By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The Wildcat volleyball team nearly finished its perfect weekend on the road with its first loss to a Lone Star Conference North Division team since 2003. But the Wildcats were not willing to let their hard work go to waste. "It was a pride thing," said head coach Kellen Mock. "We're proud of the record we've had ... [Read More…]
No. 1 defense tackles next challenge: The nationally ranked ACU football team has the best defense in the LSC and will face one of the better passing offenses in the conference Saturday.
By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The ACU football team is No. 23 in the nation and on top of the Lone Star Conference defensive rankings after dominating one of the league's best rushing offenses. But if the Wildcats want to be 5-0 for the first time since 1969, they must find a way to stop the LSC's best receiver, Northeastern Oklahoma State's ... [Read More…]
Volleyball team looks to recharge
By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Despite dropping to second in the LSC South after losing to West Texas A&M, head volleyball coach Kellen Mock is optimistic about her teams ability to recharge their season at the LSC Crossover Tournament. "We've worked all week to be more aggressive and fix our past mistakes to try and make lemonade out of the ... [Read More…]
ACU posts second straight shutout: ACU’s defense shut down the leading rusher in the LSC to extend the team’s record to 4-0 and pitch a second straight shutout for the first time since 1976.
By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Before playing the Wildcats, Eastern New Mexico quarterback Michael Benton led the LSC in rushing with 162.7 yards-per-game and 7.1 yards-per-carry. Against ACU, he rushed for -4 yards. The No. 23 ACU football team is 4-0 for the first time since 1983 after shutting out an opponent for the second week in a row in ... [Read More…]
Wildcats drop to 4-1 following losses
By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The ACU volleyball team dropped to second place in the LSC South after losing in three games to conference leaders West Texas A&M on Saturday. "West Texas took advantage of our weaknesses," said head coach Kellen Mock. "Anytime we were down defensively, they took advantage and we failed to do the same." ACU was ... [Read More…]
Run defense key against ENMU: The 3-0 nationally ranked ACU football team will face the triple option running scheme of Eastern New Mexico Univedsity on the road Saturday.
By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The ACU football team is nationally ranked for the first time since 1997 and head coach Chris Thomsen is focused on one thing: the next opponent on the schedule. "I'm glad our players and assistant coaches have been recognized for their hard work early in the season," Thomsen said. "But I don't put a lot of stock ... [Read More…]
ACU ranked No. 17 after 31-0 shutout: The ACU football team claimed its first national ranking since 1997 after dominating Southwestern Oklahoma State 31-0 on Saturday
By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The ACU Wildcat football team maintained its spot atop the conference standings and became nationally ranked for the first time since 1997 after winning its third consecutive game by shutting out the Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs 31-0 on Saturday. The Wildcats are ranked in four of the nation's Division II ... [Read More…]
Coming back for seconds: ACU coaches began their second year at the university after surviving the ups and downs of their first season at the helm.
By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Derek Hood remembers his first day of work. With a cluttered new office and older brother Don Hood down the hall, he unpacked his things and couldn't enjoy the view. The team he had never met was to report in one week, he had three meets to plan and a new cross country course to lay out. His schedule was more ... [Read More…]
Dream come true: Former ACU all-American is living his dream playing in his rookie season for the Chicago Bears. Manning is using his past experiences at ACU and teammates to adjust to the NFL lifestyle.
By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The alarm goes off, the sun is rising and, just like every other Sunday, most students at ACU are either sleeping in or getting ready for church. But while the ACU community spends their Sundays in beds or church buildings, one former Wildcat is living out his dream in front of 100,000 fans at the historic Soldier ... [Read More…]
ACU on top of conference at 2-0
By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Consistency is the key to success this season for head volleyball coach Kellen Mock, and the Wildcats showed just that in their second conference victory Saturday over LSC rivals Tarleton State. "We're getting more confident on the court," said Mock, "I'm loving the consistency factor because we don't second guess ... [Read More…]
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