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Wildcats remain perfect at home, move to 5-0 in Moody

October 18, 2016 by Derek Marcelain

The volleyball team remained unbeaten in Moody Coliseum this season as they downed both Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston St. in five sets each. This brings the Wildcats to 6-3 in conference games and 7-17 on the season. ACU is also the only Southland Conference team still perfect at home. Head coach Jason Bibler said that he likes the ... [Read More…]

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Three-game road trip begins with Lamar

October 18, 2016 by Derek Marcelain

ACU will begin a three-game away span this week as they travel to Beaumont, Tx. on Tuesday to take on the Lamar Cardinals. Lamar is riding a three-game losing streak that has them sitting at 3-4 in Southland Conference games and 3-16 overall for the season. ACU is 6-3 in Southland Conference games and 7-17 on the season. The Wildcats are on a ... [Read More…]

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Volleyball looks to climb in the Southland rankings

October 16, 2016 by Derek Marcelain

ACU returns home for its next two games, as it takes on Stephen F. Austin (12-7, 5-1) on Thursday and Sam Houston St. (9-10, 3-3) on Saturday. The Wildcats are looking to get back on track in these two games after a close loss to Houston Baptist on Monday before they have their last three away games on the season. Moody Coliseum has been kind to ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats fall to 4-3 in conference after loss to HBU

October 16, 2016 by Derek Marcelain

Volleyball dropped to 4-3 in conference play after falling to Houston Baptist Monday in Houston. The Wildcats kept the sets close throughout the back and forth game, even having a good lead in the second and third set, but were unable to take a set for themselves as the Huskies swept the Wildcats three sets to none. ACU jumped out to a small ... [Read More…]

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Prankster clown scares Gardner residents

October 14, 2016 by Derek Marcelain

The clown craze come to campus as last week as one Gardner resident donned a wig and makeup to frighten her fellow residents. Social media has been bursting with images of "creepy" clowns from coast to coast, but the phenomenon finally came to campus just after midnight on Oct. 4 in Gardner Hall. Roommates Cailin McDaniel and Mati Bonneau say ... [Read More…]

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Volleyball loses close match to McNeese, sweeps Nicholls for fourth win

October 11, 2016 by Derek Marcelain

ACU split their weekend road games with a loss on Thursday against McNeese St. and a win against Nicholls St. This brings the Wildcats’ record to 4-2 in conference and 5-16 on the season. The Wildcats had a back and forth battle all game long with the Cowgirls from McNeese where there was a total of 33 ties and 15 lead changes through the first ... [Read More…]

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Bibler: Volleyball has found rhythm as it hits the road

October 6, 2016 by Derek Marcelain

The Wildcats will take their their three-game winning streak to the road for a three-game road trip. ACU will head to Lake Charles, Louisiana, Thursday to take on McNeese St. before traveling to Thibodaux, Louisiana, for their game against Nicholls Saturday. The team will finish up a busy weekend back on Texas soil in Houston to play against ... [Read More…]

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Big Brothers Big Sisters hosts rappelling fundraiser

October 3, 2016 by Derek Marcelain

Big Brothers Big Sisters took fundraising to new heights with a rappelling fundraiser Saturday called Over the Edge. Eighty-four people rappelled down the 20 stories tall Enterprise Tower. The event originally had 76 slots for people to register and each person had to raise at least $1,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters. “Well we didn’t ... [Read More…]

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Volleyball improves to 3-1 in Southland Conference play

October 1, 2016 by Derek Marcelain

The Wildcats began the home portion of conference play this week with two victories to put the them at 3-1 in the Southland and 4-15 overall on the season. ACU took on New Orleans on Thursday, winning by in four-sets.  The Wildcats came out strong and was able to take the first set 25-22, but came out flat the next set as they lost 25-17. In the ... [Read More…]

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Volleyball returns to Moody for conference home-opener

September 29, 2016 by Derek Marcelain

After starting off conference play 1-1, the Wildcats are unbeaten at home this weekend. The Wildcats will play the University of New Orleans Thursday and Southeastern Louisiana University on Saturday. “I think our first two matches in conference have given us a lot of momentum.  We had a great week of practice and looking forward to our two home ... [Read More…]

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