Head coach firings are usually looked upon in a negative light. In the case of the women's basketball program, the change was a step in the right direction. Julie Goodenough took over as head coach of the basketball team on March 27, 2012. She replaced Shawna Lavender who began her head coaching career with the Wildcats during the 2002-03 ... [Read More…]
Teams look to stay hot at WT
The ACU track and field team will compete in the West Texas A&M Open and Multi at Canyon this weekend. The nationally ranked Wildcat men's and women's teams will look to continue their great play of late after a good outing at Lubbock last weekend. "Every week we are making strides and improving overall as a team," Coach Jerrod Cook said. "I ... [Read More…]
Rutgers coach fired for losses not tantrums
A couple of weeks ago, the basketball coach at Rutgers University was fired because he never won more than six conference games in a season and became more trouble than he was worth. Of course, Rice was officially fired because he used several different "F" words in the direction of his players and threw basketballs at them after bad plays in ... [Read More…]
Bats cooled in Canyon
The Wildcats lost their first Lone Star Conference series of the season this weekend. The Buffaloes of West Texas A&M snatched three-of-four games from the 'Cats behind dominant starting pitching. The Buffaloes held the Wildcats to a under .200 team batting average in the four games in Canyon. The team scored just nine runs while West Texas ... [Read More…]
Carpenter claims trio of victories
The ACU golf team travelled down I-20 down to Dallas to take part in the Dallas Baptist Golf Classic Sunday through Tuesday, finishing in 12th place. The tournament was hosted by Dallas Baptist University at the Hackberry Creek Country Club. Oklahoma Christian University won the tournament with an efficient 887 strokes for the tournament. The ... [Read More…]
Women lambaste LSC opponents
Last Thursday, the Wildcats hosted the Cameron University Aggies at the Eager Tennis Pavilion. The women's team ended their Lone Star Conference matches for the season on a shining high as they added an 8-1 victory to their 5-0 conference standing. The team won 5 of 6 of their singles and all of their doubles matches. Julia Mongin matched up ... [Read More…]
Wildcats swept by Lady Buffs
The Abilene Christian softball team fell short this past weekend against No. 2 in the nation conference foe West Texas A&M. The lady Buffaloes handed the 'Cats two 8-0 run-rule losses; one Friday night 0-8 and the other in the first game of their doubleheader Saturday 1-11. Although the offensive side of the game for the 'Cats seemed to ... [Read More…]
Susset topples steeplechase competition
The Wildcat's track and field team traveled to Lubbock over the weekend to compete in the Texas Tech Open. Senior Chloe Susset was a standout as she captured first place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, one of three ACU wins from Lubbock. "Texas Tech was a good meet to improve performances or step into a new one like I did," Susset said. "The ... [Read More…]
Conwell makes history
Senior outfielder Kyle Conwell did something this weekend only one other player in ACU baseball history has done. He smashed three home runs in Friday night's game against Eastern New Mexico. That feat tied the single-game record set by Joel Wells in 2006 against Tarleton State. "It's a great honor to be in the record books," Conwell said. "To be ... [Read More…]
Seniors capture victories in Austin, San Marcos
The Track and Field teams were split up this weekend as they competed in both Austin and San Marcos. Both squads turned in quality performances as seniors Amanda Ouedraogo, Shalaina Lakey, Ayesha Rumble and Banjo Jaiyesimi headlined the weekend. "We had some great performances throughout," Interim coach Jerrod Cook said. "I am very happy with the ... [Read More…]
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