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Men’s basketball heads to Utah to begin road trip

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After an 87-83 win over the Southern Utah University Thunderbirds on Saturday, the Wildcats are now 13-14 on the season and 5-9 in conference play, with four games remaining. “We want to be playing our best basketball in March, late February and March, and hopefully we’re doing that, I don’t know,” head coach Brette Tanner said. “I don’t think ... [Read More…]

Wildcats snap losing streak at home against UTA

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The Wildcats snapped their seven-game losing streak with a 63-60 win over the University of Texas at Arlington Mavericks on Thursday, led by a 21-point performance from Bradyn Hubbard. With the win, ACU’s season record improved to 11-13 and 3-8 in conference play, reclaiming the sixth-place spot in the Western Athletic Conference over Tarleton ... [Read More…]

Wildcats aim to end losing streak on road trip

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The men’s basketball losing streak has now extended to five in a row after the Wildcats lost to the Southern Utah University Thunderbirds 79-76 on Saturday, putting the season record at 10-11 and the conference record at 2-6. Despite ACU leading for 33 minutes, which included the entire first half and most of the second half, the Thunderbirds ... [Read More…]

Losing streak extends to four straight for Wildcats

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With Thursday’s 76-70 loss to the Utah Tech Trailblazers, the Wildcats have now lost their fourth straight game, dropping their season record to 10-10 and 2-5 in Western Athletic Conference games. The Wildcats’ leading scorer was Yaniel Rivera, junior guard from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, with 18 points, including four 3-pointers. ACU now sits seventh ... [Read More…]

Losing streak extends to three straight for Wildcats

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The men’s basketball team's losing streak extended to three games, after it’s 74-52 loss to the Southern Utah University Thunderbirds on Saturday. The Wildcats’ season record dropped to 10-9, and 4-6 in the last 10 games. After the skid, the Wildcats are 2-4 in conference play, putting them in sixth place in the Western Athletic Conference ... [Read More…]

Minimum wage jobs teach valuable lessons

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The expectation from my parents when I turned 16 was that I get a job so I could pay for things on my own, such as gas, clothes or going out to eat with friends. This is the expectation for many other teenagers like me when they turn 16. Not only was I able to earn my own money through having a job, but I was also able to learn responsibility, how ... [Read More…]

Men’s basketball comes up short at home

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After losing to the California Baptist University Lancers 74-58 on Thursday, the Wildcats fell to 10-8 on the season, 2-3 in Western Athletic Conference play, and fifth in conference standings. ACU’s leading scorer was Rich Smith, senior guard from the Bronx, New York, with 22 points, the only Wildcat with double-digit points. Head Coach ... [Read More…]

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