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Athletics honors historic plays and players

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The new Wildcat Wall of Honor debuted inside Moody Coliseum a week before the Homecoming weekend and allows anyone to view great players, inductees to the ACU Sports Hall of Fame, seasons and moments from past years. The Department of Athletics created the wall in an effort to allow all members of the ACU community to observe and enjoy the history ... [Read More…]

Umpires are not obstructing the series

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The sports world was in pandemonium Saturday night when Allen Craig scored on a walk-off obstruction call to give the Cardinals a 2-1 series lead. However, the umpires made the correct and necessary call. From the time Craig was in grade school, his coaches taught him that if he was interfered with on the base paths, he was to run to the next ... [Read More…]

Mavericks hoping Nowitizki is ridirkulous

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The Dallas Mavericks are coming off their worst season in over a decade. At a mediocre 41-41, the Mavs missed the playoffs for the first time since 2000. Changes needed to be made again, causing the revolving door of players to continue this offseason. Important pickups like OJ Mayo, Chris Kaman, Elton Brand and Darren Collison are gone, along ... [Read More…]

ACU drowns the Pirateers in straight sets

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ACU pulled out a close win on Saturday in New Orleans, giving the lady Wildcats their second conference win of the season. The record for the Wildcats improved to 6-13 and 2-9 in Southland conference play. ACU managed to win in straight sets but with little room to breath. The Wildcats won each set by three points or less, 25-23, 28-26 and ... [Read More…]

‘Cats nearly pull off miracle finish

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The ACU football team travelled to New Mexico State looking for their first win against a BCS team since 1980. The Wildcats completed a Hail Mary pass as time expired, but wide receiver Taylor Gabriel was knocked out of bounds at the six-yard line and the Wildcats lost 34-29. "I am not suspired that we went down there and played a really ... [Read More…]

Soccer ends season with OT loss

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This past weekend, the women's soccer team experienced a heart-breaking end to their season. The Wildcats traveled to Beaumont to take on the Lamar Cardinals in the second to last game of the season. After giving its all, the team was unable to overcome the deficit, as they lost 2-1. Going into the final games of the season, the team was ... [Read More…]

Schubert: SBCs will continue

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This is President Phil Schubert's response to a previous Optimist story found here: http://www.acuoptimist.com/2013/10/acu-drops-spring-break-campaigns/ Last week, the Optimist published an article titled, "ACU drops Spring Break Campaigns." While unintentional, the information reported was inaccurate and the result of some misunderstandings. ... [Read More…]

Schubert: SBCs will continue

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This is President Phil Schubert's response to a previous Optimist story found here: http://acuoptimist.com/2013/10/acu-drops-spring-break-campaigns/ Last week, the Optimist published an article titled, "ACU drops Spring Break Campaigns." While unintentional, the information reported was inaccurate and the result of some misunderstandings. ACU ... [Read More…]

ACU vs Incarnate Word Highlights

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ACU beat Incarnate Word 40-6 on homecoming and senior day. Angel Lopez intercepted two passes. Jamie Walker, Taylor Gabriel and Darrell Cantu-Harkless caught touchdown passes. Charkandrick West and John David Baker ran for scores in the victory. Video by: Shera Neimirowski and Matthew Sloan Editing by: Matthew Sloan ... [Read More…]

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