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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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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…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: ACU, ACU Volleyball, Alisa Blair, California Baptist, Grand Canyon, Jada Birkel, Londyn Gray

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…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: ACU, ACU Volleyball, ACU Wildcats, Alisa Blair, Ashli Edmiston, California Baptist, Grand Canyon, Head coach Alisa Blair, Jada Birkel, Londyn Gray

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…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: ACU, ACU Volleyball, ACU Wildcats, Alisa Blair, Ashli Edmiston, Braden Bossier, Head coach Alisa Blair, Jada Birkel

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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