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Wildcats season ends after tough losses from UTRGV, New Mexico State

November 16, 2022 by Kaylee Kahn

The Wildcats' season comes to a close after falling to the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley Thursday, 1-3, and New Mexico State Saturday, 0-3. These two games were crucial for the Wildcats in getting the chance to make the Western Athletic Conference Tournament, but they ended up falling short. The Wildcats ended their season with a ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats start weekend strong but fall on Senior Day

November 1, 2022 by Connor Mullins

The Wildcats started their final home Western Athletic Conference week strong with a 3-0 sweep against the Seattle U Redhawks on Thursday but ended with a 3-1 loss to the Utah Valley Wolverines on Saturday on Senior Day.   Head coach Alisa Blair’s Wildcats currently stand in tenth out of 13 with three games before the WAC Tournament on Nov. ... [Read More…]

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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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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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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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Wildcats fight but struggle in TCU Tournament

September 21, 2022 by Connor Mullins

Blair’s Wildcats fought valiantly in their final non-conference matchups but lost all three in the TCU Tournament this past weekend.  ACU battled with 3-2 losses to both Texas State on Friday and TCU on Saturday. The Wildcats were unable to bounce back in a 3-1 loss to Louisiana on Saturday. Now the Wildcats flip the script to head into Western ... [Read More…]

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