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Women’s golf lands three in top 5, finishes season as third straight WAC runner-up

April 29, 2026 by Roman Raffaeli

The women’s golf team ended the team tournament season with a runner-up finish at the Western Athletic Conference Tournament. The now three-year-old program has finished as the conference runner-up each of its first three seasons. Head Coach Rob Bennett said that it is both a point of encouragement and something he was hoping to change heading ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats fall to Texas Tech at home, turn to weekend conference contest

April 23, 2026 by Zion Webb

The gauntlet is finally over. After four straight games in which ACU baseball squared off against Power 4 competition in six days, the Wildcats dropped the finale, 9-1, to Texas Tech on Wednesday night at the Crutch, putting them at 1-3 during the stretch. Well, at least until April 28, when they face a formidable Dallas Baptist team for ... [Read More…]

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Softball gets swept on road, prepares for series vs CBU

April 23, 2026 by Hayden DeLand

The Wildcats lost their fifth game in a row to fall to 6-36 on the season and 3-9 in conference play after getting swept in their weekend series against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, marking the first time ACU has been swept in a conference series this season. In the first matchup of the series in a doubleheader on Friday, the Wildcats lost ... [Read More…]

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Volleyball finishes spring season, looks to the future

April 23, 2026 by Joshua Varner

The Wildcats have been hard at work since January, preparing for the first season in the UAC. The team’s roster features six returning seniors among 12 total returning players. Head Coach Ijeoma Moronu Alstrup said that this spring season has been all about individual growth, both on and off the court. “We have more time to do Chapel ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats embrace underdog mindset, look to win road series over Indiana University

April 17, 2026 by Roman Raffaeli

The Wildcats will set their eyes on an April weekend series with the Indiana Hoosiers in Bloomington, Indiana. With the team's midweek contest against the Texas Tech Red Raiders being postponed due to predicted inclement weather on Tuesday, the game has been rescheduled for April 22 at 5:05 p.m in Abilene. Before Tuesday night’s ballgame was ... [Read More…]

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Club soccer set to compete in Lone Star Invitational

April 17, 2026 by Caysson Higgins

In their first year, the club soccer team has built something from nothing. This weekend, they will find out how far that something can take them. The Wildcats will host the Lone Star Invitational at the soccer complex adjacent to the Dodge Jones Youth Sports Center, about 10 minutes from campus. The seven-team field includes Oklahoma State, Texas ... [Read More…]

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Throwers dominate in Big Country Showdown

April 16, 2026 by Zion Webb

The Big Country’s “big three” all came together at the Warhawk Classic hosted by McMurry this past weekend, where the Wildcats showed strong outings across the board against Division III neighbors Hardin-Simmons and McMurry. ACU brought back plenty of hardware to campus, highlighted by Lola Buentello’s first-place finish in the women’s 1,500 ... [Read More…]

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Softball falls 9-7 against UNT in near-walkoff thriller

April 16, 2026 by Caysson Higgins

Softball came within a few feet of one of its most electric moments of the season Wednesday night. Down two with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, WAC home run leader Ari Maxwell stepped to the plate representing the winning run. Maxwell drove the first pitch she saw deep to centerfield, but North Texas centerfielder Taylor Platt ... [Read More…]

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Women’s tennis begins WAC Tournament play

April 16, 2026 by Joshua Varner

The Wildcats are preparing to face off in the semi-final of the WAC Championship on Friday afternoon.  The WAC Women’s Tennis Tournament features a four-team bracket. The Wildcats will play alongside Tarleton State, UT Arlington, and Utah Tech. The tournament is single elimination, with the championship match scheduled for Saturday ... [Read More…]

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Turning setbacks into slam dunks: Cameron Hazzard’s story of perseverance

April 15, 2026 by Hayden DeLand

The lights were set. A crowd surrounded the court with their phones out, filming, ready to see something crazy. It was a Jordan Brand dunk contest as Cameron Hazzard jumped in the air and threw down a monster dunk. The crowd went crazy, jumping around and swarming him after the dunk; a moment young kids everywhere dream of having. It wasn’t always ... [Read More…]

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