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Rutgers coach fired for losses not tantrums

April 11, 2013 by Matthew Sloan

A couple of weeks ago, the basketball coach at Rutgers University was fired because he never won more than six conference games in a season and became more trouble than he was worth. Of course, Rice was officially fired because he used several different "F" words in the direction of his players and threw basketballs at them after bad plays in ... [Read More…]

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Carpenter claims trio of victories

April 9, 2013 by Matthew Sloan

The ACU golf team travelled down I-20 down to Dallas to take part in the Dallas Baptist Golf Classic Sunday through Tuesday, finishing in 12th place. The tournament was hosted by Dallas Baptist University at the Hackberry Creek Country Club. Oklahoma Christian University won the tournament with an efficient 887 strokes for the tournament. The ... [Read More…]

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Lawton works to reward mom

April 2, 2013 by Matthew Sloan

Hundreds of Wildcat fans saw senior transfer Eric Lawton lighting up Lone Star Conference opponents and became fans of him on the court, but Lawton's off the court drive is just as impressive. As a young player in California, Lawton was ranked the number 28 shooting guard in the entire country according to ESPN.com. Lawton was one of seven ... [Read More…]

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Carpenter crushes the competition

March 26, 2013 by Matthew Sloan

The fifth ranked ACU golf team finished second in the Arkansas-Little Rock/First Tee Collegiate Classic hosted by the Chenal Country Club.. Senior Alex Carpenter, a Little Rock native, won his 19th career individual tournament after a dominating performace. That puts Carpenter one win away from his goal of 20 career victories before he graduates, ... [Read More…]

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Practices come as breath of fresh air

March 21, 2013 by Matthew Sloan

The ACU football team hit the field for the first time in 2013 Tuesday to start spring practice. After months of offseason workouts, the boys of fall are finally getting a chance to buckle up their chinstraps and get back on the gridiron. "It was nice to get out there because we have been away from it for so long," fullback Spencer Hittle said. ... [Read More…]

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Carpenter conquers Mission Viejo

March 20, 2013 by Matthew Sloan

Senior Alex Carpenter stole the spring break spotlight by winning his 18th career individual medalist title and breaking a course record in the process. Carpenter shot a 63 to break the Mission Viejo Country Club record in route to a five shot comeback at the Southern California Intercollegiate. "Sixty-three was the lowest I've shot while playing ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Golf

The Golding era is on the horizon

March 8, 2013 by Matthew Sloan

The ACU men's basketball team finished up their season last week, and although they did not make the Lone Star Conference tournament, the program improved in many ways. The Wildcats got off to a hot start early in the year winning both of their matchups in the Whitten Inn Classic by double digits. ACU also split a pair of games against Dallas ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats fall short in second half shootout

March 6, 2013 by Matthew Sloan

The men's basketball team finished up their season looking to go .500 for the first time since 2007, but fell short against Texas A&M Kingsville 83-76. The starting five looked a little different for the Wildcats Saturday when all five healthy seniors took the floor to start the game for ACU. Steven Werner, Dosh Simms, Trevor Wait, Elliott ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats rout UIW, double LSC wins

February 28, 2013 by Matthew Sloan

The men's basketball team traveled to San Antonio in hopes of sweeping the season series against Incarnate Word, and hammered the Cardinals 82-68. The win marked the sixth conference victory of the year for the Wildcats, doubling their win total from the season before. ACU lit up the scoreboard in the first half, hitting 60 percent of their shots ... [Read More…]

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Ready for some football: First D-I schedule to be independent

February 27, 2013 by Matthew Sloan

The ACU football team's schedule is set for their inaugural Division I season in 2013 as an independent team. Since ACU is not able to play a Southland Conference football schedule until 2014, the athletic department had to fill an entire schedule of games instead of a couple of non-conference games to start the season as usual. "I think one of ... [Read More…]

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