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Wildcats put perfect home record to test against McNeese State

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LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO | LIVE AUDIO Fresh off its eighth straight win, the women's basketball team looks to remain unbeaten at home when McNeese State visits Moody Coliseum Wednesday night. The Wildcats (12-2, 3-0) most recent win came in a nail-biting 71-68 victory over Nicholls State on the road. ACU jumped out to an early lead behind a ... [Read More…]

Wildcats push win streak to eight, remain perfect in conference

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BOX SCORE The women's basketball team (12-2, 3-0) extended its winning streak to eight games with a 71-68 come from behind win over Nicholls State. Already clinging to a one-point lead entering the fourth quarter, the Colonels (3-10, 1-2) opened up with an 8-3 scoring run to take their largest lead of the game at 62-56. The Colonels cushion ... [Read More…]

‘Cats come up short in Lubbock

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BOX SCORE Trailing by two with four minutes left in the game, women's basketball was in good position to upset Texas Tech at home for the second time in three years. But the Red Raiders used a late run to hold off the Wildcats, making it a 71-65 final. ACU entered the fourth quarter trailing by 10, after they ended the third on a 6-2 run with ... [Read More…]

‘Cats lock down Vikings in second half

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The Wildcats used a hot shooting performance to finish their holiday home stand 3-0 with a 96-35 victory over Missouri Valley College. Missouri Valley College (3-2) matched ACU for the first two minutes of the game, but an 11-0 run capped by a three-pointer from junior Alexis Mason, gave the Wildcats a lead they would increase as the game ... [Read More…]

ACU Women’s Basketball adds four recruits

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The ACU women's basketball team added four recruits for their squad during the National Letter of Intent signing period. Dominique Golightly, Pamela Herrera, Lexi Kirgan and Brea Wright will join the team next year for the 2016-2017 season. These recruits are expected to bring depth to the bench, that will be one of Coach Julie Goodenough's ... [Read More…]

Wildcats win third straight in Moody

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BOX SCORE In head coach Julie Goodenough's 600th coaching appearance, the Wildcats took care of the University of the Southwest, 91-39. ACU got off to a sluggish start falling behind early 5-2, but it used a 13-6 run to take the lead 15-11 after the first ten minutes of play. When play resumed with the start of the second quarter, it was ... [Read More…]

‘Cats upset Roadrunners 79-60

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BOX SCORE After coming up short the last two seasons, the Wildcat's upset the UTSA Roadrunners 79-60 in regular season non-conference play. ACU had four-of-five starters finish in double figures, led by juniors Sydney Shelstead and Alexis Mason, scoring 20 points apiece. Mason preceded Saturday's performance with a team-high 17-point ... [Read More…]

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