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Wildcats fly high against Redhawks to advance to the WAC championship

March 12, 2022 by Connor Mullins

The high-flying Wildcats (24-9, 14-7) defeated the Seattle U Redhawks (23-10, 14-5) 78-76 on Friday night in the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas to advance to the Western Athletic Conference Tournament Championship. Prior to the game starting, former Wildcat and current UTEP head coach Joe Golding made his way to the Orleans Arena to watch his ... [Read More…]

Wildcats axe Lumberjacks behind Morris’ career high to move onto WAC semifinals

March 11, 2022 by Connor Mullins

Senior guard Mahki Morris scores a career-high 22 points to lead the six-seed Wildcats (22-9, 13-7) to knock off their Texas rivals in three-seed Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (22-9, 14-5) on Thursday night 76-62 in the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. SFA head coach Kyle Keller's team defeated the Wildcats 64-58 at the Teague Center on Jan. 8 and ... [Read More…]

Simmons’ 11 points in three minutes secures WAC second round win over Utah Valley

March 10, 2022 by Connor Mullins

The six-seed Wildcats live to see another day in the Western Athletic Conference tournament in Las Vegas as they sealed a 82-74 win over the seven-seed Utah Valley Wolverines. At halftime, the Wildcats were down 41-37 but roared back with a 45-33 second half win to take the second round win. Head coach Brette Tanner and the Wildcats' defense ... [Read More…]

Elite pitching and dynamite offense gives baseball another weekend sweep

March 10, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien

This past weekend baseball extended its home winning streak to six games in a row. This was the first time the Wildcats took the field since their 12-5 blowout loss to the University of Incarnate Word on March 2. Throughout the weekend series, the Wildcats outscored the Marist Red Foxes 32-11. The series was highlighted by an explosive offense ... [Read More…]

Wildcats stay battle-tested against nationally-ranked opponents before conference games

March 10, 2022 by Joseph Chapa

Both men and women's tennis programs are back to their normal regular season schedules, after weather conditions in Abilene delayed the two teams playing at the same time. The two programs both had their fair share of losing against nationally-ranked opponents this weekend. The Men played for the first time against the University of Texas at San ... [Read More…]

Wildcats fall to Stephen F. Austin on home opening weekend and gets swept by UIW

March 10, 2022 by Kaylee Kahn

The Wildcats had their 2022 season home Opening Weekend matchup against Stephen F. Austin, losing the series, 1-2. ACU then met the University of Incarnate Word for a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon. This weekend's matchup started the Western Athletic Conference play for ACU by playing one of the toughest teams, SFA. "It was awesome being ... [Read More…]

Wildcats’ tourney dreams dashed in first-round exit against UTRGV

March 9, 2022 by Carrie Johnston

The Wildcats' Western Athletic Conference tournament run and season came to a rapid close on Wednesday afternoon when they fell to the UTRGV Vaqueros, 73-70. "I think we have a lot to be proud of this season," said head coach Julie Goodenough. "We had eight new players join seven returners, and it's been such a fun team to coach. We've stubbed ... [Read More…]

ACU clinches fifth seed and snaps losing streak in impressive win over Texans

March 8, 2022 by Carrie Johnston

The Wildcats regular season ended on a high note, defeating the Tarleton State Texas in Stephenville, 80-60. With the win, ACU finished their 2021-2022 regular season 17-12, and Western Athletic Conference play 9-9. Their .500 conference play record proved enough to give the Wildcats the fifth seed in the conference tournament, as well as a ... [Read More…]

Wildcats reach 20 win season in Senior Day grudge match versus Texans

March 6, 2022 by Connor Mullins

In the final matchup at the Teague Center on Senior Day, the Wildcats (20-9, 11-7) defeated their long time rival in the Tarleton Texans (14-17, 9-9), 61-56, sealing their fourth straight 20 win season. First year head Brette Tanner and the Wildcats locked up the Western Athletic Conference six seed in fashion scoring 26 off of 23 turnovers. The ... [Read More…]

Baseball sweeps Michigan State but fall to UIW in a tough week of action

March 5, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien

Last week baseball played its first series versus a major conference opponent in Michigan State and its first road game of the year against the University of the Incarnate Word. Over the weekend, the Wildcats were able to sweep MSU three games to none. However, the Wildcats dropped their road opener to the Incarnate Word Cardinals ... [Read More…]