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Wildcats fall to UTA and SFA in WAC weekend

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The Wildcats (4-11, 1-2) struggled in their second weekend of Western Athletic Conference play with a 3-1 loss to the University of Texas at Arlington (11-4, 3-0) on Thursday and a 3-2 loss to Stephen F. Austin (15-2, 3-1) on Saturday. New head coach Alisa Blair’s Wildcats started the WAC on Sept. 22 with a 3-2 over Sam Houston. Despite the ... [Read More…]

ACU heads to Utah Tech for WAC opener

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Following four non-conference games, ACU (3-1) starts Western Athletic Conference play this Saturday at Utah Tech (1-3).  Prior to the year, ACU was slotted at second out of five in the WAC preseason polls. Utah Tech, formerly known as Dixie State, was predicted to finish fifth. ACU is coming off a 34-7 win over Western New Mexico while the ... [Read More…]

Wildcats look to continue WAC momentum in upcoming home games

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ACU (4-9, 1-0) continues Western Athletic Conference play this week against the University of Texas-Arlington (9-4, 1-0) on Thursday and Stephen F. Austin (13-2, 1-1) on Saturday. ACU started hot with a 3-2 win over Sam Houston to open their WAC schedule last Thursday. The Wildcats had the weekend off for the first time this season and head ... [Read More…]

Wildcats come back to win in WAC opener

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On Thursday night in Moody, the Wildcats (4-9, 1-0) and Sam Houston State Bearkats (3-12, 0-1) scratched and clawed their way to a fifth set which saw the Wildcats take home the Western Athletic Conference opener victory, 3-2.  ACU took the first set 25-16 before dropping the next two sets. Heading into the fourth set, ACU gained back their ... [Read More…]

Wildcats fight but struggle in TCU Tournament

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Blair’s Wildcats fought valiantly in their final non-conference matchups but lost all three in the TCU Tournament this past weekend.  ACU battled with 3-2 losses to both Texas State on Friday and TCU on Saturday. The Wildcats were unable to bounce back in a 3-1 loss to Louisiana on Saturday. Now the Wildcats flip the script to head into Western ... [Read More…]

Wildcats look to improve to 3-0 at home for the first time in three years

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For the first time since 2019, the Wildcats will have a chance to be 3-0 at home as they take on the Western New Mexico Mustangs on Saturday, a Div. II. program of the Lone Star Conference.  Last weekend, the Wildcats valiantly fought against the Missouri Tigers but fell 34-17. Two quick scores from the Southeastern Conference member thwarted ... [Read More…]

ACU holds its own in loss to SEC opponent Missouri

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Heading into Saturday with its first 2-0 start since 2013, ACU fell to the hands of Southeastern Conference opponent Missouri 34-17. Similar to the Lamar game with two quick touchdowns of 59 and 75 yards, Missouri did the same with 78 and 79 yard touchdowns. ACU scored two touchdowns in the second half but were unable to come out of Columbia ... [Read More…]

2022-2023 men’s basketball schedule finally complete

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ACU’s schedule is now complete ahead of the 2022-2023 season. Men’s basketball has 12 non-conference games before starting Western Athletic Conference play at Stephen F. Austin on Dec. 29. Five of the 12 non-conference matchups will be in the newly renovated Moody Coliseum. Second year head coach Brette Tanner’s team will play in Moody 14 times ... [Read More…]

Blair leads Wildcats into challenging TCU Tournament

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Following a 3-0 loss to Oklahoma in their home opener on Tuesday, the Wildcats (3-6) head to Fort Worth for the TCU Tournament on Friday and Saturday.  ACU is 1-4 in their last five after a tough Oral Roberts Tournament over the weekend and a difficult 3-0 loss to Oklahoma on Tuesday. Now the Wildcats look to bounce back in the TCU Tournament ... [Read More…]

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