Year two under head coach Brette Tanner is three weeks away with the Wildcats taking on the Jackson State Tigers on Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. in the newly renovated Moody Coliseum. Western Athletic Conference Polls On Monday, the Western Athletic Conference preseason polls released with ACU picked to finish fourth by the coaches and media. Tanner ... [Read More…]
Soccer heads back home for Utah Valley, Seattle U
The Wildcats hit their home field again after being away for almost a month. ACU will host Utah Valley and Seattle U this weekend. With the recent double matchup with no WAC wins, the Wildcats go into this weekend with a 4-6-4 overall record and a 0-4-3 conference record. Chayse Thorn, sophomore forward from Rowlett, has been a crucial part ... [Read More…]
ACU splits road and home games for second straight week against UTA, Tarleton
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…]
ACU splits matchups with GCU, CBU after 2,400 mile road trip
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…]
Wildcats avoid being struck by Thunderbirds on Homecoming
Head coach Keith Patterson’s Wildcats (5-2, 2-0) were able to pull out a tense 21-18 Homecoming victory over the Southern Utah Thunderbirds in front of 10,229 Wildcat fans. Another tight Western Athletic Conference battle was in store for the Wildcats as they led by as many as 11 in the fourth, but won by three. ACU is now 5-2 for the first ... [Read More…]
Wildcats strive for second WAC win of the year on Homecoming
After a heartbreaking loss to last week, the Wildcats (4-2, 1-0) hope to get back on track and earn their second Western Athletic Conference win on Saturday against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds (3-3, 1-1) for Homecoming. The Wildcats' heartbreaking loss came at the hands of conference opponent and rival, SFA. After the Wildcats clawed their ... [Read More…]
Wildcats prepare for West Coast WAC trip to CBU, GCU
The Wildcats prepare to hit the road to travel to Arizona then California to take on Grand Canyon and California Baptist for conference play. ACU comes off of their off week, rested and ready to take on the second half of the conference. "I think it's good to get a breath of fresh air," head coach Casey Wilson said. "To get our legs back and ... [Read More…]
Why ACU is not exempt from fleeing employees in college athletics
For 48 years, ACU had three sports information directors. After Jordan Herrod’s recent exit after a year and a half, ACU is searching for their third sports information director in just three years. Longevity is a staple for ACU especially when hiring faculty and staff. Athletics traditionally has been no different but with ACU’s rise to Div. ... [Read More…]
Wildcats head home from Utah after disappointing WAC weekend
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…]
Clark breaks record as Wildcats come up short in heartbreaking loss against SFA
ACU fell to SFA on a 51-yard game-winning field goal as time expired on Saturday night, 41-38. With four seconds remaining, kicker Blair Zepeda, junior from Richmond, attempted a 54-yard field goal to win the game for ACU. His kick was short as SFA caught the field goal and ran to the ACU 49-yard line before being horse-collar tackled by the ... [Read More…]