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Wildcats drop ugly game on the road

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The Wildcats weren't able to rebound off their loss to Stephen F. Austin, as the team dropped their second conference game of the year Tuesday night. The 63-56 loss at the hands of the McNeese State Cowboys puts ACU at a 3-2 conference record and 9-9 overall. Offensive woes plagued the visiting Wildcats as the team shot 32 percent from the field ... [Read More…]

Wildcats can’t keep pace in second half

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The Wildcats suffered their first conference loss of the year with an 82-64 loss at the hands of the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks in Moody Coliseum Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats move to 9-8 with a 3-1 conference record, while SFA moves to 4-0 in conference and extends its win streak to 12 games. The game was the first ever nationally televised ... [Read More…]

Something’s got to give: unbeaten ACU, SFA face off Saturday

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Two of the top teams in the Southland Conference play this Saturday as both ACU and Stephen F. Austin put their undefeated records to test. The Wildcats (9-7, 3-0) will play the Lumberjacks (13-3, 3-0) in Moody Coliseum at 11 a.m. Saturday morning. It will be the first game in ACU history to be nationally broadcasted from Moody Coliseum, as CBS ... [Read More…]

Wildcats earn big road win, move to 3-0

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The men's basketball team accomplished something that the program had not done in nearly 30 years: have a 3-0 start in conference play. The Wildcats earned a 95-81 victory over the Northwest State Demons Tuesday night on the road in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The win puts the Wildcats at 9-7 overall and 3-0 in the conference. The Demons drop to 7-8 ... [Read More…]

Wildcats to face Cougars in Houston

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The Wildcats hit the road this weekend as the men's basketball team will take on the University of Houston at 7 p.m. Saturday night. The game can be seen on ESPN3 and heard on 98.1 The Ticket. The Wildcats played Sacramento State Thursday night in Moody Coliseum as part of ACU's Christmas Slam. Go online to acuoptimist.com for the recap. Head ... [Read More…]

The perfect match: De Leon and ACU together at last

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It was because of a classic. A sports classic that is. He never had to go through the stress and pressure of deciding where to go, because he already knew. He knew from a very young age as a kid. He knew it was the place for him, and he would do whatever it took to get there, even though it was more than a thousand miles away. New athletic ... [Read More…]

Williams, Wildcats halt Hornets for non-conference Div. I win

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The men's basketball team won its first Div. I non-conference game in 30 years Thursday night against Sacramento State, 72-61. Senior guard LaDarrien Williams led all scorers with a season-high 24 points behind the strength of 3-5 shooting from three and 9-10 from the free throw line. "The coaches have been on me lately about getting to the free ... [Read More…]

Men’s team splits two over break

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The men's basketball team went 1-1 over the Thanksgiving break to move to 2-3 on the young season. After falling to Duquesne at home, ACU took on Jarvis Christian College and came away with a 91-65 win to move back to .500. The Wildcats then traveled to Riverside, California, to play in the team's first game on the West Coast since 1987. The men ... [Read More…]

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