The UFV Cascades men's and women's basketball teams return home to take on the UBC Thunderbirds on Friday and Saturday, while the volleyball teams travel to Kamloops to face the TRU WolfPack in an important weekend set.
Friday's games at UFV will have tip-off times of 11am and 1pm with local area schools in attendance for the annual school day game. All four games on Friday and Saturday will be available to watch live on Canada West TV, while UFV students and staff get free admission to each of the team's home games.
HOME:
Friday, January 23
WBB VS UBC Thunderbirds – 11am PT – UFV Athletic Centre Â
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MVB VS UBC Thunderbirds –  1pm PT – UFV Athletic Centre   Â
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Saturday, January 24
WBB VS UBC Thunderbirds – 4pm PT – UFV Athletic Centre   Â
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MBB VS UBC Thunderbirds – 6pm PT – UFV Athletic Centre    Â
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Friday, January 9
WVB @ Thompson Rivers WolfPack – 5:30pm PT – Kamloops, BC        Â
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MVB @ Thompson Rivers WolfPack – 7:15pm PT – Kamloops, BC         [
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Saturday, January 10
WVB @ Thompson Rivers WolfPack – 3pm PT – Kamloops, BC               Â
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Storylines
Women's Volleyball
- The 7-5 Cascades hit the road to take on the 11-3 Thompson Rivers WolfPack on Friday and Saturday in Kamloops. The teams are yet to meet this season, but UFV has won the past 10 meetings between the two sides in Canada West play.
- UFV leads the conference with 2.52 aces per set.
- TRU sits third in the conference with 12.66 kills per set, while UFV is sixth at 11.67.
- UFV's Lauren Attieh is just 58 kills shy of 1,000 in her Canada West career. The most in Cascades program history.
Men's Volleyball
- Still searching for their first win of the season, the Cascades (0-12) travel to Kamloops to take on the TRU WolfPack (4-10). The Cascades have won three of their last four matches against the WolfPack in Canada West play.
- Cascades libero Yahia Elsayed leads Canada West with 2.29 digs per set this season.
Men's Basketball
- The UFV Cascades (9-6) return home to take on the UBC Thunderbirds on Friday and Saturday at the UFV Athletic Centre. UFV ranks sixth in conference scoring at 80.4 points per game, while UBC ranks second with 86.4. The two teams met to open the season in October, with UBC claiming the win 85-67.
Women's Basketball
- The UFV Cascades (8-7), host the UBC Thunderbirds (10-4) for a pair of games on Friday and Saturday. UFV comes in having won six out of their last seven games, while UBC is riding a five-game win streak of their own. The two teams faced off in the opening game of the season with UBC winning 71-47.
- Julia Tuchscherer is just two blocks shy of 150 for her career – a mark only reached by 10 players in U SPORTS/ CIS history.
Cascades Season Statistical Leaders
Men's Basketball
Women's basketball
Women's Volleyball
Men's Volleyball
Standings
Canada West WBB Standings | 8-7 record / 3rd Pacific Division
Canada West MBB Standings | 9-6 record / 4
th Pacific Division
Canada West MVB Standings | 0-12 record / 13
th Canada West
Canada West WVB Standings | 7-5 record / 7
th Canada West
Keep up to date
Cascades home games offer free admission for UFV students and staff 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 live and on demand at canadawest.tv.
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