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
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…]
ACU defeats Tarleton to clinch conference championship, FCS playoff spot
The Wildcats made history Saturday night in Stephenville, where No. 14 ACU defeated the No. 13 Tarleton State Texans 35-31 in the I-20 rivalry game. The eighth win of the season secured a spot in the NCAA FCS playoffs, ACU’s first conference championship and the most wins in a season since moving to the Div. I level in 2013. ACU was not expected ... [Read More…]
Big Country football sweep: McMurry, Hardin-Simmons, ACU capture conference titles
This past weekend is one to be remembered, as the Big Country and its football legacy book got some big news. All three universities in McMurry, Hardin-Simmons, and ACU emerged as conference champions in their respective conferences. McMurry The Warhawks ended their season 7-3 overall and 7-1 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. ... [Read More…]
Gallery: Men’s basketball takes down Texas State
The Wildcats won their game on Saturday afternoon against the Texas State Bobcats with a final score of 72-60. The Wildcats never fell behind during the match and are set to face off against Kennesaw State on Wednesday at 6 p.m. ... [Read More…]
‘Huge team effort’ lifts Wildcats to win over Texas State
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…]
Women’s basketball aims to be ‘bigger, faster, stronger’ after season’s first loss
In the first week of the season, the women’s basketball team has gone 2-1, with a three-point loss to Stephen F. Austin University in the team’s most recent game. Meredith Mayes, sophomore center from Bixby, Oklahoma, led the team in scoring against SFA with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Another key contributor against the Lumberjacks was ... [Read More…]
Volleyball clinches tournament berth with win over Grand Canyon
Even though the Wildcats did not need a win to secure a spot in the Western Athletic Conference tournament, they went ahead and got one anyway. In Thursday’s game against Grand Canyon University, the Wildcats won three sets to one and hit .242 as a team. Head Coach Ijeoma Moronu Alstrup has told her team all season they need to control what ... [Read More…]
Wildcats to take on Tarleton in battle for UAC title
In a game that will decide the winner of the United Athletic Conference, the Wildcats will take on the Tarleton State University Texans in Stephenville on Saturday. Both teams enter Saturday’s game hot off impressive wins. The Texans had a commanding win over the University of West Georgia by a score of 38-21, while the Wildcats took down ... [Read More…]
Freshman standout makes ACU cross country history, breaks 8k record
The Wildcats cross-country phenom Andruw Villa made history as he showed how great he is by dethroning Nicodemus Naimadu, for the program's longtime 8K record back in October. For the freshman, it has been a season of steady improvement, commitment, and relationship-building with his coaching staff. He spoke after the race to emphasize his ... [Read More…]