Wildcats Drop Road Matchup to UAC-Leading Colonels

Saturday, October 17

Richmond, Ky.

11 a.m. (CT)

Abilene Christian

13-7,5-3UAC

Eastern Kentucky

18-2,8-0UAC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Abilene Christian	18	20	20	0
Eastern Ky.	25	25	25	3

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Aubrey Beaver and Hannah Gonzalez attempt to block an attack in ACU's matchup with Tarleton State in Stephenville, Texas on Oct. 10, 2026.

Photo by: Luke White

Wildcats Drop Road Matchup to UAC-Leading Colonels

10/17/2026 6:03:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Luke White

RICHMOND, Ky. — Abilene Christian volleyball suffered a 3-0 loss to conference frontrunner Eastern Kentucky at Baptist Health Arena on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats capped a three-game road trip and return to Moody Coliseum versus North Alabama at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Hannah Gonzalez and Aubrey Beaver paced ACU with nine kills apiece, with Gonzalez doing so with a .529 hitting percentage. Each had a hand in a block, while Beaver chipped in 10 digs. Freshman Alyssa Todd tallied eight digs, four digs and a block. Hadlee Welch and Avery Thaler combined for 11 kills and three block assists.

Rachel Koss dished out 33 assists while Brennan Ramirez had two service aces and 10 digs. Abby Christian followed with an ace and nine digs. Ramirez moved into 10th in the Wildcats' Division I era with 47 career aces in just two seasons.

ACU fell behind early in the opening set with Eastern Kentucky scoring the first five points of the match. The Wildcats traded points with the Colonels the rest of the way, but it wasn't enough to overcome its deficit in a 25-18 loss. Gonzalez led the offense with four kills at an .800 clip, while Welch had three kills herself.

The Wildcats found themselves in another early hole as an 8-1 rally put the Colonels ahead 11-5 in the second set. An 8-3 run got ACU within a point at 14-13, but Eastern Kentucky scored the next four points on its way to a 25-20 victory. Beaver came to life with seven kills, while Gonzalez provided four of her own. Koss collected 14 assists.

Eastern Kentucky scored early and often in the third set en route to a 19-10 advantage. ACU found its footing, though, engineering an 8-1 rally to get within two points at 20-18. The Colonels went on to score the final three points of the set, sealing the match with a 25-20 win. Todd led the Wildcats' attack with four kills and a block.