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Guarantee games helping Wildcats stay competitive

October 31, 2017 by Jonathan Raitz

When the Wildcats began the transition to Div. 1 in 2013, the university knew new expenses would come with the recognition. But with the football program operating budget $250,000 lower than the median of the Southland Conference playing the same level of competition wouldn't cut it. That's where guarantee games come in. Football is not the only ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats keep pace in conference standings

October 31, 2017 by Jonathan Raitz

Volleyball earned a crucial win Saturday night when it defeated Northwestern State in four sets and retained the eighth spot in the conference standings. The win came on the heels of a three-set loss to Central Arkansas, which left the Wildcats on the edge of the top-eight. ACU dropped the first set against the Lady Demons 25-15, marking four ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats look to solidify sixth spot against UIW

October 27, 2017 by Jonathan Raitz

The Wildcats travel to San Antonio Friday night to close out the regular season portion of their schedule against Incarnate Word Having already clinched a spot in the Southland Conference tournament the beginning of next month, senior captain Chloe Fifer said the team will be looking to clean up some things heading into the ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats begin tough stretch with three-game road trip

October 26, 2017 by Jonathan Raitz

Volleyball's end of the season gauntlet begins Thursday night in Conway, Arkansas, when the Wildcats visit the 19-3 Sugar Bears. ACU has plenty of momentum after last weekend, where it defeated the 2016 regular season conference champ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and long-time rival Incarnate Word on its way to an impressive 2-0 home stand. But ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats move back into conference tournament contention

October 24, 2017 by Jonathan Raitz

With wins over the 2016 regular-season conference champion in Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Incarnate Word on Sunday, volleyball has found its way back into the top-eight of the conference standings. In eighth place, the Wildcats sit right at the edge of the postseason tournament qualifying, with the top-eight teams earning a postseason berth ... [Read More…]

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Football introduces new fundraising initiative

October 18, 2017 by Jonathan Raitz

The department of athletics announced last week the introduction of the First Down Club, a fundraising initiative to aid in raising money for the Football Excellence Fund. Each athletic team has an excellence fund created for it, so donors can give to a specific sport or the program as a whole. Director of athletics Lee De Leon said the ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats drop final game of road trip

October 17, 2017 by Jonathan Raitz

Despite taking game two against the top-ranked blocking defense in the Southland, volleyball was unable to win its final match of its three-game road trip, as it fell 3-1 to Houston Baptist last weekend. The loss was the Wildcats third straight, their last win coming against New Orleans, Sept. 30. But ACU was able to get great production from ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats visit Huskies to close road trip

October 11, 2017 by Jonathan Raitz

The Wildcats three-game road trip that began with McNeese comes to a close Saturday night against the top-ranked blocking team in the conference in Houston Baptist. ACU enters the match after Nicholls State staved off a late comeback and upset the Wildcats in Thibodaux, Louisiana last weekend. The Colonels jumped out to a two-set lead with a ... [Read More…]

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Men’s rugby off to fast start

October 11, 2017 by Jonathan Raitz

The Men's Club Rugby team began competing under the department of athletics as a student organization just a semester ago, but has already found success this fall. The team is 2-0 overall, and 1-0 in conference after a 27-26 victory over Southern Methodist University last weekend. This win came off a 12-5 over Trinity University to open the ... [Read More…]

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Nonprofit helping ISIS victims visits campus

October 6, 2017 by Jonathan Raitz

With the same passion that launched him on his journey in 1997, David Eubank shared stories of his experiences as the founder and leader of the Free Burma Rangers at an ACU Missions event Monday. The Free Burma Rangers is a multi-ethnic humanitarian service movement working to bring help, hope and love to people in the conflict zones of Burma, ... [Read More…]

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