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Wildcats finish season perfect at home and secure third place

November 13, 2016 by Derek Marcelain

The Moody Magic lives on as ACU finished the 2016 season 9-0 at home with its sweeps of Nicholls State and McNeese State over the weekend. The Wildcats finished out their season on a four-game winning streak, a season-high for the squad. The Wildcats have won 10 sets in a row and have also won 12 of the last 13 sets. The first win on the ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats open season against No. 24 Mizzou in Preseason WNIT

November 11, 2016 by Derek Marcelain

The Wildcats begin their season with a trip to Columbia, Missouri to compete against the Missouri Tigers for the first round of the 2016 Women’s National Invitational Tournament. Missouri is ranked 24th in the AP Preseason Top-25 poll after going 22-10 last season. The Tigers made it into the NCAA Tournament last year, but lost in the second ... [Read More…]

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Volleyball looks for double-digit conference wins for first time five years

November 10, 2016 by Derek Marcelain

ACU (10-19, 9-5) puts it perfect 7-0 home record on the line as it begins its last weekend of the regular season this week by hosting the Nicholls State Colonels (8-23, 3-12) on Thursday at Moody Coliseum. Nicholls is currently on a three-game losing streak after its 2-3 loss on Tuesday against McNeese St, while the Wildcats are on a two-game ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats beat Lamar, improve to 7-0 at home

November 7, 2016 by Derek Marcelain

The Wildcats kept what fans are calling "Moody Magic" alive when they downed the Lamar Cardinals in three-straight sets at home Saturday. ACU remains unbeaten at home with a 7-0 record in Moody Coliseum after this victory. Head Coach Jason Bibler says the team has worked hard to finish the season on a high note. “We spent a lot of time this ... [Read More…]

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Volleyball remains undefeated at home with win over HBU

November 5, 2016 by Derek Marcelain

The Moody Magic continues as ACU took down Houston Baptist in four sets to keep its undefeated record at home intact. The Huskies were the first of four teams that will test the Wildcats and their perfect 6-0 record at Moody Coliseum before the season ends. After losing in the team’s first meeting this season, ACU was able to take its revenge on ... [Read More…]

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Looking to keep perfect home record intact, Wildcats take on HBU and Lamar

November 3, 2016 by Derek Marcelain

The Wildcats will be defending their perfect home record from here on out, as the last four games on their schedule will all take place in Moody Coliseum. Their first test comes against the Houston Baptist Huskies (17-12, 8-5) on Thursday, followed by the Lamar Cardinals (6-19, 6-7) on Saturday. Earlier in the season the Wildcats were swept by both ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats rout Northwestern, fall to Central Arkansas in final road games

November 1, 2016 by Derek Marcelain

After a week of rest, ACU closed the road portion of its schedule by splitting the two games with a win against Northwestern St. on Thursday and a loss against Central Arkansas Saturday. ACU swept the Lady Demons in three sets 25-19, 25-17 and 25-21. The first set started off as a back-and-forth battle until the Wildcats broke away after the ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats travel to NSU and UCA for final road games

October 27, 2016 by Derek Marcelain

After over a week of rest, volleyball hits the road this weekend, looking to finish out their away games on a high note for the season. ACU will be traveling to Natchitoches, Louisiana. Thursday to play against Northwestern State (11-15, 6-5) and then get back on the bus to go to Conway, Arkansas. for their final road game  of the season against ... [Read More…]

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Wildcat E-sports hosts league tournaments

October 25, 2016 by Derek Marcelain

The rise of competitive gaming has found itself at ACU with the Wildcat E-Sports club. Wildcat E-Sports covers all the major e-sport video games from League of Legends to Super Smash Bros. Last year, the club focused on trying to expand itself before focusing on the internal aspects of the club, such as player rankings and strengthening the ... [Read More…]

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Volleyball falls to 6-4 in conference after loss to Lamar

October 21, 2016 by Derek Marcelain

The Wildcats began their three-game road trip with a loss to the Lamar Cardinals, which drops ACU to 6-4 in conference and 7-18 on the season. Lamar improves to 4-4 in the Southland and 4-16 overall. ACU could not bring any momentum from its two-game winning streak, on the road with them, as they dropped the game in three straight sets by the ... [Read More…]

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