The Wildcats survived a nail-biter on Wednesday, defeating the Southland Conference's once number-one ranked Sam Houston State Bearkats, 94-91. "I'm just super proud of our team," said Head Coach Julie Goodenough. "This was a really hard-fought battle, they were tremendous tonight. They never got soft or freaked out, or anything like that. They ... [Read More…]

Senior guard Payton Ricks dealt with adversity early in what would end up being the Wildcats' sixth-consecutive win. Just 70 seconds into the game Wednesday night, Ricks was charged with a foul, but it seemed he took the worse of the contact as blood was visible from his face. "I went to help on defense," Ricks said. "As soon as he went to ... [Read More…]

ACU traveled out west to face the Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara for a weekend set, losing two out of three. ACU's hot start was halted last week, beginning with a big loss to TCU, and losing two of three to UCSB. In the first two games, UCSB silenced ACU hitters outscoring the Wildcats 13-1. In the first game, sophomore starter Austin Wagner ... [Read More…]

The Wildcats finished their three-game road trip on Saturday with a 68-62 win against Southeastern Louisiana, giving the team their 20th win this season. "Winning 20 games is really special," said Head coach Julie Goodenough, "because it is so hard to do." Leading the way for the Wildcats was senior guard Breanna Wright. Wright once again led ... [Read More…]

The ACU men's basketball team extended its winning streak to five with a 75-69 victory over Southeastern Louisiana Saturday. With the win, the Wildcats (17-10, 12-4 SLC) clinched a spot in the Southland Conference Tournament and move into second in the conference standings. "I think we did good," Head Coach Joe Golding said. "This was a long ... [Read More…]

The Horned Frogs' bats came alive against a young ACU team, scoring in every inning but two and topping the Wildcats, 14-4. ACU made the trip to the metroplex to take on nationally ranked TCU, the first Power Five matchup of the season for the Wildcats. The 20th ranked Horned Frogs' bats were hot on a cool evening at Lupton Stadium, scoring in ... [Read More…]

Senior guard Payton Ricks caught fire early against Houston Baptist Wednesday and never looked back, scoring 24 points and draining six 3-pointers. "Our guys stepped up and made plays that contributed," Ricks said. "It was an all-around good win." The Wildcats (16-10, 11-4) came out on top, 82-68, over the Huskies (3-21, 3-12 SLC). ACU, in ... [Read More…]

The Wildcats' softball team finished their trip to Denton Sunday to participate in the North Texas Invitational. Other teams included the North Texas Mean Green, Creighton Bluejays, Missouri State Lady Bears and the University of Tennessee at Martin Skyhawks. The Wildcats lost three of their four games, defeating Missouri State 7-2. "We have ... [Read More…]