Cascades this week – January 24-25, 2025
Friday, January 24
MVB at Brandon – 4pm | Brandon, MB – Canadawest.tv
WVB at Brandon – 5:45pm | Brandon, MB – Canadawest.tv
WBB vs MacEwan – 6pm | UFV Athletic Centre
MBB vs MacEwan – 8pm | UFV Athletic Centre
Saturday, January 25
MVB at Brandon – 4pm | Brandon, MB – Canadawest.tv
WVB at Brandon – 5:45pm | Brandon, MB – Canadawest.tv
WBB vs MacEwan – 6pm | UFV Athletic Centre
MBB vs MacEwan – 8pm | UFV Athletic Centre
Cascades Storylines
- WVB: The Cascades look to continue their strong season, as they still currently rank No. 2 in the USPORTS National rankings. They head to Brandon this week for a pair of games against the 1-11 Bobcats.
- MVB: After picking up a pair of crucial wins over Calgary last weekend and extending their win streak to four games -- the Cascades head into another pair of pivotal matches with Brandon (4-8) as they continue their playoff hunt.
- WBB: After losing a pair of matches with the nationally ranked UBC Thunderbirds, the Cascades look to get back in the win column at home against a winless MacEwan side.
- MBB: The Cascades pushed the No. 2 ranked team in the country to double overtime on Saturday but fell just short. With six games remaining in the regular season, the Cascades look to get back to winning ways against the 2-10 MacEwan Griffins.
Milestone watch
- MBB: Dario Lopez closes in on 1,000th career point – Needs just 3 points to become the fourth UFV men's basketball player to reach the milestone at the Canada West level. He will also become just the second Cascade to register both 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in Canada West.
- WBB: Maddy Gobeil sits eight points shy of second place in the Cascades all-time scoring list. The fifth-year guard has tallied 1,313 in her career, and will look to catch Sarah Wierks this weekend.
- WBB: Nikki Cabuco sits in second all-time for the Cascades in 3-PT field goals. She needs just 24 to tie Aiesha Luyken for the program record.
- MVB: Nimo Benne needs just three aces for 1,000 in his career.
Current Cascades Records and Standings
- WVB Standings: The Cascades currently sit second in Canada West with an 11-1 record this season
- WBB Standings: Cascades are currently second in Canada West's Pacific Division with a 9-5 record
- MVB Standings: Cascades currently sit eighth in Canada West with a 6-8 record
- MBB Standings: Cascades are currently fifth in Canada West's Pacific Division with a 5-9 record
Keep up to date
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. All Cascades regular season soccer, volleyball, and basketball games are also available to watch at canadawest.tv
Tickets can be purchased
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