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Realignment shakes up the WAC puzzle

May 7, 2025 by Hayden Deland Leave a Comment

ACU left the Southland Conference four years ago to join the Western Athletic Conference alongside fellow Southland members Lamar University, Sam Houston State University and Stephen F. Austin University, hoping to find a long-term home for its athletic program for the future. “This is a historic move for ACU,” Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the ... [Read More…]

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Koons completes first season as head coach

May 7, 2025 by Hayden Deland Leave a Comment

After two seasons spent at the University of Texas-Arlington as a recruiting coordinator, Jo Koons decided to take on a new challenge by accepting the role as head coach of the softball team at ACU. In her first season at the helm for the Wildcats, Koons has led the team to a 15-34 overall record and an 11-10 conference record with three ... [Read More…]

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Softball wins weekend series against Tarleton

April 22, 2025 by Hayden Deland Leave a Comment

The softball team went 2-1 in a weekend series against Tarleton State University improving them to 13-32 on the season and 9-9 in Western Athletic Conference games. With two weeks left in the season the Wildcats move into fifth place in the WAC standings with their series win over the second place Tarleton State Texans. The first game of the ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats prepare for grand opening of new ballpark

April 10, 2025 by Hayden Deland Leave a Comment

This weekend the baseball team will complete a weekend series competing against Utah Tech University to celebrate the grand opening of the newly finished Bullock Brothers Ballpark. After going 0-3 in its last series, the team will go into the series against UTU with hopes of a better result. With the three losses in the last series, the Wildcats ... [Read More…]

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Baseball to start home stand against Sacramento State

April 4, 2025 by Hayden Deland Leave a Comment

The Wildcats will start a seven-game home stand when they face Sacramento State University this weekend in a three-game series starting on Friday at the newly unveiled Bullock Brothers Ballpark at Crutcher Scott Field. Halfway through the season, the team is 17-11 and 2-4 in the Western Athletic Conference. ACU is coming off a road series ... [Read More…]

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Soccer travels internationally as spring season begins

March 28, 2025 by Hayden Deland Leave a Comment

The women’s soccer team took an international trip to Italy and France during spring break to do community service and tour the countries at the start of the team’s spring season. During the team’s spring break, the coaches and players traveled to Italy and France. They were able to help underprivileged 11-year-old girls with the program “Youth ... [Read More…]

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Four key basketball team members enter transfer portal

March 27, 2025 by Hayden Deland Leave a Comment

Four players on the men’s basketball team have entered the transfer portal since it opened on Monday, searching for a new school to play for next season. Two longtime Wildcats entered their names in the portal – Leonardo Bettiol, junior forward from Roncade, Italy, and Hunter Jack Madden, senior guard from Sydney, Australia. They posted on ... [Read More…]

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Sanctify prepares for spring showcase

March 20, 2025 by Hayden Deland Leave a Comment

The Sanctify Hip Hop Company is preparing for its annual spring showcase this year with shows taking place on April 4, 5 and 7 in Boone Family Theater. Sanctify is a hip-hop dance group on campus that performs at different shows and events on campus. Audrey Risberg, senior liberal studies major from Flower Mound, is one of the head captains ... [Read More…]

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Men’s basketball season ends in Las Vegas

March 20, 2025 by Hayden Deland Leave a Comment

The men’s basketball season has come to an end in Las Vegas after losing in the first round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament 69-63 to Seattle University. With the 2024-2025 season concluded it marks Head Coach Brette Tanner’s fourth season at the helm for the Wildcats. The loss to Seattle U gave the Wildcats their 16th loss of the ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats take down GCU, Madden shines in final home game

March 10, 2025 by Hayden Deland Leave a Comment

In the final game of the regular season the Wildcats defeated the Grand Canyon University Antelopes 82-81 in an overtime thriller in Moody Coliseum. The win improves ACU’s record to 16-15 on the season and 8-8 in Western Athletic Conference games, and it is the Wildcats’ seventh win in their last nine games. ACU led for the majority of the ... [Read More…]

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30 Mar

Sing Song 2025 Awards Women’s Division:

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Sing Song 2025 Awards Class Division:

Overall Award:
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