ACU brought in the new weekend Friday by garnering back-to-back wins on the first day of the North Texas Tournament. This would rebound the Wildcats from a rough last weekend where the team went 1-2 in the Wildcat Classic. The Wildcats opened the tournament at 1 p.m. versus the Montana State Bobcats. However, ACU showed they were not wasting ... [Read More…]
ACU ends Wildcat Classic with a win against Texas Southern
The Wildcats wrapped up the Wildcat Classic tournament Saturday, losing to UW-Green Bay Phoenix 3-0, then defeating the Texas Southern Tigers 3-0, causing ACU to go 1-2 in tournament play this weekend. The Wildcats opened tournament play Friday facing the University of New Mexico Lobos, where they lost 3-0. In that match, Jada Birkel, a junior ... [Read More…]
Wildcats open tournament play with loss to New Mexico
On Friday, ACU opened the Wildcat Classic tournament falling to the undefeated New Mexico Lobos, 3-0. This would be the first time ACU would suffer back-to-back losses this season, having lost to Texas Tech on Tuesday. The first set was highlights by a 15-3 run by the Lobos, which created a 22-9 lead. Though being down, the Wildcats managed ... [Read More…]
Volleyball suffers first loss in tough matchup against Texas Tech
The Wildcats suffered their first loss of the season on Wednesday to the Texas Tech Red Raiders. This was after a historic weekend where they went 2-0 and had multiple players break personal records. The first set was a very back and forth battle until late when the Red Raiders went on a late 4-0 run to help secure the set win. While the ... [Read More…]
Toney shines in back-to-back wins for ACU
ACU has started its season 2-0 after defeating the University of Incarnate Word on Saturday, 3-2. Heading into the ACU Invitational Tournament, head coach Angela Mooney had high expectations for her team. “We talk a lot in our gym, and the way we train is that in practice, we really want to be mechanical we want to be thoughtful," said ... [Read More…]
Rohre, Toney help Wildcats open season with win over UTA
The Wildcats opened their new season with a win at the ACU invitational tournament versus the UT-Arlington Mavericks, 3-1. The first set would consist of a back-and-forth battle between the Mavericks and the Wildcats. After finding themselves down 20-23, the Wildcats would go on a 5-0 run to win the first set 25-23. In the first set, the ... [Read More…]
Volleyball ready to begin a new season in a new conference
After a short turnaround from the 2020-21 season, the volleyball team welcomes a new season at the Teague Special Events Center this fall. This coming season will serve as a return to normalcy as last season was shortened and moved to the spring due to COVID-19 restrictions. Though this will be a relatively normal season, this season will also ... [Read More…]
Softball wraps season in conference tournament loss to Southeastern Louisiana
The Wildcats made a return to the Southland Conference Tournament Wednesday. The game finally occurred after a 24-hour rain delay that changed the location of the game. The first-round single-elimination game was held in Hammond, Louisana, at 7:30 p.m, with senior pitcher Samantha Bradley on the mound to face the Lions. Scoring opened in the ... [Read More…]
New set designer brings years of experience to Department of Theatre
At the beginning of the 2020-21 school year, the Department of Theatre brought on set designer and ACU alumni David Utley to its staff to help teach, design and mentor in the department. Utley got his start in design during his time as an undergraduate at ACU in the theatre department. After starting as an actor at ACU, he quickly found a ... [Read More…]
Winter storm forces several changes in Theatre Department schedule
The Theatre Department has changed some dates for their spring semester shows after the snowstorm in February. These changes were made due to the snowstorm that affected Abilene and the Big Country during the week of Feb. 14-20. These storms made for unsafe driving conditions and canceled Beau Jest which was originally scheduled to be performed ... [Read More…]