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Volleyball falls to 0-2 at home

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Junior Jacey Smith led the game with 19 kills, but it wasn't enough to keep the Wildcats from falling to McNeese State in four sets. Neither team got off to a great start, as the Wildcats committed 12 errors to the Cowgirls' nine in the first two games. But early on McNeese found away to pull away in each set. "We had a ton of unforced ... [Read More…]

Wildcats’ nine-game home win streak snapped

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Volleyball's home-court advantage fell short for the first time in 10 games when Sam Houston State defeated ACU 3-1 in the team's Southland Conference opener. The Wildcats stormed out of the gate in the Saturday match-up, taking game one fairly convincingly 25-18. Trailing 24-16, the Bearkats cut the lead to 24-18 on consecutive kills by Brooke ... [Read More…]

Finally home: Volleyball opens Southland play in Moody

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After a 10-day break and 12-straight games on the road, the Wildcats are home for a four-game home stand. ACU opens the home portion of its schedule, and Southland Conference play when Sam Houston State visits Moody Coliseum. Junior outside hitter Jacey Smith said it will be refreshing to be back in Moody, a building where the team was 9-0 last ... [Read More…]

Fifer clinches win with golden goal

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Senior Chloe Fifer scored a penalty kick in double overtime against Houston Baptist Friday at Elmer Gray Stadium, which gave soccer a 2-1 win in its Southland Conference opener. Fifer’s penalty kick was prompted by a yellow card from one of HBU’s player, who tripped ACU’s senior captain inside the 18-yard box. She picked herself up, took a ... [Read More…]

Wildcats swept by UNT to in final non-conference match

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ACU's three-game winning streak came to an abrupt halt on Wednesday night as the Wildcats fell in straight sets to Conference USA opponent North Texas. Meanwhile the Mean Green extended their win streak to eight with the decisive performance. The Wildcats fell behind early, as UNT jumped out to a 9-2 lead before an ACU timeout. But after the ... [Read More…]

Guarantee games drive FCS football

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The Wildcats have been outscored 76 to 24 in the first two games of the season, and had the spread been right in either game, it would be much worse. But aside from getting the big-game experience that FCS schools can't quite produce, why do schools like ACU play these lopsided games? $650,000 is why. Before each of the games, ACU had already ... [Read More…]

Soccer closes non-conference portion of schedule in Oklahoma

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Contributed by: Rachel Poe The ACU soccer team fought hard this weekend against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles and Oklahoma State’s Cowgirls, but came up short in both games, 4-1 and 3-0 respectively. On Friday, ACU fell to the Eagles, 4-1. ORU scored four goals in the first half of the match and ACU was never able to recover, although it ... [Read More…]

Wildcats finish 3-1 at Borderland Invitational

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The Wildcats are back on track after a 3-1 weekend at the Borderland Invitational, and now boast a 4-7 record on the year. ACU lost its first match to New Mexico State in straight sets, but bounced back with a five-set victory over Samford and a three- game sweep of Delaware State. Head coach Angela Mooney said the team got off to a slow ... [Read More…]

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