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Volleyball wins final two games on the season

November 19, 2019 by Lexi Kirgan

After a long season, the Wildcats went out on top winning its last two games at home. McNeese was the Wildcats first opponent, and they beat them in straight sets to start its winning weekend. Sofia Resendiz, senior labero, said that the mentality going into this weekend was to win no matter what. "We had a winning mentality for sure this ... [Read More…]

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Weekly Predictions: SELU vs. ACU

November 15, 2019 by Owen Simpson, Lexi Kirgan, Jalen Garrett and Tavian Miles

WEEKLY PREDICTION STANDINGS Tavian 7-4 Owen 6-5 Jalen 5-6 Lexi 4-6 WILDCATS-LIONS PREDICTIONS Owen: The big question for Saturday’s game is going to be how hard ACU is going to come out swinging. After dropping its first home game last week, the Wildcats will look to salvage what they can to close out the season. The Lions, like ... [Read More…]

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Volleyball falls to UIW and Corpus on the road

November 10, 2019 by Lexi Kirgan

The Wildcats were on the road this week and lost to both Incarnate Word, 2-3 and Texas A&M Corpus Christi in straight sets. The volleyball team is struggling as they are coming to the near end of its season. They are 3-11 in the Southland Conference and are currently in last place in conference standings. In the UIW game, they put up a ... [Read More…]

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Weekly Predictions: ACU vs. SHSU

November 9, 2019 by Owen Simpson, Tavian Miles, Lexi Kirgan and Jalen Garrett

Weekly Prediction Standings 1. Tavian 7-3 2. Owen 6-4 3. Jalen 5-5 4. Lexi 4-5 Wildcats-Bearkats PREDICTIONS Owen: It can always be challenging to come out swinging after a bye week. But for the Wildcats, the bye week couldn’t have been timed better. After riding a three-game winning streak, it helped ACU rest a banged up core, ... [Read More…]

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Volleyball falls to Houston Baptist in straight sets

November 6, 2019 by Lexi Kirgan

The volleyball team lost in straight sets against the Houston Baptist Huskies on Tuesday night. They are currently on a three game losing streak. They are 3-8 in the Southland Conference and have dropped down to 11th place in the standings. In the first set against the Huskies, the Wildcats lost 22-25. In the second not much was different ... [Read More…]

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Shelstead, Wildcats break losing streak against New Orleans

October 24, 2019 by Lexi Kirgan

The Wildcats broke their losing streak in volleyball against New Orleans in straight sets. New Orleans is currently in seventh place in the Southland Conference standings, so this was a needed win for the Wildcats. The Wildcats came out to play winning the first set 25-15. They won the second set 26-23 and the third set 25-10. Kennedy ... [Read More…]

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Weekly Predictions: ACU vs. Nicholls

October 24, 2019 by Owen Simpson, Lexi Kirgan, Jalen Garrett and Tavian Miles

Weekly Predictions Season Standings Owen 6-2 Tavian 6-2 Jalen 4-4 Lexi 3-4 WILDCATS-COLONELS PREDICTIONS Owen: The Wildcats face their biggest opponent of the year this weekend, playing on the road. ACU is currently 0-4 away in 2019, compared to 4-0 at home. They have had plenty of opportunities to come out on top outside of ... [Read More…]

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Volleyball falls to SLU, 1-3

October 22, 2019 by Lexi Kirgan

The Wildcats lost in volleyball to Southeastern Louisiana 1-3 on Thursday. They are currently on a five game losing streak and are sitting at 10th place in the Southland Conference standings. Southeastern Louisiana came out powerful winning the first and second set 25-15 and 25-18. In the third set the Wildcats came back to challenge them ... [Read More…]

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Volleyball goes 0-2 against Nicholls and SFA

October 15, 2019 by Lexi Kirgan

The Wildcats struggled on the road Thursday and Saturday against Nicholls and SFA.  They are currently on a four game losing streak and are sitting in 10th place in the Southland Conference.  Nicholls was the first team the Wildcats competed against and they lost 1-3. In the first set the Wildcats came out strong winning 26-24 but couldn’t ... [Read More…]

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Weekly Predictions: ACU vs. Lamar

October 4, 2019 by Owen Simpson, Lexi Kirgan, Tavian Miles and Jalen Garrett

WILDCATS-CARDINALS PREDICTIONS Owen: It’s something every team has to learn. Coming off a loss where you should finish out with a win and fail to do so is always a challenge. However, the Wildcats are 2-0 this season coming off of a loss. Meanwhile, Lamar is still looking for its first conference win of the season, sitting at 2-3 on the season. ... [Read More…]

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