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‘Cats come up empty in season-opening tourney

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The Wildcats had a rough opening to their season at the University of New Mexico Tournament.  However, despite going 0-4 over the weekend, the team was able to take away some positive things moving forward. In the first match of the tournament, the Wildcats faced off against the Lobos from New Mexico. The ladies lost in three straight sets ... [Read More…]

Bibler hopes high-tempo practices transition to gameplay

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The Wildcats travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico on Friday to begin the 2016 season. ACU will be taking part in the New Mexico Tournament, and open up against the tournament-host Lobos. UNM finished 17-14 last year, but are better equipped this year with a deep and talented depth chart. The Wildcats will have a great first test to see how they stack ... [Read More…]

Volleyball predicted for middle-of-pack finish

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The volleyball team begins its final season of transition to Div. 1 in the Southland Conference. The schedule will begin in Albuquerque at the University of New Mexico, Aug. 26. The Wildcats finished last season with an overall record of 9-20 and a conference record of 9-7, which was good enough for a fourth place finish in the Southland ... [Read More…]

Wildcats softball trio takes one more swing

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As seniors Demi McNulty, Cara Hoover and Julia Montoya gear up for their last weekend donning the purple and white, the three reminisce on some of their favorite moments from their four years of memories. McNulty, who plans to achieve a masters degree in athletic administration said she will never forget when redshirt sophomore Hannah Null threw ... [Read More…]

Mad Dash: Wildcat sprinters garnished with several awards this year

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Two athletes have been key in the success that ACU track has had this season. The year has been filled with podium appearances and personal bests, along with ACU records. Two of those athletes to stand on the podium are sophomore sprinters Jessica James and Corneil Lionel. At the last track meet, these two runners not only found the podium, but ... [Read More…]

New faces establish strong core for ACU baseball future

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The ACU Baseball team has had some highs and lows this season. After staring off the season 6-3 before conference play started, they have now fallen to 10-17 heading into the midway point of the season and beginning the heart of their conference schedule. There has been some bright points to the season, such as key transfers and big time play ... [Read More…]

Triple Threat: Brown sets record while leading Wildcats

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Leading a team in batting average is hard, but to be able to do that in style with triples, now that takes talent. Junior outfielder Taylor Brown is doing just that. The Richland Hills native has a .372 batting average, which ranks in the top-20 of the conference individually. She entered her junior season tied for the ACU record of triples with ... [Read More…]

Kyle Carroll stars in transition from batter’s box to mound

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Moving into the starting rotation is never easy. But it's especially difficult when you're making your first collegiate start. That was the case for senior Kyle Carroll. The shortstop turned starting pitcher made his first start for the Wildcats on Opening Day last weekend against the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley. The results were ... [Read More…]

Softball seniors prepare for final season as Wildcats

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Having seniority on a team is a special feeling. It's a unique culmination of years of hard work and dedication leading up to one last season to make everything count. The leadership and dominance can sometimes lead to a sense of entitlement, but that's not the case for two ACU softball seniors. "It's not about automatically demanding respect, ... [Read More…]

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