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Wildcats start season-ending home stand with Privateers

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At 7-8 in conference and 12-16 overall, the ACU men's basketball team gets a late season gift. The Wildcats final three games of the 2015-2016 season will be played at home in Moody Coliseum where ACU is 5-0 during conference play and 9-1 on the year. Officially, the Wildcats stand at 9-2 in home games, but one of those losses came away from ... [Read More…]

Star Wars, humility and life after ACU

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A college graduate-to-be is like Luke Skywalker from Star Wars, standing on a ledge with stormtroopers closing in and blasters firing. For most college seniors, in their final days as a student, the stormtroopers represent the impending graduation date, and the abyss represents the immediate unknown future. We're all faced with a choice: to ... [Read More…]

Wildcats return home for Northeastern

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G1 LIVE STATS | G1 WATCH | G2 LIVE STATS | G3 LIVE STATS | G4 LIVE STATS | G4 WATCH The Wildcats return home to the Crutch, where they are 4-0, to host the Northeastern Huskies of Massachusetts for a four-game series starting Friday afternoon. Game one of the series is scheduled for 4 p.m. Games two and three will be part of a double-header ... [Read More…]

Second half run propels Islanders past Wildcats in tight game

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BOX SCORE In one of their best games of the season, the Wildcats not only kept up with, but led for a majority of the game against the second-placed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders. An 18-6 second half run by the Islanders pushed them ahead of the Wildcats and secured a close 65-59 win over ACU. The Wildcats now stand at 7-8 in the ... [Read More…]

Wildcats travel to Norman to play no. 25 Oklahoma

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LIVE STATS The Wildcats take their perfect 4-0 record to the road on Wednesday to face off against one of the premier programs in the nation. ACU will travel to Norman to face no. 25 Oklahoma, who was ranked as high as 21st in the preseason polls. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. The game, which originally was meant to be played ... [Read More…]

Wildcats continue home dominance, move to 7-7 in conference

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BOX SCORE The Wildcats got contributions from all over their roster to earn a 91-80 win over Southeastern Louisiana University on a rare Sunday afternoon game. The win pushes ACU back to even in conference at 7-7 and 12-15 on the year. "This was a big win for us, it keeps us undefeated at Moody during conference play and gets us to 7-7 which ... [Read More…]

Wildcats snag Opening Day win behind Carroll

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BOX SCORE The Wildcats christened their newly turfed and renovated field with a win Friday night over the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros. The 5-2 victory moves ACU to 1-0 on the season and gives them the series opening win with a double header on Saturday and the finale on Sunday. Senior Kyle Carroll appeared to be in ... [Read More…]

Wildcats push Huskies to the brink before running out of time

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BOX SCORE Head coach Joe Golding will be the first to say that there is no such thing as a moral win. But the way ACU battled Thursday night makes it hard to put its game against Houston Baptist in the loss column. The Wildcats traveled to Sharp Gym in Houston to face the Huskies, who are 12-1 at home, and kept up with one of the best teams ... [Read More…]

Wildcats look to make noise with experienced roster

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The Wildcats have a lot to be proud of as the team begins 2016. With the new renovations to Crutcher Scott Field, ACU can arguably be considered home the best baseball facilities in the Southland Conference. Head coach Britt Bonneau enters his 20th year at the helm for ACU baseball, where he has accumulated a 706-398-1 record since taking over ... [Read More…]

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