Snapshot
Games: February 22- February 28 American Southwest Conference Recap
This week, the ASC Basketball Championships were hosted by Hardin-Simmons in Abilene, with two teams securing automatic bids to the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament and NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament. Hardin-Simmons earned the women’s automatic qualifier, while Mary Hardin-Baylor claimed the men’s bid for the 2025-26 season.
Spring sports continued conference and non-conference play with key wins both at home and on the road.
ASC Wins
Mary Hardin-Baylor 89, East Texas Baptist 84
Howard Payne 93, Hardin-Simmons 98
Mary Hardin-Baylor 90, Hardin-Simmons 81
Howard Payne 60, East Texas Baptist 58
Mary Hardin-Baylor 55, Hardin-Simmons 69
Howard Payne 46, Hardin-Simmons 73
Mary Hardin-Baylor 6, Southwestern 3
Dallas 10, Hardin-Simmons 17
LeTourneau 10, East Texas Baptist 16
Howard Payne 19, McMurry 11
Southwestern 11, Howard Payne 17
Mount St. Joseph (OH) 10, East Texas Baptist 13
East Texas Baptist 10, Huntingdon (AL) 6
Macalester 7, Mary Hardin-Baylor 17
Hanover 4, Mary Hardin-Baylor 12
Hanover 0, Mary Hardin-Baylor 9
Mary Hardin-Baylor 7, Rhodes College 6
East Texas Baptist 10, Willamette 2
East Texas Baptist 9 Willamette 3
Golf
Men's
East Texas Baptist, 7
th UD Crusader Cup
Howard Payne, 9
th UD Crusader Cup
Hardin-Simmons, 10
th UD Crusader Cup
Women's
Hardin-Simmons - 3
rd UD Crusader Cup
Tennis
Men's
Jacksonville College 0, East Texas Baptist 7
Hardin-Simmons 5, Concordia Texas 2
St. Thomas (TX) 1, Mary Hardin-Baylor 6
Women's
Jacksonville College 0, East Texas Baptist 7
St. Thomas Houston 0, East Texas Baptist 7
St. Thomas Houston 3, Mary Hardin-Baylor 4
Player of the Week Spotlight
Men's Basketball Player of the Week (14): Ben Phillip, Howard Payne
Women's Basketball Player of the Week (14): Jacqueline Berry, Hardin-Simmons
Baseball Hitter of the Week (3): Jacob Hollingsworth, Hardin-Simmons
Baseball Pitcher of the Week (3): Alex Hill, Mary Hardin-Baylor
Softball Hitter of the Week (3): Emily Jacobs, Hardin-Simmons
Softball Pitcher of the Week (3): Akaysia Grogan, Hardin-Simmons
Men's Tennis Player of the Week (3): Jaco Synman, East Texas Baptist
Women's Tennis Player of the Week (3): Hannah Lightner, Howard Payne
Men's Golfer of the Week (1): Tyler Merchant, Hardin-Simmons
Women's Golfer of the Week (1): Shay West, Hardin-Simmons
Notable Links
Cowgirls win 2026 ASC Women's Basketball Championship
Cru win 2026 ASC Men's Basketball Championship