Abbotsford B.C. – Maddy Gobeil's 10 first quarter points helped the Cascades into an early lead to come away with a 76-63 win over the UBC Okanagan Heat on Friday at the UFV Athletic Centre.

The Cascades are now 2-1 on the season while the Heat are 2-1.

How it Happened:
The Cascades came out on fire and held a substantial lead over the Heat throughout the first quarter. Maddy Gobeil has 10 points and 4 rebounds nearing the end of first quarter as the Cascades looked confident with a 13-point lead with 27 seconds to go. 

In the second quarter, Cascades' Deanna Tuchscherer had two three pointers within 30 seconds of each other.  The Heat closed the score gap a bit as Lauren Foullong came up with a three-point shot however, Bernie Leda scores a late lay-up allowing the Cascades to the hold the lead 39-34.

The Heat battled to stay close behind in a low scoring third quarter.  Late in the quarter, an energetic Temi Aina checks into the game driving to the net for a lay-up making it even at 52-52 with 1:16 left.  With 24 seconds left, Tuchscherer gets one back from the Heat and Cascades lead again 54-52.

In the final quarter, the Cascades pull away early thanks to another three-point jump shot from Allison.  A steal from Nikki Cabuco for a lay-up stretched it to a ten-point game and the Cascades remained consistent to close out the game 76-63.

Notable:
Maddy Gobeil finished the game with 18 points and seven rebounds while Deanna Tuchscherer had 20 points including four three pointers.

Quotable:
UFV guard Maddy Gobeil

"First win at home this season, so it's nice to get that under our belt. UBCO is a tough team and they obviously give us a challenge, so it was nice to come out hot in that first quarter."

"We have a lot of maturity on our team this year. A lot of players that have been here for four or five or six years, so we were playing into that. Obviously UBCO went on a bit of a run but we stayed calm, stayed poised, and I think we really executed down the stretch and that allowed us to be successful."

Up Next:
The two teams meet up once again on Saturday afternoon at the UFV Athletic Centre to close out the weekend set. Tip-off is set for 3pm, and the game can also be seen live on Canada West TV. 

Cascades home games offer free admission for UFV students with their student card. You can keep up with all the action at gocascades.ca, or by following the UFV Cascades on social media at @ufvcascades