black was turned away off the crossbar by Cascades' goalie Kareena Sahota to secure a point for each team. 

Quotable:
UFV forward Kiana Langston 
"I think we definitely could have had a few more, but I think the effort in the second half was there. We put up a fight, and we didn't stop until it was over."

"For Sunday, the biggest thing for us is going to be coming out strong and not having a weak start. If we come out strong and really press and show them who we are, then we'll put up a good fight. 

UFV first-year forward Kiana Langston on the play and energy of the team's rookies
"The biggest thing is that we want to prove something. We want to prove that we deserve to be out here, and that no matter how old some of us are, 18, 17, that we are here to fight and we are not going to be pushed around by players five years older than us."

Up Next:
The Cascades continue their homestand against the UBC Okanagan Heat on Sunday at 1pm. Meanwhile, the WolfPack will travel to Langley to take on the Trinity Western Spartans tomorrow at 5pm. Both games can be seen live and on demand at canadawest.tv.