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Gallery: Baseball rallies past Stephen F. Austin in 20–10 comeback

March 8, 2026 by Daniel Rhodes and Callie Brimberry

Baseball earned a 20–10 comeback win over Stephen F. Austin on Wednesday at Crutcher Scott Field at Bullock Brothers Ballpark. The Wildcats trailed 10–1 entering the bottom of the fifth inning before scoring the game’s final 19 runs to secure the run-rule victory. Diego Cardenas led ACU with nine RBIs, tying the program record, while Zandt Payne ... [Read More…]

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The Collective launches, showcases student-run businesses

March 6, 2026 by Leslie Carrigan

The Griggs Center for Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy launched The Collective, a new storefront for student-run businesses, at its grand opening on Monday. The Collective features a mix of vendors, from students and alumni who all run out of the Collective at once. The vendors rotate every three weeks, allowing a new set of businesses to be ... [Read More…]

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ACU drops overtime battle to California Baptist

March 6, 2026 by Zion Webb

The Wildcats’ last game in Moody was nothing short of a thriller, as the game went down to the wire in overtime, with ACU falling 76–69 to California Baptist in a hard-fought Western Athletic Conference showdown Thursday night. The WAC loss kept ACU in second place and gave CBU the outright No. 1 seed. Now ACU needs to win against UTA on the ... [Read More…]

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SGA candidates share vision for campus leadership

March 5, 2026 by Makayla Clayton

Three students are running for executive positions in the Student Government Association, outlining plans to strengthen student representation, engagement and campus connections ahead of the upcoming election. Josh Hamm is running for student body president, while Luke Talley and Jewel Cobb are running for vice president. Students will have the ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Women’s golf wins 2nd annual West Texas Classic

March 3, 2026 by Daniel Curd and Naya Pacheco

Women's golf hosted the West Texas Classic on Monday and Tuesday at Abilene Country Club. The Wildcats won the team title with a 29-over finish, placing ahead of Bowling Green and Northern Colorado. Ryann Honea led ACU with a tie for fourth-place at 4-over, while Maddi Kamas and Marissa Loya tied for 10th at 8-over. The Wildcats will continue their ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Women’s basketball earns back-to-back wins at Moody Coliseum

March 3, 2026 by Callie Brimberry

Women’s basketball defeated Utah Tech 76-66 on Thursday at Moody Coliseum. Erin Woodson, junior guard from Richmond, Virginia, recorded a double-double with a career-high 14 rebounds and 23 points. The Wildcats also defeated Utah Valley 58-57 on Saturday and will play California Baptist on March 5. ... [Read More…]

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Trash can urination leads Wessel to keep bathrooms locked

February 27, 2026 by Ashley Henderson

ResLife will soon unlock two of the private bathrooms on the fourth floor in Wessel after they were previously locked because someone apparently urinated in the trash cans. Brandon Reynolds, resident director of Wessel Hall, said the issue began when HES facilities management workers said they had to remove trash containing urine from private ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats gear up for College Baseball Series

February 27, 2026 by Zion Webb

Wildcat baseball will have another big weekend of non-conference play ahead of it, playing in the 2026 College Baseball Series in Cleburne starting Friday. Coming into the weekend, ACU has won both of its series to start the season and is 5-3 overall. “That’s the goal every weekend,” Head Coach Rick McCarty said. “If you can do that over the ... [Read More…]

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Woodson finds double-double, Wildcats grab win No. 20 after complete sweep of Utah Tech

February 27, 2026 by Roman Raffaeli

The women’s basketball team completed a three-game season sweep of the Utah Tech University Trailblazers Thursday night with a 76-66 win. The win was also the 20th of the season for Head Coach Julie Goodenough. It’s the first time the ‘Cats have won 20 games since 2019-20. It’s also the 11th 20-win season in Goodenough's head coaching career, ... [Read More…]

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Students prepare for annual ACU Day of Service

February 26, 2026 by Joshua Varner

The Missions Students’ Association will host its third annual Day of Service to help nonprofits in the Abilene area this Saturday.  As part of the Halbert Center for Missions and Global Service, MSA was formed to help connect students to local nonprofits in need of volunteers.  Dawson Mullins, MSA president, got involved with the organization ... [Read More…]

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