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‘Don’t change who we are’: Women’s basketball rolls to three straight

February 14, 2025 by Lindsey Blasingame Leave a Comment

The Wildcats are on a three-game winning streak heading into their last bye of the season. They defeated Seattle University 84-62 Thursday night. Meredith Mayes, sophomore center from Bixby, Oklahoma, led the team in points and rebounds, with 17 and nine, respectively. However, it was a team effort, as four of the five starters scored in double ... [Read More…]

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High-powered offense fuels women’s basketball to two bounce-back wins

February 11, 2025 by Lindsey Blasingame Leave a Comment

After falling to 2-5 in Western Athletic Conference play, the Wildcats needed to right the course despite sickness and injuries that caused them to lose four of their last five matchups.  The Wildcats played Utah Tech University and Southern Utah University last week and defeated both on strong shooting nights, averaging over 50% from the field ... [Read More…]

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Men’s basketball raises money for charity through shoe auction

February 11, 2025 by Hayden Deland Leave a Comment

The men's basketball program auctioned off five pairs of custom shoes to raise nearly $6,000 in support of cancer awareness charities. This brought the total amount raised to over $30,000 through four years. Head Coach Brette Tanner personally matched every winning bid up to $1,000 to further the impact of the fundraiser. Every year the men’s ... [Read More…]

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Madden returns as starter, Wildcats snap losing streak

February 7, 2025 by Hayden Deland Leave a Comment

The men’s basketball team ended its two-game losing streak on Thursday with an 86-72 win over the Utah Tech Trailblazers after a week long break. With Thursday’s victory the Wildcats secured their tenth win of the season to move to 10-13 for the season and 2-6 in Western Athletic Conference play. The Wildcat’s leading scorer was Hunter Jack ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats use break to focus on rest, recovery

February 4, 2025 by Lindsey Blasingame Leave a Comment

After losing three straight and four of the last five games, the women’s basketball team found itself with a much-needed off day on Saturday. Head Coach Julie Goodenough said the day would be used for rest and recovery. “We're gonna take two days off," she said. "Hopefully, that extra recovery will be really good for our players.” Several ... [Read More…]

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Koons looks to ‘establish a culture’ in first season as head coach

January 30, 2025 by Hayden Deland Leave a Comment

The softball season starts on Feb. 6 in College Station at the Texas A&M Tournament. The team will play five games, the first of Head Coach Jo Koons’ career at ACU. Koons took over the program after two straight losing seasons in a row and a 16-32 record last season. She enters the program with hopes of changing the culture and turning the ... [Read More…]

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‘Keep your head up’ through slow start for women’s tennis

January 30, 2025 by Zion Webb Leave a Comment

The beginning of the women's tennis season began with some unexpected adversity early on in the season. While dealing with injuries and sickness, the team is now 0-3 on the year. This season began with matches against New Mexico State, Texas Tech and SMU. All of these games in which Head Coach Bryan Rainwater said was a part of his plan to get ... [Read More…]

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Moronu Alstrup on ABIS Head Coach Watch List

January 30, 2025 by Tyson Williams Leave a Comment

The Wildcats’ volleyball coach has been named one of the best Black coaches in America. Ijeoma Moronu Alstrup has received a spot on the 2024-2025 Volleyball Head Coaches Watch List by the Advancement of Blacks in Sports (ABIS). Moronu Alstrup has been with the Wildcats for two seasons, and both times they made it to the Western Athletic ... [Read More…]

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Men’s and Women’s Golf teams set eyes on WAC Championship

January 29, 2025 by Roman Raffaeli Leave a Comment

The men’s and women’s golf teams will play their first tournaments in the coming weeks with the same goal; to win the Western Athletic Conference. The WAC was last won by the men’s team in 2022 while the women’s team did not win the conference in their first season as a team in 2024.  “We like having the WAC trophy in our case,” said the ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats snap losing streak with conference win over Tarleton

January 24, 2025 by Zion Webb Leave a Comment

A 19-0 run spanning portions of both halves propelled the Wildcats into the victory column for the first time in over a month, beating Tarleton State 67-56 on Thursday night. Head Coach Brette Tanner said his message to the team before the game was simple: “Deserve success.” For the Wildcats, this was reflected in their energy and effort, as ... [Read More…]

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