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ACU faces crucial final week in Moody before conference tournament

October 27, 2022 by Connor Mullins

A crucial week is ahead for new head coach Alisa Blair’s Wildcats (6-15, 3-6) as her team finishes out their home schedule this weekend against the Seattle U Redhawks (4-12, 0-8) on Thursday and the Utah Valley Wolverines (13-7, 7-1) on Saturday.  Last weekend, the Wildcats lost 3-2 on the road to the University of Texas-Arlington Mavericks on ... [Read More…]

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ACU ends week strong against Tarleton after tough loss to UTA

October 22, 2022 by Connor Mullins

ACU (6-15, 3-6) started off their week with a 3-2 loss to the University of Texas-Arlington Mavericks (14-7, 6-3) on Thursday but bounced back on Saturday with a 3-1 win over the Tarleton Texans (11-13, 3-6).   With five Western Athletic Conference matches remaining, the Wildcats have to win out in order to qualify for the WAC Tournament on Nov. ... [Read More…]

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ACU splits road and home games for second straight week against UTA, Tarleton

October 20, 2022 by Connor Mullins

Western Athletic Conference matchups continue for new head coach Alisa Blair and the Wildcats (5-14, 2-5) at the University of Texas-Arlington Mavericks(12-7, 4-3) on Thursday and back home versus the Tarleton State Texans (11-12, 3-5) on Saturday.  Last week the Wildcats lost 3-1 at California Baptist on Thursday before winning a 3-2 thriller ... [Read More…]

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ACU splits matchups with GCU, CBU after 2,400 mile road trip

October 17, 2022 by Connor Mullins

Following football’s Homecoming win on Saturday, ACU (5-14, 2-5) bounced back with a 3-2 thriller over Grand Canyon (10-8, 4-3) after losing 3-1 to California Baptist (8-10, 3-4) on Thursday.   Head coach Alisa Blair’s Wildcats got back to winning ways on Saturday after a 1,200 mile trip home from Riverside, California on Thursday. After the win ... [Read More…]

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Blair’s Wildcats strive for bounce-back wins

October 12, 2022 by Connor Mullins

A 2400 mile round trip is what's ahead this week for new head coach Alisa Blair and the Wildcats. The Wildcats (4-13, 1-4) head to California Baptist (7-9, 2-3) on the road on Thursday and Grand Canyon (9-7, 3-2) at home on Saturday. Blair's team was swept in back-to-back matchups last weekend against Southern Utah and Utah Tech.  Western ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats head home from Utah after disappointing WAC weekend

October 10, 2022 by Connor Mullins

The Wildcats (4-13, 1-4) struggled in their first trip to Utah this year with back-to-back sweeps against Southern Utah (3-12, 2-4) on Thursday and Utah Tech (8-7, 2-4) on Saturday.  Not many things went well for new head coach Alisa Blair’s Wildcats during their first Western Athletic Conference road trip. Blair said the Wildcats struggled to ... [Read More…]

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Blair’s Wildcats head on the road to Utah for WAC showdowns

October 4, 2022 by Connor Mullins

For the first time in their Western Athletic Conference schedule, the Wildcats (4-11, 1-2) head on the road to Southern Utah (2-11, 1-3) on Thursday night and Utah Tech (7-6, 1-3) on Saturday afternoon.  Last weekend, the Wildcats fell to the University of Texas Arlington Mavericks, 3-1 on Thursday and 3-2 to the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks on ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats fall to UTA and SFA in WAC weekend

October 2, 2022 by Connor Mullins

The Wildcats (4-11, 1-2) struggled in their second weekend of Western Athletic Conference play with a 3-1 loss to the University of Texas at Arlington (11-4, 3-0) on Thursday and a 3-2 loss to Stephen F. Austin (15-2, 3-1) on Saturday. New head coach Alisa Blair’s Wildcats started the WAC on Sept. 22 with a 3-2 over Sam Houston. Despite the ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats look to continue WAC momentum in upcoming home games

September 28, 2022 by Connor Mullins

ACU (4-9, 1-0) continues Western Athletic Conference play this week against the University of Texas-Arlington (9-4, 1-0) on Thursday and Stephen F. Austin (13-2, 1-1) on Saturday. ACU started hot with a 3-2 win over Sam Houston to open their WAC schedule last Thursday. The Wildcats had the weekend off for the first time this season and head ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats come back to win in WAC opener

September 22, 2022 by Connor Mullins

On Thursday night in Moody, the Wildcats (4-9, 1-0) and Sam Houston State Bearkats (3-12, 0-1) scratched and clawed their way to a fifth set which saw the Wildcats take home the Western Athletic Conference opener victory, 3-2.  ACU took the first set 25-16 before dropping the next two sets. Heading into the fourth set, ACU gained back their ... [Read More…]

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