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Football tasked with No. 3 Central Arkansas for season finale

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The football team closes the 2017 season with a tough matchup on the road against No. 3 ranked Central Arkansas. The Sugar Bears sit atop the Southland Conference with an undefeated 8-0 record in conference play, and a 9-1 overall record, while the Wildcats have a 2-6 record in Southland play, and a 2-8 overall record. Head coach Adam Dorrel ... [Read More…]

Women’s basketball looks for 3-0 start after Shreiner victory

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The women's basketball team put on a dominant performance Monday evening against Schreiner University, winning 97-48. The Wildcats are off to an impressive start at 2-0 after the victory, while this game gave Schreiner a loss in its first matchup of the season. Junior guard Sara Williamson played an impressive game where she led the team in ... [Read More…]

Women’s basketball dominates in opener, faces Schreiner next

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The Wildcats opened its season Friday evening against Southwest college, and cruised to a 91-47 victory. The women started with a 21-3 run in the first quarter, and never looked back, scoring over 20 points in three of the four quarters. ACU outscored Southwest 39-24 in the first half, and put together 52 points in the second half, giving them ... [Read More…]

Denmark breaks tackle record in wild game

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The fourth ranked Bearkats were nearly stunned in the Wildcats final home game of the season, but came out on top 44-35. After falling behind 24-0, the Wildcats outscored Sam Houston 35-7 to take the lead late in the fourth quarter at 35-31. However, the Bearkats scored the final 13 points of the game to take the victory. Senior ... [Read More…]

Back-to-back Southland champs begin season Friday

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The women's basketball team is set to begin the quest for a three-peat as Southland Conference champs when they take on Southwest College in Moody Coliseum Friday night. The team will be figuring out life after the departure of their big four – Suzzy and Lizzy Dimba, Sydney Shelstead and Alexis Mason – for the first time in Friday's game as ... [Read More…]

Football welcomes No. 4 Sam Houston for home finale

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The football team will host the No. 4 ranked Bearkats of Sam Houston State Saturday for its final home game of the 2017 season. The Wildcats sit at 2-7 overall, and 2-5 in conference after a heartbreaking loss in overtime to Northwestern last week, while Sam Houston has a full head of steam with an 8-1 overall record, and a 6-1 Southland record ... [Read More…]

Football falls short in disappointing overtime loss

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The football team fell 26-23 to Northwestern State on the road Saturday after it could not match the Demons' final overtime field goal. The game featured senior Nik Grau and Northwestern State senior Eric Piccione in a place-kicker battle in which Grau made three of seven field goals he attempted, while Piccione made all four of his ... [Read More…]

Football heads back to Louisiana after bye week

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The football team travels to Louisiana for the second time this season, as it faces Northwestern State after getting last weekend off, but it remains unclear who will man the offensive huddle when they take the field. Redshirt freshman quarterback Luke Anthony could get the nod to start over junior quarterback Dallas Sealey. However, head coach ... [Read More…]

Soccer clinches postseason berth in SFA shutout

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Despite a 2-1 loss to Sam Houston State Friday, the soccer team bounced back Sunday with a 2-0 shutout over third-place Stephen F. Austin to secure a spot in the Southland Conference tournament. Head coach Casey Wilson said his team rose to the occasion in a crucial situation against the Lumberjacks. "SFA is always a good team, it was the ... [Read More…]

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