The UFV Cascades women's volleyball team continues their playoff run this week as they head to Vancouver for a best-of-three series against the UBC Thunderbirds in the Canada West Quarterfinals. Matches are set for 5:30pm PT at War Memorial Gymnasium on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday if necessary.

The seventh seeded Cascades will be facing the 2^nd seeded team from UBC with the winner advancing to the semifinals, and potentially booking a spot in this year's U SPORTS national Championship depending on results in other series'. 

Each game will be available to watch live on Canada West TV.

Thursday, February 26
Cascades WVB @ UBC Thunderbirds – 5:30pm PT – War Memorial Gymnasium

Friday, February 27
Cascades WVB @ UBC Thunderbirds – 5:30pm PT – War Memorial Gymnasium

Saturday, February 28 (If Necessary)
Cascades WVB @ UBC Thunderbirds – 5:30pm PT – War Memorial Gymnasium

Watch live on Canada West TV
Live stats on canadawest.org

Storylines
Women's Volleyball

• The Cascades finished off their Canada West Play-in round last weekend with a 2-1 series victory (3-1, 1-3, 3-1) over the MacEwan University Griffins. 
• UFV right side Talia Attieh was named a conference 2nd Team All Star on Wednesday by Canada West to cap off another terrific regular season.
• UFV's Lauren Attieh led the match in kills in both of the Cascades wins over MacEwan last weekend, and the fifth-year outside hitter will look to have a repeat showing this week against UBC.
• UBC finished the regular season as the No. 2 ranked team in the  U SPORTS national rankings.  The Thunderbirds defeated UFV 3-1 and 3-0 in the team's two matchups this season. UFV however picked up three wins over teams that finished the year in the nation's top-10 (No. 1 Alberta, No. 6 Thompson Rivers, and No. 10 Manitoba).
• The Cascades led the conference in the regular season with 184 aces, while UBC was just behind on 183. 
• UBC led Canada West with 12.83 kills per set this season, while UFV was sixth with 11.58. 

Cascades Season Statistical Leaders (20 matches played)

• Kills per set: 2.97 – Lauren Attieh
• Assists per set: 8.3 – Cailin Bitter
• Digs per set: 2.31 – Lauren Attieh
• Blocks: 66 – Naomi Unger
• Aces: 36 – Mandi Feist

Cascades Playoff Statistical Leaders (3 matches played)

• Kills per set: 3.58 – Lauren Attieh
• Assists per set: 7.33 – Cailin Bitter
• Digs per set: 3.67 – Talia Attieh
• Blocks: 12 – Sydney Wright
• Aces: 7 – Talia Attieh

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.