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‘Trust in my game’ leads Cooper to sixth-place finish

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The men’s golf team earned their second fourth-place finish of the 2025 spring season at the Bentwater Intercollegiate tournament on Feb. 10-11.  Along with the team’s impressive finish, Preston Cooper, sophomore from Dallas, earned an individual sixth-place finish, ending with a score of -1 through three rounds. This earned him WAC men’s golfer ... [Read More…]

Students launch businesses, prepare for Venture Out Market

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The Venture Out Market is set to take place at the end of the spring semester, but first, students will learn to pitch a concept, start a company, build a team and earn a profit through ENTR 120.  The Foundations Entrepreneurship class is unique in that the class is built around students starting a business and learning how to be an entrepreneur ... [Read More…]

Men’s and Women’s Golf teams set eyes on WAC Championship

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The men’s and women’s golf teams will play their first tournaments in the coming weeks with the same goal; to win the Western Athletic Conference. The WAC was last won by the men’s team in 2022 while the women’s team did not win the conference in their first season as a team in 2024.  “We like having the WAC trophy in our case,” said the ... [Read More…]

Wildcats to face ‘The Standard’ of FCS football in round two of the playoffs

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After winning its first FCS playoff game in program history, football will travel to North Dakota State University to take on the No.4 ranked Bison in the second round of the playoffs. The first-round win over Northern Arizona University came on the back of the defense which posted a shutout for the first time since 2021, holding the Lumberjacks ... [Read More…]

Wildcats to host NAU in first-ever FCS playoff game

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The Wildcats will play the first Div. I FCS playoff game in program history at 2 p.m. Saturday while hosting the Northern Arizona University Lumberjacks.  The matchup was decided and announced on Sunday's FCS playoff selection show. It will be the fourth all-time meeting between the two teams and the first since the Lumberjacks beat the Wildcats ... [Read More…]

Wildcats look to win fifth-straight game, close the regular season out against SFA

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The Wildcats will play their final 2024 regular season game against the Stephen F Austin University Lumberjacks on Saturday.  This game comes a week after the Wildcats secured the United Athletic Conference title against Tarleton State University, and clinched an FCS playoff berth.  “There’s a difference, there’s a sense of accomplishment,” ... [Read More…]

Wildcats top Texas State, Fall to Kennesaw State in second Conference USA matchup

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In their final game inside Moody Coliseum for almost a month, the Wildcats beat the Texas State University Bobcats by 72-60.  The Wildcats held the lead for the game's duration after scoring at the 18:58 mark in the first half. The lead swelled to as much as 16 as the Wildcats continued to build momentum throughout the game.  A key piece of ... [Read More…]

‘Huge team effort’ lifts Wildcats to win over Texas State

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In their final game inside Moody Coliseum for almost a month, the Wildcats beat the Texas State University Bobcats by 72-60.  The Wildcats held the lead for the game's duration after scoring at the 18:58 mark in the first half. The lead swelled to as much as 16 as the Wildcats continued to build momentum throughout the game.  A key piece of ... [Read More…]

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