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The LeBron James worship should stop

March 31, 2016 by Daniel Zepeda

Enough is enough. We as the media have got to draw a line in the sand and say no more. No more continuous and agonizing moments of decrypting LeBron James' ominous tweets. No more debate about whether or not he is responsible for the firing of two NBA head coaches. No more discussion about if he will ever bring a championship home to ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats win on walk-off bunt to squeeze past Dallas Baptist

March 29, 2016 by Daniel Zepeda

BOX SCORE Despite a seven-game losing streak and wind-gusts of over 30 miles per hour at the Crutch, the Wildcats found a way to beat one of the top baseball programs in the nation in walk-off fashion. The Wildcats 3-2 win over the University of Dallas Baptist was secured with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning when junior third ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Baseball

Wildcats look to snap streak against Dallas Baptist at home

March 28, 2016 by Daniel Zepeda

WATCH | LISTEN | LIVE STATS The Wildcats are in the midst of a seven-game losing streak, with most of it coming in hard-luck fashion. Things are looking better however, as the Wildcats begin a four-game home stand starting Tuesday night. The Wildcats will bring in one of the top programs in the country and a team ACU is familiar with. The ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Baseball

Wildcats put up solid fight against no. 7 TCU

March 23, 2016 by Daniel Zepeda

BOX SCORE The Wildcats scored four unanswered runs over the course of two innings to stay within striking distance of nationally ranked Texas Christian University. After scoring six runs in the first inning, the Horned Frogs gave up four runs to make it 6-4 after seven innings. It would be the closest ACU would get, as they left Fort Worth with ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Baseball

Baseball handed sweep on the road against no. 22 Oklahoma State

March 15, 2016 by Daniel Zepeda

Head coach Britt Bonneau has made it very clear that ACU baseball will face the best that the nation has to offer. While there may be some ugly losses, the goal is that it will prepare the team for excellence once conference season arrives. The Wildcats suffered their first sweep of the season against the no. 22 Oklahoma State Cowboys with ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Baseball

Wildcats to face UTEP in first-round of WNIT

March 15, 2016 by Daniel Zepeda

WNIT Bracket The Women's National Invitational Tournament announced that ACU will face the University of Texas-El Paso Thursday, March 17 in the first round of the tournament. Tip off is set for 8:05 p.m. in El Paso. "Our goal for the entire season has been to win conference and to be the Southland representative for the WNIT," head coach ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Women's Basketball

Wildcats drop game one against no. 22 Cowboys

March 11, 2016 by Daniel Zepeda

BOX SCORE The Wildcats dropped game one of their three-game series with no. 22 Oklahoma State in Stillwater Friday afternoon. The 8-2 final moves ACU to 8-5 on the season and 2-3 on the road. It took just two sings for the Cowboys to jump out to a 5-0 lead. After a walk and a double with one out in the fourth inning, sophomore outfielder Jon ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Baseball

Jaylen Franklin leads men’s basketball to new heights

March 10, 2016 by Daniel Zepeda

Freshman point guard Jaylen Franklin helped lead ACU men's basketball to its best season in recent memory. The Wildcats finished the season 13-18 and 8-10 in the conference, enough for a seventh place finish after being predicted to finish last in the Southland. Franklin was selected as the Freshman of the Year after averaging 16.2 points per game ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Multimedia, Sports, Videos Tagged With: Men's Basketball

Goodenough, Athletics agree to four-year extension

March 9, 2016 by Daniel Zepeda

ACU athletics and women's basketball head coach Julie Goodenough have agreed to a four-year contract extension that will run into the 2019-2020 season. Other terms of the contract were not disclosed. "I'm getting the chance to do what I've always wanted to do: coach basketball at the highest level at an intentionally Christian university in ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Women's Basketball

Franklin, Mason lead Wildcats to end-of-season accolades

March 8, 2016 by Daniel Zepeda

In a year where both men's and women's basketball surpassed all preseason expectations, two players, and one head coach, received league-wide recognition for remarkable seasons. Junior guard Alexis Mason was selected as the Southland Conference's Player of the Year after one of the best scoring seasons in recent ACU women's basketball history. ... [Read More…]

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