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Wildcats gear up for College Baseball Series

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Wildcat baseball will have another big weekend of non-conference play ahead of it, playing in the 2026 College Baseball Series in Cleburne starting Friday. Coming into the weekend, ACU has won both of its series to start the season and is 5-3 overall. “That’s the goal every weekend,” Head Coach Rick McCarty said. “If you can do that over the ... [Read More…]

Woodson finds double-double, Wildcats grab win No. 20 after complete sweep of Utah Tech

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The women’s basketball team completed a three-game season sweep of the Utah Tech University Trailblazers Thursday night with a 76-66 win. The win was also the 20th of the season for Head Coach Julie Goodenough. It’s the first time the ‘Cats have won 20 games since 2019-20. It’s also the 11th 20-win season in Goodenough's head coaching career, ... [Read More…]

Buisson finishes second, Wildcats secure fourth-place finish at Military City Collegiate

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Thomas Buisson led the Wildcats with an even-par, second-place finish at the Military City Collegiate tournament hosted by UT San Antonio. The men’s golf team finished fourth out of 12 as a team. Buisson, senior from Bordeaux, France, carded his first two rounds at one-under par before ending his third round 2-over par. Buisson finished just one ... [Read More…]

Men’s basketball heads to Utah to begin road trip

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After an 87-83 win over the Southern Utah University Thunderbirds on Saturday, the Wildcats are now 13-14 on the season and 5-9 in conference play, with four games remaining. “We want to be playing our best basketball in March, late February and March, and hopefully we’re doing that, I don’t know,” head coach Brette Tanner said. “I don’t think ... [Read More…]

Wildcats split games against Tarleton, get rest on bye week

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After splitting a pair of games against the Tarleton State University Texans on Saturday and Monday, the Wildcats are now 12-14 on the season and 4-9 in Western Athletic Conference games. On Monday, ACU lost in overtime 65-62 in Stephenville after beating the Texans 73-59 in Moody Coliseum on Saturday. The Texans opened overtime with 4 ... [Read More…]

Vrsalovic named WAC Player of the Week ahead of two-match homestand

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Masha Vrsalovic, a senior from Cochabamba, Colombia, was named the WAC Singles Player of the Week ahead of what will be the team’s last home matches until April. This past weekend, Vrsalovic, in her fourth season at ACU, dominated both of her singles matches.  After taking the doubles point alongside Alice Klinteby, senior from Falkenberg, ... [Read More…]

Winless Wildcats look to rebound at home

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On paper, the start of the 2026 season has looked shaky for the winless Wildcats softball squad for about two weeks. Despite ACU still in search of its first win, Head Coach Jo Koons said she believes in challenging starts and the development of her roster. ACU has opened this year 0-11 and last season, in Koons' first year in the Big Country, a ... [Read More…]

ACU falls 12-3 at DBU, turns focus to Oral Roberts

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The Wildcats dropped their first midweek contest of the season Tuesday night, falling to the Dallas Baptist Patriots 12-3 at Horner Ballpark, moving to 3-2 on the year. DBU wasted no time setting the tone. Jake Bennett's first homer of the night, a two-run shot to right-center on an outside changeup in the bottom of the first, staked DBU to an ... [Read More…]

Wildcats finish 12th at Hal Williams, look ahead to loaded spring schedule

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The men’s golf team began its spring tournament slate with a 12th-place finish at the Hal Williams Collegiate tournament, hosted by the University of Southern Alabama. The tournament, which was played on Feb. 16-17, hosted a variety of schools, including the University of Nebraska Lincoln, Texas State University, the University of Illinois and ... [Read More…]

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