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The NBA still deserves your attention this season

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Don't lie. When you sports fans saw Demarcus Cousins sign with the Golden State Warriors this summer, you immediately thought, "The NBA is trash," or "I'm not watching this season." Do yourself a favor and calm down before you're sold on the assumption that the Warriors will win the title again. I was frustrated to see them land Cousins, but I ... [Read More…]

Volleyball defeated by Tech in home opener

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The Wildcats took on Texas Tech for its first home game of the season and lost in three straight sets. Texas Tech came out firing in the first set winning 25-10. The Wildcats tried to come back to life in the second set, but still fell short 25-20 and eventually dropped the third set 25-18. Red Raider junior outside hitter Emily Hill was the ... [Read More…]

Soccer falls 1-0 against Texas Tech

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ACU traveled to Lubbock Sunday evening for a match against Big 12 competitor Texas Tech and lost 1-0. The wind was blowing at 17 mph in Lubbock during the game and the Wildcats used it in its favor, shutting out the Red Raiders in the first half. Tech took advantage of the rapid winds in the second-half, however, when senior midfielder Jordan ... [Read More…]

Wildcats go 2-2 in Georgia Tech tournament

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The Volleyball team started off the season 2-2 at the Georgia Tech tournament in Atlanta. On Friday, the Wildcats swept through Georgetown and Winthrop winning both games to start off 2-0. The team then faced Georgia Tech and Idaho State Saturday, and lost both matches dropping ACU to 2-2. During the first day, sophomore outside hitter ... [Read More…]

Football closes summer workouts with scrimmage

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ACU finished its pre-season workouts with the Purple-White scrimmage Saturday evening at Wildcat Stadium. The purple team, which included mainly starters, defeated the white team, made up of freshmen and backups, 45-3. Junior running back Tracy James emerged as the leading rusher for both teams as he ran for 63 yards and a touchdown with only ... [Read More…]

Collegiate Globetrotter: Friday links up with nation’s top talent in Italy

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Redshirt junior center Jalone Friday was given the opportunity to represent and play for the United States in Italy this summer as he joined with other top collegiate talent. Friday played for the USA East Coast team that included Kansas guard Charlie Moore, South Carolina forward Justin Minaya, Colorado forward Evan Battey, Purdue guard Sasha ... [Read More…]

Former MLB scout hired as new assistant baseball coach

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A former scout for the Cleveland Indians has joined the Wildcat baseball coaching staff as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. Blaze Lambert coached at the collegiate level for several universities, including Texas A&M Corpus-Christi, another Southland conference contender. He said he saw the new position under new head coach Rick ... [Read More…]

Ward takes over as new athletics director

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The former athletics director at Murray State in July was named the ninth athletics director in ACU history. Allen Ward was one of five candidates considered for the job after the departure of Lee de Leon, who took a job as executive senior associate athletics director/assistant vice president for development at Perdue University in West ... [Read More…]

Soccer prepares for UTRVG in second home game of season

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The Wildcats will host the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) for its second home game of the campaign. After taking the victory last Sunday in double overtime against UTEP, ACU is hoping to seal its second-straight win at Elmer Gray stadium.  Sophomore midfielder/forward Christina Arteaga, who scored the game winner against UTEP, ... [Read More…]

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