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Wildcats head to Mississipi State for final game of the season

November 22, 2019 by Rachel Poe

The Wildcats will head to Starkville, Mississippi to face its final competitor of the 2019 season, the Mississippi State Bulldogs.  The Wildcats played its final game of the 2019 season at Wildcat Stadium in Abilene last Saturday against Southeastern Louisiana, honoring 21 seniors. The Wildcats fell short to SLU, 14-35, and are now the 5-6 ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats await Lions for Senior Day

November 15, 2019 by Rachel Poe

The ACU football team concludes its last home game Saturday at 1 p.m. against Southeastern Louisiana. The Wildcats were undefeated at home until last Saturday, when they fell, 24-10, to Sam Houston State. SLU’s junior quarterback Cole Kelley and sophomore defensive back Ferlando Jordan were some of the Southland Conference Football Players of ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats’ 2019 soccer season concludes in Conway

November 7, 2019 by Rachel Poe

The Wildcats season came to an end with a tough ending on Wednesday afternoon as they fell 2-1 to the McNeese Cowgirls in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Southland Conference. ACU was able to get a lead in the second half, but McNeese managed to score twice in 11 minutes to take the lead.  It was a scoreless first half and it was not until the 58th ... [Read More…]

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ACU secures No. 3 seed for Southland Conference Tournament with 3-2 UIW win

November 6, 2019 by Rachel Poe

The Wildcats finished out their regular season on Friday night against the University of the Incarnate Word secured the No. 3 seed in the upcoming Southland Conference Tournament, which will take place later in the week in Conway, Arkansas. The first goal of the night came in the 22nd minute, when senior Shay Johsnon scored off an assist from ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats complete first undefeated season at home with 1-0 win over Sam Houston

October 29, 2019 by Rachel Poe

The Wildcats were able to pull off another 1-0 win over the Bearkats in their final home game of the season on Sunday.  Seniors’ Rachel Johnson, Samantha Vestal, Shay Johnson, Brooke Lenz, Michelle Mulrooney, Peighton Starch and Sophie Standifer played their final game at Elmer Grey Stadium and boy was it a good one. The Wildcats were able to ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats win in 2OT against SFA

October 25, 2019 by Rachel Poe

The Wildcats opened up their last two home games of the season with a match against Stephen F. Austin State University on Friday night. The Wildcats battled the Ladyjacks to the end, taking the game to double-overtime.  In the 104th minute, senior Shay Johnson teamed up with junior captain Christina Arteaga on the 12th corner kick of the night. ... [Read More…]

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Soccer bounces back after loss to Lamar

October 22, 2019 by Rachel Poe

The Wildcats traveled to Beaumont, Texas to face Lamar Cardinals on Friday night and met the McNeese Cowboys in Lake Charles, Louisiana on Sunday afternoon.  ACU fell short, 4-6, to Lamar University on Friday night. The Wildcats were able to score four goals on Friday night, but four second-half goals that the Cardinals were able to slip in, ... [Read More…]

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ACU brings home first loss in conference against Islanders

October 14, 2019 by Rachel Poe

On Friday night the Abilene Christian soccer team comes home with their first loss of the season, in the Southland Conference. The Wildcats just fell short on Friday night, losing to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders 2-1.  The Islanders are now on a on a five game unbeaten winning streak and the Wildcats seven matches of an unbeaten streak ... [Read More…]

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ACU has first conference draw against NSU

October 7, 2019 by Rachel Poe

The ACU women's soccer team had its first draw, 1-1, in Southland Conference play on Friday against Northwestern State Lady Demons. The first goal of the night came from junior captain Christina Arteaga in the ninth minute. Senior Shay Johnson was able to head the ball out of a group and freshman Caylen Wright passed it to Arteaga. Arteaga ... [Read More…]

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ACU stuns SLU in final seconds

October 2, 2019 by Rachel Poe

What a game it was on Sunday for ACU, fighting head-to-head, with a score of 0-0, until the last 12 seconds of the game. The Wildcats were able to get a goal and win the game 1-0 over Southeastern Louisiana, with a record of 3-0, the first time since 2016, in the Southland Conference and 7-2-1 overall.  The goal came in the 89th minute, from ... [Read More…]

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