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HALEY WARD TAKES SECOND AT NAIA WOMEN’S WRESTLING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
March 14, 2026
Ward becomes the second All-American in program history.
MCKAYLA COTTON’S NO-HITTER LAUNCHES SOFTBALL TO SWEEP OVER FRIENDS
March 14, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It was one for the record books on a perfect day at The Z on Saturday, as Avila senior McKayla Cotton threw a no-hitter against Friends in the opening game of the doubleheader sweep.
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL LOSES AT CULVER-STOCKTON
March 14, 2026
CANTON, Mo. – Avila men’s volleyball fell in three sets at Culver-Stockton on Saturday, 14-25, 15-25, 23-25.
EIGHTEEN RUNS POWERS BASEBALL TO WIN AT BENEDICTINE
March 12, 2026
ATCHISON, Kan. – Six extra-base hits, four stolen bases and four home runs powered Avila baseball to an 18-13 win at Benedictine on Wednesday afternoon, Avila’s fourth win in their last five games.
OFFENSE NOT ENOUGH AS BASEBALL LOSES MAKEUP TO KWU
March 10, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Despite eight runs scored and a pair of home runs, Avila baseball lost to No. 19 Kansas Wesleyan on Tuesday, 17-8, in a makeup game previously scheduled for Feb. 20.
SOFTBALL WRAPS UP FLORIDA TRIP WITH DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP, INCLUDING WIN OVER NO. 20 COASTAL GEORGIA
March 10, 2026
COCOA BEACH, Fla. – Avila softball ended the Space Coast Games 4-2 and heads back to Kansas City on a three-game winning streak after defeating (RV) Coastal Georgia, 2-1 and Defiance, 10-2 on Tuesday afternoon.
BASEBALL SCORES 20, SWEEPS DOUBLEHEADER VS. WILLIAM PENN
March 09, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Avila baseball is now on a three-game winning streak after taking two from William Penn on Monday, 7-5 and 13-9.
MCKAYLA COTTON NAMED KCAC SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
March 09, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Following a week in which she tossed 9.0 innings without allowing an earned run and just a 0.78 WHIP, Avila’s McKayla Cotton has been named the KCAC Softball Pitcher of the Week, the conference announced today.
BATS COME ALIVE AS BASEBALL SPLITS WITH STERLING
March 08, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On a picturesque day in south Kansas City, Avila baseball’s offense finally came alive on Sunday, totaling 16 runs across two games to earn a doubleheader split with Sterling.
KELLY POWERS SOFTBALL TO SPLIT IN FLORIDA
March 08, 2026
COCOA BEACH, Fla. – Avila softball faced a pair of top NAIA teams on Sunday at the Space Coast Games, losing closely to No. 6 Madonna, 6-2, before defeating St. Francis, 3-0.
BASEBALL STUMBLES VERSUS STERLING
March 07, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Avila baseball lost to Sterling, 13-1, in seven innings on Saturday, opening up its stretch of eight games in six days.
COME FROM BEHIND WIN HIGHLIGHTS MEN’S TENNIS DOUBLEHEADER
March 07, 2026
NORTH NEWTON, Kan. – Avila tennis faced a pair of tough challenges on Saturday, taking on Kansas Wesleyan and (RV) Bethel. The men’s program highlighted the day with a comeback victory over the Coyotes while the women continued to show signs of growth.
DOUBLEHEADER SPLIT FOR SOFTBALL IN FLORIDA
March 07, 2026
COCOA BEACH, Fla. – Avila softball split a pair on its first day of the 2026 Spring Break trip, beating Bismarck State, 5-2, before losing in eight innings to Grace, 2-1.
MEN’S WRESTLING WRAPS UP SEASON AT NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
March 06, 2026
PARK CITY, Kan. – Avila men’s wrestling wrapped up another successful season on Friday at the NAIA Men’s Wrestling Championship, highlighted by a win from Rodney Trotter Jr.
ANOTHER STRONG SHOWING FROM MEN’S TENNIS VERSUS TABOR
March 05, 2026
HILLSBORO, Kan. – Avila men’s tennis notched a 5-2 win to open up conference play versus Tabor on Thursday, while the women fell 5-2.
LATE LEAD SLIPS AWAY IN BASEBALL’S LOSS AT SAINT MARY
March 04, 2026
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – Six strong innings on the mound from Antonio Villalobos IV and a go-ahead three-run home run from Dylan Atherton nearly snapped Avila baseball’s losing streak before a Saint Mary comeback handed Avila baseball a 4-3 loss on Wednesday afternoon.
