The UFV Cascades men's soccer team starts their playoff run on Friday, as the Cascades basketball teams open their season with a game on the road on Thursday and their home openers on Friday. Meanwhile, the UFV volleyball teams continue their season with a road trip to Manitoba.  

Each game will be available to watch live on Canada West TV, and home game tickets are available at gocascades.ca/tickets

Thursday, Oct. 29
AWAY:
MVB VS Manitoba Bisons – 4:00pm PT – Winnipeg, MB / Canadawest.tv
MVB VS Manitoba Bisons – 5:45pm PT – Winnipeg, MB / Canadawest.tv
WBB VS Victoria Vikes – 6:00pm PT – Victoria, BC / Canadawest.tv
MBB VS Victoria Vikes – 8:00pm PT – Victoria, BC / Canadawest.tv

Friday, Oct. 30
AWAY:
MSOC VS Alberta Golden Bears – 12:00pm PT – Calgary, AB / Canadawest.tv
MVB VS Manitoba Bisons – 4:00pm PT – Winnipeg, MB / Canadawest.tv
MVB VS Manitoba Bisons – 5:45pm PT – Winnipeg, MB / Canadawest.tv

Saturday, Oct. 31
HOME:
WBB VS UBC Thunderbirds – 4:00pm PT – UFV Athletic Centre - Abbotsford, BC / Tickets
MBB VS UBC Thunderbirds – 6:00pm PT – UFV Athletic Centre - Abbotsford, BC / Tickets

Friday, Oct. 30
AWAY:
MSOC Canada West semifinal if winner on Friday – 12:00pm PT – Calgary, AB / Canadawest.tv

Storylines
Men's soccer

• After posting a program best 8-3-2 record and finishing second in the pacific division in the regular season, the Cascades turn their attention now to the Canada West playoffs as they get set to take on the Alberta Golden Bears.
• Alberta finished 3^rd in the prairie division with a 5-4-5 record.
• UFV is currently ranked No. 10 in the U SPORTS national rankings
• UFV and Alberta met once this season, with the Cascades winning 2-1 thanks to goals from Mateo Brazinha and Dante Colebourne

Women's Volleyball

• UFV opened their season last week with a split against the Saskatchewan Huskies, and they will look to improve on that record as they head to Manitoba to take on the 0-2 Bisons.
• Manitoba fell in both their matches last week to the TWU Spartans, but will look to regain their footing at home.
• UFV's Talia Attieh is currently fifth in the conference with 26 kills, while middle Evangeline Zeyha is fifth in hitting percentage at .444.

 
Men's Volleyball

• After a hard-fought opening weekend, the UFV Cascades and Manitoba Bisons enter Thursday's matches both looking for their first win of the season.
• The Bisons fell in two matches to Twu, while UFV dropped a pair against Saskatchewan.
• Rookie Danilo Skipina leads the Cascades with 19 kills.

 
Women's Basketball

• UFV opens up their 2026-27 campaign on the road in Victoria on Thursday before returning to the UFV Athletic Centre for their home opener on Saturday.
• A Cascades squad filled with youth will be hitting the court this week.
• UFV finished with a 9-11 record last season. Victoria meanwhile had an identical 9-1 record, and UBC finished 16-4.
• UFV's Fania Taylor had 10.0 points per game last season, the highest of any returning Cascade. Miah Schuurman and Bernie Leda had 8.3 and 7.1 respectively.

Men's Basketball

• UFV men's basketball opens up the season on the road before returning home to face the UBC Thunderbirds on Saturday afternoon.
• The Cascades won two of their three meetings with UBC last season, while falling to Victoria on three occasions.
• The Cascades will be led by returning point guard Bennett O'Connor, who averaged 15.2 points and 4.8 assists per game last season.
• UFV posted a 13-7 record last season.

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.

About UFV
Located in the beautiful Fraser Valley just east of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is a fully accredited, public university that enrolls approximately 15,000 students per year. UFV has campuses and locations in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission, and Hope, and a growing presence in Chandigarh, India.