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Three Wildcats score double digits in win over Mustangs

November 17, 2022 by Carrie Johnston Leave a Comment

ACU (2-1) earned its second straight home win of the season as they took down NAIA team, University of Southwest (1-3), 77-36. Along with the Wildcats getting their second win at home, the team got the win just in time for Kids Day. Over a thousand elementary students from Taylor County and the surrounding areas were present at the game, and ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: ACU WBB, ACU women's basketball, Head coach Julie Goodenough, Wildcats Basketball

ACU crushes crosstown foe McMurry in triple-digit performance for second win of the year

November 17, 2022 by Christian Rodriguez Leave a Comment

ACU (2-1) defeated the McMurry Warhawks (0-2), 104-46, in their second game at Moody Coliseum on Tuesday night. The Wildcats were able to obtain a 58-point win over McMurry, a Div. III opponent. ACU started out slow as McMurry led 11-10 with 14:14 to play in the first half before pulling away with a 54-16 second half win to secure their second ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Showcase, Sports Tagged With: ACU basketball, ACU MBB, Head coach Brette Tanner, Wildcats Basketball

Wildcats season ends after tough losses from UTRGV, New Mexico State

November 16, 2022 by Kaylee Kahn Leave a Comment

The Wildcats' season comes to a close after falling to the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley Thursday, 1-3, and New Mexico State Saturday, 0-3. These two games were crucial for the Wildcats in getting the chance to make the Western Athletic Conference Tournament, but they ended up falling short. The Wildcats ended their season with a ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: ACU VB, Head coach Alisa Blair

Wildcats face first loss on the road against Rice

November 16, 2022 by Carrie Johnston Leave a Comment

Despite having an early first half lead, the Wildcats ultimately fell to Conference-USA team, University of Rice Owls, 85-69. After the game, head coach Julie Goodenough said that she was proud of how her team came out in the first half, but there were crucial mistakes made in the second half that her team needs to work on "I was really ... [Read More…]

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First half surge carries ACU to seventh win of 2022 season

November 12, 2022 by Carrie Johnston Leave a Comment

The Wildcats' (7-3, 3-0) 38-point first half stunned the Sam Houston Bearkats (5-3) on Saturday, allowing ACU to leave Huntsville with the win, 45-28. The win gave ACU its seventh win of the season, which is the first time in the university's Div. I history that the program has recorded seven or more wins in a season, all while being undefeated ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats’ upset plans spoiled by Texas A&M Aggies for first loss of the year

November 11, 2022 by Connor Mullins Leave a Comment

ACU cut the Texas A&M Aggies lead to three in the first half before falling 77-58 on Friday night in Reed Arena in College Station. Last year, the Wildcats lost to the Aggies 81-80 in double overtime. This year was a different story. Despite the close 34-29 first half, the Aggies pulled away to a 16 point lead behind 25-35 shooting from ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Showcase, Sports Tagged With: ACU MBB, ACU Wildcats, Aggies MBB, Head coach Brette Tanner, Head coach Buzz Williams, WACHoops

Wildcats head to Sam Houston searching for highest ever win total in Div. I era

November 11, 2022 by Connor Mullins Leave a Comment

For the first time since 2018, ACU (6-3, 3-0) has acquired six wins with a chance at a seventh against 2021 Football Championship Subdivision Champions, Sam Houston State (5-2) at noon on Saturday in Huntsville. Last weekend, ACU knocked off Tarleton 28-23 for their sixth win of the year with a chance at Western Athletic Conference title against ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: ACU Football, ACU Wildcats, Head coach Keith Patterson, SHSU Football, WAC Football

Jackson’s career best propel Wildcats in Goodenough’s 200th ACU win

November 10, 2022 by Carrie Johnston Leave a Comment

The Wildcats opened the 2022-23 season on a dominant note, defeating the Div. III Howard Payne Lady Jackets, 89-37. The win on Wednesday night was a historic one for the Wildcats, with it being the first game in Moody Coliseum since March 3, 2020, where they defeated then Southland Conference foe Stephen F. Austin, 88-62. The game was also ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Showcase, Sports Tagged With: ACU WBB, Head coach Julie Goodenough, HPU, HPU WBB, Julie Goodenough

Wildcats topple Tigers in Moody opener

November 7, 2022 by Connor Mullins Leave a Comment

For the first time since Feb. 29, 2020, ACU won a game in Moody Coliseum following renovations, 65-56, over the Jackson State Tigers.    Head coach Brette Tanner’s second year at the helm started strong as his team led by 20 at the break. The second half was a much different story as JSU cut the ACU lead to four before pulling away. Tanner's and ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Showcase, Sports Tagged With: ACU MBB, ACU Wildcats, Head coach Brette Tanner, JSU Tigers

McIvor’s career-high earns ACU I-20 rivalry win against Tarleton

November 6, 2022 by Carrie Johnston Leave a Comment

The I-20 rivalry was renewed in Stephenville on Saturday, but it was ACU (6-3, 3-0) who ended up taking home a conference win against the Tarleton Texans (5-4, 1-2) on Saturday, 28-23. The win gave the Wildcats their third win in Western Athletic Conference, keeping them undefeated in conference play so far. The team also ascended to the top ... [Read More…]

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