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Wildcats complete historic season with a championship

March 7, 2016 by Daniel Zepeda

Women's basketball concluded its 2015-2016 season as the Southland Conference Champions. With a 63-52 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, the Wildcats finished with a 26-3 overall record and a 17-1 conference record. ACU went 14-0 at Moody Coliseum as part of its memorable season. For ACU athletics, it's the second Southland Conference ... [Read More…]

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Baseball grabs conference opening series win

March 6, 2016 by Daniel Zepeda

G1 BOX SCORE | G2 BOX SCORE | G3 BOX SCORE The Wildcats started conference season off on a positive note, taking two of three games against Nicholls State over the weekend. ACU moves to 8-4 and 2-1 in conference after their first road series of the season. Junior third baseman Aaron Draper carried the Wildcats offensively. Draper went ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats can’t close out against Islanders on senior day

March 6, 2016 by Daniel Zepeda

BOX SCORE | PICTURES The Wildcats led for the entire game up until the 6:56 mark in the second half against the second-best team in the Southland Conference. From that point, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders would rely on their core group of seniors to lead them to victory and end ACU's season with a 74-69 loss at Moody ... [Read More…]

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Old Faithful: Cooke and Wentz remain through trying years

March 4, 2016 by Daniel Zepeda

Number three and number 12. They are two of the most consistent factors in a program that has been anything but. Over the past three years, despite conference changes and roster moves, number three and number 12 have remained faithful for ACU men's basketball. Seniors Austin Cooke and Parker Wentz have been through it all in their years at ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats open up conference play with Nicholls

March 4, 2016 by Daniel Zepeda

G1 LIVE STATS | G2 LIVE STATS | G3 LIVE STATS Baseball opens up Southland Conference play on the road with a three-game series against Nicholls State. Game one will be at 6 p.m. in Thibodaux, Louisiana Friday, followed by games two and three on Saturday and Sunday. The Wildcats will send senior Kyle Carroll (1-1, 0.00 ERA) to the mound for ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats suffer rare home loss to rival UIW

March 3, 2016 by Daniel Zepeda

BOX SCORE | PICTURES The Wildcats battled back from a 17-point deficit in the second half, but couldn't find the final push for the win against rival Incarnate Word. ACU fell 74-70 to move to 13-17 and 8-9 in the Southland Conference. The Cardinals improve to 16-12 overall and 11-6 in league play. The Wildcats, who have done an impressive job ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats claim 80-70 win over New Orleans

February 29, 2016 by Daniel Zepeda

Women's basketball moved to 24-3 and 15-1 in the Southland Conference with an 80-70 win over the New Orleans Privateers. The Wildcats improve their home record to 12-0 as they remain the top team in the conference. Junior Alexis Mason led the way with 21 points, five assists and four steals. Video/Editing: Daniel Zepeda ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats split series with Boston’s Northeastern University

February 28, 2016 by Daniel Zepeda

G2 BOX SCORE | G3 BOX SCORE | G4 BOX SCORE The Wildcats wrapped up their four-game series with the Northeastern Huskies Sunday afternoon at Crutcher-Scott Field. After dropping the opener, 3-2, ACU came back to take both games of the Saturday double-header. The Wildcats fell in the finale, 4-3, to move them to 6-3 through the team's first nine ... [Read More…]

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Lewis’ half-court heave moves Wildcats past Privateers

February 27, 2016 by Daniel Zepeda

BOX SCORE The Wildcats needed just 11 seconds to determine the outcome against New Orleans University Saturday night. Trailing 84-82, freshman point guard Jaylen Franklin took the inbound pass the full length of the court in five seconds and the game-tying layup with five seconds to go. The Privateers had the ball poked away from Franklin on the ... [Read More…]

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Error filled second inning dooms Wildcats against Northeastern

February 26, 2016 by Daniel Zepeda

BOX SCORE The Wildcats continued to get good pitching at home, but two costly errors in the second inning was all the Huskies needed to squeeze out a 3-2 win over ACU Friday night. The loss moves ACU to 4-2 overall with their first home defeat of the new season. The series will continue with a double-header on Saturday and game four of the ... [Read More…]

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