Abbotsford, BC – Kevin Mailand's 23^rd minute strike propelled the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades past the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack on Saturday afternoon at the MRC Sports Complex. 

Mailand, who made his first career Canada West start on Saturday, got on the end of Kian Proctor's corner kick at the near post, and he made no mistake slotting it past TRU goalkeeper Olivier Jumeau.

The WolfPack's best chance of the night came just 10 minutes later, as Patrick Izett found himself free near the top of the box. His shot seemed destined for the bottom right corner before UFV's Jackson Cowx made a tremendous diving save to keep his team in front.

The two teams battled throughout the second half, and despite a last-minute surge by TRU, the Cascades held on to the clean sheet to secure their first Canada West win in 2023.
 
Domenico Comita had the other shot on net for a WolfPack squad that will now get ready for their first home games of 2023 next weekend. TRU will welcome the UVic Vikes (Friday, Sept. 1) and UBC Thunderbirds (Saturday, Sept. 2) to Hillside Stadium in search of their first victories of the season.