VICTORIA - The UVic women's soccer team will wrap up their Canada West regular season this weekend at Centennial Stadium playing the University of Fraser Valley Cascades (3-7-3). The game will take place at 12 p.m. PDT and will be the second game of the Vikes-Cascades double header spanning two weekends.

The Vikes currently hold a 6-4-3 record and are tied in points with the Calgary Dinos for the fourth and last qualifying spot to the Canada West Final Four held Nov. 5-6. This weekend's game is a must-win as both the Dinos (6-3-3) and Saskatchewan (5-5-2), currently four points behind the Vikes, have opportunities to steal the last spot to the Final Four.

UVic will honour fifth-year midfielder #Sarah Clark# (North Vancouver, B.C.) for five seasons in the Vikes uniform. Clark will be honoured for her committment to the program, as well as her leadership on and off the pitch.

Last weekend the Vikes faced off with the Cascades on the road and earned the much needed three points thanks to two goals, three minutes apart, from rookie #Shannon Elder# (Victoria, B.C.). The UVic women were down 1-0 to Fraser Valley until the last ten minutes of the game when Elder's two come-back goals gave the Vikes the 2-1 victory they needed to move up in standings.

Goalkeeper #Stephanie Parker# (Chemainus, B.C.) has been the commander of the UVic back line posting three shutouts in 12 games with only 12 goals against. Parker has helped the Vikes remain undefeated in the last three games.

In the other end, fourth-year midfielder #Nathalie Scharf# (Salmon Arm, B.C.) and second-year #Maryse Reichgeld# (North Vancouver, B.C.) have been very effective, as both lead the team in scoring with three goals each. Rookies Elder and #Emma Greig# (Parksville, B.C.) have also been worth up front, while second-year #Jaclyn Sawicki# (Coquitlam, B.C.) and #Carly Branion-Calles# (Richmond, B.C.) have been consistent anchors for the squad.

SCOUTING THE FRASER VALLEY CASCADES
Current Record: 3-7-3
2010 CW Rank: #6
2010 CIS Rank: N/A
2009 CW Record: 5-5-4, 7th
Key returnees: goalkeeper Chantelle Biagioni, defender Lyndsay Munro, Ellen Kuyer
Key additions: striker Carly Neeson, Andrea McLachlan, midfielder Danielle du Bruin
Key departures: Kristen Vanderpauw, Danica Snook

The Fraser Valley Cascades were on the board early last weekend against the Vikes thanks to Ellen Kuyer's 18th minute goal. Head coach Rob Giesbrecht, in his second season, will be relying on veteran keeper Chantelle Biagioni, senior defender Lyndsay Munro and Kuyer. Currently, fifth-year captain and midfielder Megan Webster leads the Cascades with four goals to her name.