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WEBAfter traveling three weekends in a row for preseason tournaments, the Wildcats are now hosting one of their own. In their first home game of the season, the Wildcats played against the Alabama A&M University Bulldogs, who had lost to Oral Roberts University earlier in the day. While the sets were close, the Wildcats won […]
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WEBSeptember 2, 2024 by Ashley Henderson Leave a Comment. The ACU linebackers coach and the charter bus driver spent two nights in the hospital and are expected to be released Monday after an ACU Football bus was hit by another driver Saturday at Texas Tech University. Linebackers Coach Conor Dubin was evaluated for a …
Women’s soccer aims for top 4 finish heading into conference play
WEB23 hours ago · The ACU women’s soccer team will begin its seven conference games on Saturday when it hosts Seattle University. The Wildcats will enter conference play with a 2-2-6 record. Despite having six ties this season, a spot in the Western Athletic Conference tournament is still within reach. To qualify for the tournament, they must finish in […]
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WEBSep 19, 2024 · The Wildcats won a nail-biter on Saturday against the University of Northern Colorado 24-22 to improve their record to 2-1 on the season. The game went down to the very last seconds as Ritse Vaes, senior kicker from Wichita Falls, hit a 54-yard field goal to give ACU the win. The game started out in Northern Colorado’s favor as it took a 10-0 ...
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WEBDec 15, 2023 · The mission of ACU is to educate students for Christian service and leadership throughout the world. What is Christian service and leadership, though?
Wildcats win on 54-yard field goal against University of Northern ...
WEBSep 20, 2024 · The Wildcats won a nail-biter on Saturday against the University of Northern Colorado 24-22 to improve their record to 2-1 on the season. The game went down to the very last seconds as Ritse Vaes, senior kicker from Wichita Falls, hit a 54-yard field goal to give ACU the win. The game started out in Northern Colorado’s favor as it took a 10-0 ...
ACU heads to Vegas for challenging mid-major tournament
WEBNovember 17, 2022 by Connor Mullins. ACU (2-1) heads to Las Vegas, Nevada for the Vegas Four Tournament on Nov. 21-23 at the Dollar Loan Center to take on Wright State (2-1), Weber State (1-2) and the University of California-Riverside (1-1) in back-to-back-to-back days. Head coach Brette Tanner’s Wildcats head to Vegas following a 104-46 win ...
ACU achieves record enrollment - The Optimist
WEBSeptember 14, 2021 by Sydney Varner. ACU hit record total institutional enrollment for the fourth consecutive year, buoyed by growth in the number of students enrolled at ACU Dallas. Total enrollment is 5,334 students, 3,554 of which are students enrolled on the Abilene campus, according to the email sent Wednesday by Dr. Phil Schubert ...
How ACU is working to ensure mental health and well-being
WEBWith ACU’s rise to a research level three institution in the Carnegie Institute rankings and competing in their first year of the Western Athletic Conference, Abilene Christian University’s name is well-known across the country. The standard of excellence set at ACU has raised the importance of mental health on campus. Seven departments, 79 undergraduate degrees, […]
ACU heads down I-20 for matchup against longtime rival
WEBACU (5-3, 2-0) is set to face the Tarleton Texans (5-3, 2-1) at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Stephenville. A Wildcats win would be the first time since 2018 the team has acquired six wins. Last week, ACU fell short to North Dakota with a final score of 34-31. Quarterback Maverick McIvor, […]