True To The Cru

11/09/2024

IT IS GAMEDAY. UMHB vs. Hardin-Simmons. 1 PM.

ABILENE — Rivalry week has arrived for The Cru…again. For the second time in this 10-game regular season, the 24th-ranked Crusaders find themselves in a matchup against their nationally-ranked rivals from Abilene.

11/07/2024

UMHB men's soccer, women's soccer, set to carry regular season momentum into Thursday's ASC Tournament semifinals:

ABILENE — Nothing is guaranteed when it comes to the postseason. Ben Allen and Barry Elkins have certainly reiterated that fact to their teams as the schedule turns from the regular season to the ASC Tournament.

11/06/2024

Notes and takeaways from Larry Harmon's press conference as UMHB Football looks toward matchup at HSU:

BELTON — UMHB finds itself on the doorstep of its final road game of the 2024 regular season, in what, by just about every metric, is The Cru’s toughest matchup of the 10-game slate. Already 3-1 away from Crusader Stadium this fall, which includes the 35-17 win over UW-Whitewater that vaulted UM...

11/03/2024

Postgame Analysis: UMHB, 27, ETBU, 14

Check out our postgame story from yesterday's win in Marshall:

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On a rainy afternoon in East Texas, UMHB Football preserved its ASC title hopes with a road win over ETBU, moving to 3-1 in ASC play.

11/02/2024

Exceptional performance by UMHB women's cross country, as The Cru captured the 2024 ASC title at the ASC Championships this morning:

Photo courtesy of the American Southwest Conference MARSHALL, Texas — For the second time in program history, UMHB women’s cross country solidified itself as the ASC’s best. Running under cloudy East Texas skies on Saturday morning at the American Southwest Conference championship meet, The Cr...

11/02/2024

Game Preview: UMHB Football heads to ETBU, Cru seeks second-straight ASC win

With the 24th-ranked Crusaders heading to Marshall to face ETBU on Saturday, we bring you our comprehensive Week 8 preview presented by Duke Realty. How to follow the action, storylines to watch, and overviews of both teams are included as we look ahead to The Cru's second-straight road duel.

11/01/2024

Week 8 Football Preview: No. 24 UMHB heads to ETBU on Saturday, Cru seeks second-straight ASC win after shutting out Howard Payne, 41-0, two weeks ago:

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With the 24th-ranked Crusaders heading to Marshall to face ETBU on Saturday, we bring you our comprehensive Week 8 preview presented by Duke Realty. How to follow the action, storylines to watch, and overviews of both teams are included as we look ahead to The Cru's second-straight road duel.

10/30/2024

Crusaders in the Pros: UMHB Football alum Blake Jackson has been re-signed by the UFL's St. Louis Battlehawks!

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Blake Jackson, who led UMHB to the 2016 Stagg Bowl, will return to the St. Louis Battlehawks for his second season in 2025.

10/29/2024

Notes and Takeaways from Larry Harmon's press conference as UMHB Football preps for the second round of ASC play:

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UMHB head coach Larry Harmon met with the media for his weekly press conference on Monday, as The Cru heads into Saturday's road duel at ETBU. Here are our notes and takeaways from this week's media availability with UMHB set to begin the second round of conference play.

10/27/2024

In Belton tonight, UMHB men's soccer shuts out Hardin-Simmons, improving to 5-0-1 in ASC play.

UMHB has now won 5 of the last 6 meetings with the Cowboys.

10/27/2024

Women's Soccer Final from Belton: HSU, 1, UMHB, 0

HSU will host the semifinals and championship match of the ASC Tournament in Abilene Nov. 7 and Nov. 9.

10/27/2024

Last night's 3-0 win for Cru Volleyball improved UMHB's record to 20-6 this season. It marks the first time in head coach Mark Pryor's six-year tenure in Belton that the Crusaders have recorded consecutive 20-win seasons.

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10/25/2024

With UMHB men's soccer heading into a crucial ASC match in Belton against Hardin-Simmons tomorrow, we talked with head coach Ben Allen about the season so far and what's been key for his team en route to its 4-0-1 conference record:

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BELTON — In the words of head coach Ben Allen, it’s been a “shaping year” for UMHB men’s soccer. What exactly does that entail for a team that currently sits first in the American Southwest Conference standings? For one thing, plenty of tough matchups.

10/25/2024

UMHB women's soccer reached the 10-win mark tonight against Howard Payne, improving its overall record to 10-2-2.

Excluding the abbreviated Covid season (when only 9 matches were played), The Cru has recorded 10+ victories in each of the last 9 seasons.

10/23/2024

Notes and takeaways from Larry Harmon's weekly press conference as No. 24 UMHB enters its bye week

As UMHB comes off a 41-0 win over Howard Payne and heads into an open date this week, Larry Harmon met with the media on Monday. Here are our takeaways and notes from that media availability as the 24th-ranked Crusaders prepare for the second half of ASC play.

10/23/2024

Schedule News: UMHB Softball released its 2025 schedule earlier today

Mary Hardin-Baylor released its 2025 slate on Tuesday, as The Cru heads into another season after going 24-15 in 2024.

10/21/2024

UMHB QB Jake Wright is the ASC's Offensive Player of the Week after his 22-of-35 passing, 268-yard, 2-TD performance at HPU on Saturday.

UMHB kicker Edwin Lopez is the ASC Special Teams Player of the Week after converting on 3 FGs, including one from 42 yds.

10/20/2024

PHOTOS: vs LeTourneau

📸: Russell Marwitz Photography

Russell Marwitz captured the action from courtside on Saturday, as Mary Hardin-Baylor secured a 3-1 win over LeTourneau in the final match of ASC play.