The UFV Cascades basketball teams begin their playoff quests on the road this Friday, as men's basketball heads to Edmonton to face off with the University of Regina Cougars, and women's basketball travels to Saskatoon for a meeting with the Mount Royal University Cougars. Both games are single-elimination games with the winners advancing to play in Saturday's conference quarterfinal.

Meanwhile, the Cascades volleyball teams play host to the University of Manitoba Bisons to close out their regular season schedules on Friday and Saturday at the UFV Athletic Centre. Saturday's games will also be the Cascades annual senior night for the volleyball programs.

Each game 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.

Friday, February 6
HOME:
WVB VS Manitoba Bisons - 6pm PT – UFV Athletic Centre        
MBB VS Manitoba Bisons –  7:45pm PT – UFV Athletic Centre

AWAY: 
MBB VS Regina Cougars – 12:30pm PT – Edmonton, AB (CW Play-in Game)
WBB VS MRU Cougars – 3pm PT – Saskatoon, SK (CW Play-in Game)

Saturday, February 7
HOME:
WVB VS Manitoba Bisons - 4pm PT – UFV Athletic Centre        
MBB VS Manitoba Bisons –  5:45pm PT – UFV Athletic Centre 

AWAY: 
[IF MBB WINS FRIDAY] MBB vs Alberta Golden Bears – 12:30pm PT – Edmonton, AB (CW Quarterfinal)
[IF WBB WINS FRIDAY] WBB vs Saskatchewan Huskies – 3pm PT – Saskatoon, SK (CW Quarterfinal)

Storylines
Men's Basketball

• The UFV Cascades (13-7) enter the postseason having won six of their last seven games. Meanwhile, Regina (9-11) comes into the contest having won four straight, and five of their last six.
• The Cascades and Cougars have not met in Canada West play since 2024, when UFV claimed a 74-62 upset win in the first round of the Canada West Playoffs.

Women's Basketball

• The UFV Cascades (9-11) gets set to enter the playoffs against the MRU Cougars (10-10) on Friday.
• UFV's Julia Tuchscherer leads the team in after a dominant regular season saw her finish with a league best 17.0 points per game, while also finishing 2^nd in the conference, and third in the nation, with 49 blocks.

Women's Volleyball

• The Cascades head into the final weekend of the season, with multiple playoff scenarios still possible depending on results.
• UFV (9-9) will take on the Bisons (13-5) to close out the regular season. Manitoba has won seven of their last eight games coming into the final weekend, while UFV is 4-4 over the same stretch.
• Saturday's match will feature a post-game ceremony celebrating a number of graduating players.

Men's Volleyball

• The Cascades (0-18) close out their season against the 12-6 Bisons, who enter the weekend having won eight straight matches.
• UFV libero Yahia Elsayed sits third in the conference with 2.08 digs per set.
• Saturday's match will feature a pregame ceremony where a number of student-athletes will be honoured.

Cascades Season Statistical Leaders
Men's Basketball

• Points per game: 15.2 – Dario Lopez and Bennett O'Connor
• Assists per game: 4.8 – Bennett O'Connor
• Rebounds per game: 6.4 – Ismael Hernandez
• Steals per game: 1.8 – Bennett O'Connor
• Blocks per game: 0.8 - Matthias Klim

Women's basketball

• Points per game: 17.0 – Julia Tuchscherer
• Assists per game: 3.6 – Bernie Leda
• Rebounds per game: 8.6 – Julia Tuchscherer
• Steals per game: 2.4 – Miah Schuurman
• Blocks per game: 2.5 – Julia Tuchscherer

Women's Volleyball

• Kills per set: 2.94 – Talia Attieh
• Assists per set: 8.25 – Cailin Bitter
• Digs per set: 2.21 – Lauren Attieh
• Blocks: 64 – Naomi Unger
• Aces: 31 – Naomi Unger

Men's Volleyball

• Kills per set: 2.93 - Roan McCarthy
• Assists per set: 7.18 - Silas Van Huizen
• Digs per set: 2.08 - Yahia Elsayed
• Blocks: 31 - Steven Yarad
• Aces: 19 - Roan McCarthy

Standings

Canada West WBB Standings | 9-11 record / 4th Pacific Division

Canada West MBB Standings | 13-7 record / 3rd Pacific Division

Canada West MVB Standings | 0-18 record / 13^th Canada West

Canada West WVB Standings | 9-9 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.