Rainy day blues for Cascades soccer
Chris Cornell may have sung it, but the Cascades were living it last Saturday as the women’s soccer team missed a win for the sixth straight game. More accurately, they missed a win by three agonizing...
View ArticleSoccer 2011: looking for answers
Looking back, it’s been a rough year for UFV soccer. After two months and 14 games apiece, the men’s and women’s teams ended the 2011 with a combined four wins. The numbers beg for some explanation,...
View ArticleSame great teams, a whole new playing field
UFV’s soccer teams are moving to a new venue for their 2012 season: Exhibition Field in Chilliwack, which has many improvements over the previous venue (Bateman Field in Abbotsford), including covered...
View ArticleCoach’s Corner: Women’s soccer
After finishing seventh in Western Canada, the varsity women’s soccer team is looking to do whatever it takes to make it to postseason play. They came away from a preseason road trip with a near...
View ArticleVarsity soccer women surge, men hold steady
Led by goalkeeper Chantelle Biagioni, the women's side added two more to their win total, beating the University of Winnipeg Wesman and University of Manitoba Bison by a combined 5-0 count. Forward...
View ArticleVikes shut out Cascades amidst the mud
In this season’s first truly rainy contest last Friday, the Cascades weren’t quite good enough to steal three points from a tough UVic squad. The Vikes improve to 8-1-1 on the season, while UFV falls...
View ArticleCommitment is key for UFV women’s soccer
This year, coach Rob Giesbrecht and team promised themselves things would be different. It’s a promise taped to the door of Giesbrecht’s office, a promise found in the team binder of each player, a...
View ArticleUFV Legends: Chantelle Biagioni and Donna Pinning
Goalkeeper Chantelle Biagioni and defenceman Donna Pinning have left their mark at UFV. After five years of growth and achievement, they’ve decided to put up their cleats and move on to the next...
View ArticleThe Baller Awards
Welcome to The Cascade’s first annual Baller Awards! UFV’s athletic awards are yet to be given out, yet we here at The Cascade jumped the gun and decided on what awards we’d be giving (and whom we’d...
View ArticleCascades soccer gears up for a new season
A cross-border matchup between Western Washington University (WWU) and the UFV Cascades ended in a split result for the men’s and women’s soccer squads.
View ArticleScoreboard for September 25-27
Men’s Soccer: Saturday Sept 26 UFV Cascades vs. UNBC Timberwolves W 1-0 Sunday Sept 27 UFV Cascades vs. UNBC Timberwolves W 3-0 Women’s Soccer: Friday Sept 25 UFV Cascades vs. U of A Pandas W 2-0...
View ArticleUpcoming Games: October 2-4
Men’s Basketball: Friday Oct 2 6:00 p.m. UFV Cascades vs. U of S Huskies (away) Saturday Oct 3 3:00 p.m. UFV Cascades vs. Carleton Ravens (away) Sunday Oct 4 2:00 p.m. UFV Cascades vs. Victoria Vikes...
View ArticleSeason update: women’s soccer
After a successful first month for the Cascades’ women’s soccer team, head coach Rob Geisbrecht discusses the team’s new roster, their success so far, and what to expect over the next few months.
View ArticleCascades women’s soccer team recruits new players
Soccer season may be months away, but the Cascades women’s soccer team is already getting ready. As training began last week, the team announced five new additions for their upcoming 2016 season.
View ArticleWomen’s soccer grad selected for international competition
"Shelby Beck, who just completed her fifth season with the varsity women’s soccer team, is next going to be representing Canada at an international competition in Brazil. Speaking about the opportunity...
View ArticleCoach Profile: Rob Giesbrecht
In his eighth season as head coach of the UFV women’s soccer team, Rob Giesbrecht continues to captain the ship and steer the team as they gear up for the playoffs. “My parents signed me up when I was...
View ArticleHometown hero
This past Friday, Feb. 8, the University of the Fraser Valley honoured local sports hero and two-time Olympic bronze medalist Sophie Schmidt. The university celebrated Schmidt’s accomplishments by...
View ArticleDouble-header against the Spartans results in double loss
Last weekend the Cascades faced off against the University of Northern British Columbia and the University of Calgary, in which they were unable to come up with a win. This weekend the Cascades played...
View ArticleThe Cascades dominated the weekend with two wins in two days
UFV’s women’s soccer team was in full force this weekend, hosting Thompson River University (TRU) on Friday, and the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) on Saturday. After losing both games...
View ArticlePreseason look at UFV women’s soccer with head coach Rob Giesbrecht
In sports, building a team that can succeed on sheer talent is difficult. What is often overlooked is another kind of talent — a kind found off the field. Coaching is the foundation of a team. The...
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