By Jeff Craig, Sports Writer The ACU men and women's tennis teams will be in action with five games each, all of which will be played at ACU as a part of the 2009 Wildcat Invitational. The men's team is coming off a couple of losses at the hands of Lamar and Louisiana-Lafayette. The squad currently sits at 18-4 and held the No. 20 spot as of the ... [Read More…]
Cats’ season ends with loss in regionals
By Jeff Craig, Sports Writer A successful season of ACU women's basketball came to an end Friday night at the hands of West Texas A&M in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament. ACU qualified for the tournament by grabbing the South Central's last at-large spot and the No. 8 seed in the bracket. The Wildcats' ... [Read More…]
Upset in Bartlesville: Lions defeat Wildcats in LSC tournament
By Jeff Craig, Sports Writer The women's basketball team was eliminated from the Lone Star Conference postseason tournament Wednesday after a heartbreaking loss to Texas A&M-Commerce, a team ACU defeated in the regular season. ACU kept the lead for the entire game, until the final minute when the Lions tied the score. With just five seconds ... [Read More…]
Ready to Roll: ACU upsets No. 14 West Texas A&M in regular season finale
By Jeff Craig, Sports Writer The Wildcats will enter the 2009 Lone Star Conference tournament on a wave of momentum and as the No. 2 seed after upsetting No. 14 West Texas A&M 65-55 in the last game of the regular season. The Lady Buffs entered the regular season finale with the Wildcats having already clinched the LSC South title and as the No. ... [Read More…]
Wildcats use late run to pull away from Zias
By Jeff Craig, Sports Writer The women's basketball team took another crucial step toward clinching the No. 2 seed in the Lone Star Conference South Division playoffs by crushing Eastern New Mexico 85-70 on Wednesday. After losing consecutive games against Angelo State and Tarleton State, the Wildcats now have won two games in a row and sit at ... [Read More…]
Women’s basketball team loses second-straight
By Jeff Craig, Sports Writer Audrey Maxwell-Lively recorded her 12th double-double of the season, but it was not enough, as the Tarleton State TexAnns beat the Wildcats 73-59 Wednesday in front of a raucous crowd in Stephenville. Lively scored 21 points and collected 12 rebounds but was matched step-for-step by Tarleton center JoAnne Jones, who ... [Read More…]
Women’s basketball streak ends at six
By Jeff Craig, Sports Writer The women's basketball team's streak of six consecutive victories came to an end Saturday as the Wildcats fell to the Angelo State Rambelles 64-59 in San Angelo. The Wildcats entered the game riding a wave of momentum, having won six of their past seven games; they also ranked No. 10 in the NCAA South Central Region ... [Read More…]
Protecting the Streak
By Jeff Craig, Sports Writer The women's basketball team beat Texas A&M-Kingsville Tuesday night 78-70 in a game that was not as close as the final score indicated. The Wildcats got off to a hot start against Kingsville, holding them without a made field goal for the first 6:42 minutes of the game. The Wildcats complemented their stingy defense ... [Read More…]
ACU wins final nonconference game
By Jeff Craig, Sports Writer The women's basketball team improved to 14-7 on the season after crushing the Lady Falcons of Texas-Permian Basin 83-43 Saturday afternoon at Moody Coliseum. The Wildcats have now won five games in a row, following a stretch in which they lost three of four. The victory also improved ACU's home record to 9-2 on the ... [Read More…]
ACU enters final stretch
By Jeff Craig, Sports Writer The women's basketball team is gearing up for a couple of big home games as it enters the final stretch of the regular season. The Wildcats currently sit at 13-7 overall with a 5-1 record in Lone Star Conference South play; rival West Texas A&M leads the pack in the South with a 5-0 overall conference mark. The ... [Read More…]