A week before ACU won at Idaho, Keith Patterson was asked why he wasn't giving another quarterback a shot. "They ought to probably pay attention to the first game," he said. "We threw another quarterback out there." Then he threw another quarterback out there. Tucker Parks started Saturday in Moscow, Idaho, and went 14-of-21 for 148 yards ... [Read More…]
Intramural director Hibbert wins Unsung Servant Award
Dante Hibbert, ACU's director of intramurals and club sports, has received the university's Unsung Servant Award, an honor voted on by students and given to a staff member who serves the campus quietly. The award was announced at the faculty and staff pre-session gathering on Aug. 19, where it was presented alongside the Outstanding Staff Award ... [Read More…]
ACU falls flat in the blackout, and the quarterback question won’t wait
Last week, ACU walked away from Lubbock with a moral victory, which in sports usually doesn't mean much, but after the lethargic start the Wildcats had against Lamar in the season opener, it felt like something we all needed to see. Coming into Saturday, expectations were sky-high against what has become a football rivalry of sorts. ACU had won 10 ... [Read More…]
Observations from ACU’s loss at Texas Tech
ACU had first-and-10 at the Texas Tech 15 with 11 minutes left Saturday night. Four plays later, the Wildcats had gained a single yard and handed the ball back. This was the deciding play, and the one the Wildcats should focus on. Not the 33-10 final.The drive started with 1:44 left in the third quarter and lasted 6:49. Fifteen plays, 61 yards, ... [Read More…]
$1.7 million Elmer Gray Stadium overhaul nears completion
Elmer Gray Stadium, home to ACU soccer and track and field, is getting its first major overhaul since it opened in 2015, a $1.7 million project funded entirely by outside donors rather than the university. From 1955 to 2014, track and field events were held at the original Elmer Gray Stadium site, now occupied by Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium. ... [Read More…]
Club soccer set to compete in Lone Star Invitational
In their first year, the club soccer team has built something from nothing. This weekend, they will find out how far that something can take them. The Wildcats will host the Lone Star Invitational at the soccer complex adjacent to the Dodge Jones Youth Sports Center, about 10 minutes from campus. The seven-team field includes Oklahoma State, Texas ... [Read More…]
Softball falls 9-7 against UNT in near-walkoff thriller
Softball came within a few feet of one of its most electric moments of the season Wednesday night. Down two with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, WAC home run leader Ari Maxwell stepped to the plate representing the winning run. Maxwell drove the first pitch she saw deep to centerfield, but North Texas centerfielder Taylor Platt ... [Read More…]
Golf programs ride momentum into WAC championships
The men's and women's golf programs posted strong results last week and head into their respective Western Athletic Conference Championships this spring, entering the postseason at full speed. The men's team claimed its first tournament title in four years, securing a four-stroke victory at the Seattle U Redhawk Invitational at Chambers Bay in ... [Read More…]
ACU opens spring with record class, new faces at quarterback
ACU head football coach Keith Patterson welcomed the largest recruiting class in the program's Div. I era this offseason, signing 40 players, including 17 transfers and 23 high school prospects, as the Wildcats begin spring practice with a rebuilt roster and renewed championship aspirations. The jump from last year's class of 18 is significant, ... [Read More…]
Wildcats return home for three-match weekend homestand
Men's tennis returns to its home courts this weekend for a three-match homestand, welcoming UTSA on Friday before hosting Hardin-Simmons and UT Permian Basin in a Saturday doubleheader. Friday's match against UTSA begins at 1 p.m. at the ACU Tennis Pavilion. Saturday's action tips off at 9 a.m. against Hardin-Simmons, followed by a 5 p.m. match ... [Read More…]