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Softball prepares for second WAC season by hosting Wildcat Invitational

February 9, 2023 by Kaylee Kahn

The Wildcats prepare for the upcoming 2023 season and their second season of Western Athletic Conference competition. In the 2022 season, ACU ended with a 25-26 overall record and went 15-9 in the conference, ending their run in the WAC Tournament with back-to-back losses against Utah Valley and Seattle. Moving into their second WAC season, ... [Read More…]

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Martin leads Wildcats to pull off hefty win against Utah Valley

February 7, 2023 by Kaylee Kahn

The Wildcats (11-11, 5-6) hosted Utah Valley (5-17, 2-9) in Moody Coliseum Monday afternoon, where redshirt freshman Addison Martin led them in securing the win, 73-46. This is the second time these competitors have met this season with ACU also securing the win earlier in January, 71-50. "This win was really important," head coach Julie ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats fall against SFA on Senior Day

February 5, 2023 by Kaylee Kahn

The Wildcats (10-11, 4-6) hosted the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (18-4, 9-2) Saturday in Moody Coliseum for senior day which resulted in a tough loss, 53-66. This is the second matchup this season between both teams, with the first meeting occurring in December which also ended in a loss for ACU, 78-83. SFA falls in second in the Western ... [Read More…]

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Men’s tennis splits weekend while women sweeps competition

January 31, 2023 by Kaylee Kahn

Both men's and women's tennis teams had a busy weekend, bringing home a combined four wins and one loss. The men's team traveled to Colorado Springs, Colorado to take on a weekend series against East Tennessee State, University of Montana and Air Force. Friday afternoon, the Wildcats took on East Tennessee State gaining the win 4-3. Junior ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats pull out close win against Utah Tech

January 31, 2023 by Kaylee Kahn

Sophomore guard Ali Abdou Dibba leads the Wildcats to outlast Utah Tech in a neck-in-neck battle for their third conference win, 81-76. "Ali's a good player man," head coach Brette Tanner said. "He's been playing tremendously in the last few games and he's a guy that I could really get a lot of free throws tonight and he did." After having a ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats unable to grab win in battle against New Mexico State

January 26, 2023 by Kaylee Kahn

The Wildcats (10-9, 4-4) traveled to Las Cruces, New Mexico Thursday night taking on the New Mexico State Aggies (11-10, 6-3), where they fell in a close battle, 61-69. These two teams met last in January of 2022, where the Wildcats secured the close victory at home, 76-73. The Aggies are tied for fourth while the Wildcats are tied for sixth in ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats break four game losing streak with win over UT Arlington

January 22, 2023 by Kaylee Kahn

The Wildcats (10-10, 2-5) hosted the UT Arlington Mavericks (7-14, 2-6) Saturday night for their first and only matchup of the season, gaining the win, 84-68. In the previous games for ACU, they have not been able to secure a win in four games, including a close loss against Southern Utah, 72-74, and most recent against Utah Valley, 54-84. It's ... [Read More…]

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ACU loses tough battle against Utah Tech

January 13, 2023 by Kaylee Kahn

The Wildcats traveled to St. George, Utah this past week taking on Utah Tech for the first time this season, resulting in a loss, 74-85. The game results put the Wildcats at an 8-8 overall record and a 2-3 conference record, recently gaining the win against UT Arlington this past Saturday. Utah Tech holds their season at an 11-5 overall ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats lose close battle against Southern Utah

January 8, 2023 by Kaylee Kahn

The Wildcats hosted Southern Utah for their second game in their home-court stretch, receiving the loss, 72-74. ACU recently played Tarleton this past Saturday, which it resulted in a close win for the Wildcats, 69-63. This loss puts ACU at 1-2 in the Western Athletic Conference play and a 9-7 overall record. Southern Utah also recently ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats fall to SFA for first loss WAC play

January 1, 2023 by Kaylee Kahn

The Wildcats headed to Nacogdoches to take on Stephen F. Austin for their second game of Western Athletic Conference play, receiving the class loss, 78-83. This game set ACU at a 1-1 overall conference record while holding a 7-6 season record. "I think they were genuinely excited to see one another," head coach Julie Goodenough said. "And to ... [Read More…]

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