The Wildcats earned a huge win against the Rambelles on Saturday, 77-59, while the men's team dropped a tough game to the Rams, 85-70. The women's win was critical in order to stay in the running for the Lone Star Conference Championship in Bartlesville, Okla. The Wildcats improved to 5-3 in the South Division, and the loss drops Angelo State to ... [Read More…]
Wildcats win three of five at opening softball tournament
The Wildcat softball team opened its season with a 3-2 record at the St. Mary's Classic in San Antonio last weekend. The team split a pair of games both Friday and Saturday before winning its fifth game Sunday at St. Mary University. "I think that our strengths were our pitching and defense this weekend," said Head Coach Chantiel Wilson. "We only ... [Read More…]
Men end losing streak versus Javelinas
The Wildcats snapped a five-game losing streak and picked up their first win in Lone Star Conference South play on Tuesday. The men put the game away on the free throw line, hitting eight of 10 free throws in the last minute to defeat Texas A&M-Kingsville 79-72. Dustin Heiman hit 11 of 13 free throw attempts and finished with 16 points. ACU ... [Read More…]
Men’s basketball drops heartbreaker
The Wildcats fell just seconds short of upsetting 10th-ranked Midwestern State, who scored as time expired to escape with a 78-77 victory Saturday. Eddie Thompson hit a 3-point shot with 2.8 seconds left in the game to give the Wildcats a 1-point lead. The ensuing inbounds pass was deflected out of bounds, leaving two seconds left on the clock. ... [Read More…]
Vancil signs with Seattle Mariners
Former ACU pitcher Preston Vancil signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners and has been invited to their minor league spring training camp. Vancil posted a 3.54 ERA during his last season with the Wildcats and finished in the nation's top 10 in strikeouts with 108. He was only 5-6 on the season, but he still earned first team ... [Read More…]
The Ultimate Game
The ACU Ultimate Frisbee Club team will compete in its first tournament of the semester in Denton on Saturday and Sunday. The team usually plays in three tournaments in the Dallas area per semester. Team co-captain J. Rodriguez has played for three years and says his favorite part of the club is going to the tournaments. "Everyone at the ... [Read More…]
Wade Phillips deserved second chance
The Dallas Cowboys, led by Wade Phillips, went 11-5 this season and won the NFC East Division. They earned the third seed in the conference, which got them a home playoff game. They won their first playoff game since Dec. 28, 1996, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 34-14. Yet, for some reason, people think Phillips should be fired. Last season, ... [Read More…]
Wildcats drop conference opener to ENMU
After a dramatic near-comeback, the men's basketball team dropped the ball in its division-opener against Eastern New Mexico, 78-65. The Wildcats trailed by 16 with 12:06 left in the game, but after a 7-2 run that cut the deficit to 55-44, they started to force turnovers and execute on offense. ACU continued to press the Greyhounds, tying the game ... [Read More…]
Colt McCoy stands strong in his faith
It hasn't been a week since the BCS National Championship game, a game Colt McCoy dreamed about his whole life. In McCoy's final game as a Longhorn, he had one last shot to bring home a national title for the Texas Longhorns. He had been preparing for this game his whole career. The past month of his life had been nothing but studying for one game ... [Read More…]
Playoff system would not be any better than BCS
The Bowl Championship Series is not the perfect system by any means. However, a playoff system should not be implemented in Division I football anytime soon. The main argument for a playoff system is based on the fact nobody would be left out, and every team would get a chance. However, this is not true. If the BCS system was replaced with an ... [Read More…]
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