Baseball won its series against New Mexico State 2-1 in Abilene. The Wildcats improve to 5-2 on the early season. ACU came out of the gate running beating New Mexico State, 8-7 on Friday. The team pulled ahead in the bottom of the 7th inning with a score from sophomore designated hitter Bryson Hill. Hill scored on a hit to shortstop by freshman ... [Read More…]
Baseball comes out swinging in opening week
ACU Baseball began their season with a stretch against Tarleton State ending with a record of 2-1 coming out of opening weekend. The men's team won their first game against Tarleton Saturday afternoon in a doubleheader 16-3 in the 7th inning ending the game in a mercy rule. "We came together, put up a lot of mature at bats in the first game and ... [Read More…]
Wright delivers positive impact in early tenure
ACU sophomore forward Caylen Wright has made a positive impact on the field in her early years as a Wildcat. In her first season at ACU she scored two game-winners, finished second on the team with eight goals scored and earned all conference honors. "My family is into a lot of sports, so when I was younger I was thrown into a lot of sports" ... [Read More…]
Cross Country narrowly defeated by Baylor
ACU's second cross country meet of the season found success for the men, barely trailing behind Baylor for a three point loss. The women's team lost 39-21 to the Lady Bears' cross country team. "Coming into the meet we wanted to take advantage of the chance to compete," said junior cross country runner Kevin Kipkosgei. "We don't know about the ... [Read More…]
Joss secures first win of season with overtime goal
Junior defender Ellen Joss helped secure the Wildcats first victory of the season with an overtime goal against Texas State Sunday. ACU's record is now 1-1-1 for the fall season. "We felt pressured to get a win but we were still confident." said senior forward Christina Arteaga. "We understood that we wanted to get our first win of the ... [Read More…]
Soccer ends in 1-1 draw with SFA
Following a loss against Louisiana, the women's soccer team traveled to Nacogdoches to play against SFA. After a match resulting in two overtimes, the game ended in a 1-1 draw. "After watching our game film from our match against Louisiana and coming into today's game, the team was pretty confident and came in with a good game plan." head coach ... [Read More…]
Season-opener falls short in Louisiana
The ACU soccer team was the first of many fall sports to begin its season at the Ragin' Cajuns Stadium in Lafayette, Louisiana. Louisiana snagged the victory, 2-0, with ACU senior goalkeeper Erin Smith recording four saves. Louisiana made 10 shot attempts with six shots on the goal of which only two ended in a score. "We were excited to get ... [Read More…]
Jelen, cross country optimistic for 2020 season
The fate of ACU's cross country team was left in limbo Aug. 13 after the Southland Conference made the decision to postpone fall sports. "The team is thankful for our administration allowing us to host meets and potentially even travel to a meet," Jarvis Jelen, head cross country coach, said. When the Southland Conference postponed fall ... [Read More…]
Over $14,000 of equipment stolen from Onstead
An investigation began April 1 to find out where thousands of dollars of missing equipment had gone from the ACU Onstead Science Building. An Onstead faculty member noticed the rear entrance to be open when he arrived at work, immediately reporting it to ACUPD. ACUPD Chief of Police, Jimmy Ellison said, "The suspect had actually committed ... [Read More…]
#Abilene Strong brings community together
#AbileneStrong began as a response to the coronavirus pandemic. It began as a way to bring the community together during these hard times and show they are not alone. "The city of Abilene has lost 73 group meetings and events, with a direct impact of $7.5 million into our economy," Executive Director at Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau, ... [Read More…]