Women's tennis

Ladies played better vs GCU than they did earlier in the year taking 2 sets but ultimately the ending was the same-a 4-0 loss.

Bucfan, that is a great question. The ACU Gives goals are not set by NEED exclusively -- it that were true the goals would by necessity much larger. The most crucial factor is about finding a lead donor or donors to lead the way. For example, if men's tennis had a donor or a small group of donors (former tennis lettermen, for instance) who might say they pledge to give $25,000 or $30,000 to ACU Gives for men's tennis, then the goal amount might be set at 2 times the pledged amount (and possibly a bit more, if momentum begins to grow for that particular ACU Gives entity). But, if there is only a donor or donor group willing to pledge $2,500 to $3,500 to a ACU Gives entity, then the goal amount will be smaller. Then, the Alumni Office will look at historic giving to a particular entity and that goal amount might be adjusted up a bit. 

I personally know a donor who has pledged $2,500 to each of ACU Men's and Women's XC and the goal amount on the ACU Gives page is exactly double that amount for each. That same donor has pledged $3,500 each to men's and women's T&F, but the goal amounts for those 2 sports on ACU Gives are different - men's T&F is $9,000 and women's T&F is $15,000. There are probably some additional donors who stepped up in support of the women's program that did not do so for the men's program. 

I hope this makes sense, Bucfan.