Cascades playoff action — men’s basketball & women’s volleyball at nats; women’s basketball fighting to get there.

Three UFV athletic teams are involved in playoff action this weekend. The women’s volleyball team is playing in the national collegiate championships in Nanaimo, starting today (Thursday). The men’s basketball team plays in the Final Eight national tournament starting tomorrow (Friday) and the women’s basketball team plays for its life in a regional four-team tournament in Ottawa. The winner gets a berth in next week’s national tournament.

Fri — Breakfast with the Cascades! And dinner too!

You can catch the men’s basketball team at 8 am (PST) on www.ssncanada.ca The women play at 6 pm PST.

All fans and media can follow the UFV Cascades basketball teams on the CIS official web network SSN Canada. The Cascades games will be live on Fri, March 9. Catch all the action on SSN by logging onto www.ssncanada.ca and click on CIS basketball.

Photo: John Morrow / courtesy of the Abbotsford News

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Women’s volleyball
2012 CCAA national championship schedule
Venue: VIU Gymnasium (Nanaimo, BC)

www.ccaawomensvolleyball2012.ca

Thurs, March 8 (quarterfinals) All times in Pacific Standard Time

Game #3 UFV Cascades v Humber Hawks 6PM

Fri, March 9 (Semi-Finals)
Game #1 v Game # 2 6 pm
Game #3 v Game # 4 8 pm

Sat, March 10
Bronze medal 5:30 pm
Gold medal 8 pm

Men’s basketball

2012 CIS Men’s basketball championship schedule
Venue: Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax, NS)

http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mbkb/index

Friday, March 9

(5) Fraser Valley (4) Lakehead 12 pm AST (8 am PST)

(8) Acadia (1) Carleton 2:15 pm AST

(7) Ryerson (2) Alberta 6 pm AST

(6) St FX (3) Concordia 8:15 pm AST

Sat, March 10 (subtract 4 hours for PST)

CIS consolation 1 12 pm AST

CIS consolation 2 2:15 pm AST

CIS semifinal 1 6 pm AST

CIS semifinal 2 8:15 pm AST

Sun, March 11 (subtract 4 hours for PST — unless they don’t switch to Daylight Savings like we do!)

CIS consolation final 11 am AST

CIS bronze 1:15 pm AST

CIS final 4:30 pm AST

Women’s Basketball
2012 CIS east regional tournament
Venue: Ottawa Gee Gees Montpetit Hall Gymnasium (Ottawa, Ontario)

Friday, March 9
6 pm EST Cape Breton v Windsor
8 pm EST Ottawa v Cascades (5 pm PST)

Saturday, March 10

6PM Championship Game*

*Media Note: As OUA Champions, the University of Ottawa has already qualified for the CIS “Final 8” tournament in Calgary, Alberta, so if Ottawa is in the Saturday night championship game, their opponent (Cape Breton or Windsor) automatically qualifies for the CIS “Final 8” Tournament.

Watch the Cascades on SSN Canada

All fans and media can follow the UFV Cascades basketball teams on the CIS official web network SSN Canada. The Cascades games will be live on Friday, March 9th. Catch all the action on SSN by logging onto www.ssncanada.ca and click on CIS basketball.

For further information contact David Kent, Sports Information, 604-309-7658 david.kent@ufv.ca