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Cats look for 10th straight against perennial powerhouse SFA

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LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO | LIVE AUDIO | MCNEESE HIGHLIGHTS The ACU women's basketball team is on a roll. After yet another home victory, 79-62 over McNeese State, the Wildcats have won nine straight match ups and are in sole possession of first place in the Southland Conference at 4-0 and 13-2 overall. But if the Wildcats are going to earn ... [Read More…]

Wildcats fight ahead in the second half to beat Northwestern State 87-72

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The men's basketball bench fought back in the second half to get a win after a tough one-point loss last week. Sophomore Isaiah Tripp and freshman Hayden Farquhar combined for 22 points late in the second half to pull away from the Demons.The wildcats are now 7-9 overall. The men will join the women's team this weekend on the road in a doubleheader ... [Read More…]

Wildcats put perfect home record to test against McNeese State

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LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO | LIVE AUDIO Fresh off its eighth straight win, the women's basketball team looks to remain unbeaten at home when McNeese State visits Moody Coliseum Wednesday night. The Wildcats (12-2, 3-0) most recent win came in a nail-biting 71-68 victory over Nicholls State on the road. ACU jumped out to an early lead behind a ... [Read More…]

Wildcats push win streak to eight, remain perfect in conference

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BOX SCORE The women's basketball team (12-2, 3-0) extended its winning streak to eight games with a 71-68 come from behind win over Nicholls State. Already clinging to a one-point lead entering the fourth quarter, the Colonels (3-10, 1-2) opened up with an 8-3 scoring run to take their largest lead of the game at 62-56. The Colonels cushion ... [Read More…]

Delivering Diamondback: PGA legend brings top-notch golf course to Abilene

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With three holes left, Charles Coody held a one stroke lead in the 1969 Masters, but was tripped up on the 16th tee. "There was a phrase that is coined on the tour of playing out of somebody's bag, and I never really did that," Coody said." I knew it was a good six-iron to get back there, and after inadvertently seeing that my playing partner ... [Read More…]

‘Cats post perfect record at Air Force Classic

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After coming up just short against Texas Tech, the women's basketball team got back to winning form this weekend with wins over Grand Canyon University and Eastern Michigan. The Wildcats started the weekend with GCU, a team they lost to 70-57 two years ago. With new faces and experience under their belt, junior forward Suzzy Dimba and the rest ... [Read More…]

Freshman shine in 86-75 loss

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The men's basketball team fell to 3-4 on the season and 2-1 at home, as they were unable to overcome an early second half 17-7 run by the University of New Hampshire. The Wildcats were led offensively by freshmen Jaylen Franklin with 22 points and Hayden Farquhar with 17, 14 of which came in the first half. Video/Editing by Jonathan Raitz ... [Read More…]

‘Cats come up short in Lubbock

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BOX SCORE Trailing by two with four minutes left in the game, women's basketball was in good position to upset Texas Tech at home for the second time in three years. But the Red Raiders used a late run to hold off the Wildcats, making it a 71-65 final. ACU entered the fourth quarter trailing by 10, after they ended the third on a 6-2 run with ... [Read More…]

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