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Out with the alley, in with the elevator

November 26, 2014 by Tori Valdivia

The downstairs area of the Campus Center is saying goodbye to the bowling alley and hello to ACU's newest stomping grounds where students will be able to go and socialize with fellow Wildcats. "The bowling alley wasn't the most used place on campus, so we thought what if we repurposed that space and made all of that Student Life," said Kevin ... [Read More…]

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Volleyball ends season with five set defeat

November 20, 2014 by Tori Valdivia

The ACU volleyball team played its last match of the 2014 season at home last Saturday against the Northwestern State University Demons. The Wildcats fell to the Lady Demons for the second and final time this year in five sets (19-25, 25-19, 18-25, 26-24 and 15-12). The loss concluded ACU's season at 4-12 in the Southland Conference and going ... [Read More…]

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Volleyball falls to Northwestern in its final match

November 18, 2014 by Tori Valdivia

The ACU volleyball team was defeated one final time to conclude its 2014 season, falling to Northwestern State Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats fell in a five-set fashion (19-25, 25-19, 18-25, 26-24 and 15-12) as they wrapped up conference play with a 4-12 record and finished 6-24 overall. This win pushed the Lady Demons to 10-6 in Southland ... [Read More…]

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Volleyball concludes 2014 season against NSU

November 13, 2014 by Tori Valdivia

ACU volleyball will play its final Senior Day match of the season at 2 p.m. Saturday against Northwestern State University in Moody Coliseum. The Wildcats will finish their season on a strong note entering the game with back-to-back wins. Both wins were won in four sets, the first against McNeese State (25-27, 25-17, 25-23 and 25-23) and the ... [Read More…]

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ACU Volleyball steals two big wins

November 11, 2014 by Tori Valdivia

The ACU volleyball team came away with two big victories last week against conference opponents McNeese State and Nicholls State. The Wildcats improved their record to 4-10 in conference over the weekend, as they took matching 3-1 wins over the Cowgirls and the Colonels. In the game against McNeese, junior Jennifer Loerch and senior Taylor ... [Read More…]

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SALT cooks up Turkeys for Taylor effort

November 11, 2014 by Tori Valdivia

The Service Action Leadership Team is calling all ACU affiliates to give back this holiday season by participating in Turkeys for Taylor. Turkeys for Taylor, a project facilitated by SALT, provides a full Thanksgiving meal to 70 families of Taylor Elementary School, just south of campus next to the Sanders Intramural Field. The meals are ... [Read More…]

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Volleyball looks to bounce back against McNeese State

November 6, 2014 by Tori Valdivia

The ACU volleyball team continues conference play as they look to take on McNeese State Thursday night in Moody Coliseum. The Wildcats are coming off their sixth five-set loss in conference against Incarnate Word last Saturday (27-25, 25-15, 23-25, 22-25 and 15-9). Incarnate Word dominated the first two sets and seemed as though they would ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News, Sports Tagged With: Volleyball

IJM urges students to dress to impress

November 4, 2014 by Tori Valdivia

The International Justice Mission is calling all women of Abilene to participate in its fundraiser, Dressember, by wearing a dress every day during the month of December. The ACU chapter of IJM was started in 1999 and has used the Dressember campaign since 2009 to raise awareness for women's oppression across the world. Women are challenged to ... [Read More…]

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Volleyball falls in five to rival UIW Cardinals

November 4, 2014 by Tori Valdivia

The ACU volleyball team fought hard through five sets against the University of the Incarnate Word Saturday, but was defeated 3-2. This dropped the Wildcats' conference record to 2-10 and their overall record to 4-22. "We really wanted to beat Incarnate Word because we came so close to beating them the last time we matched up with them," ... [Read More…]

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Volleyball set to play rival Incarnate Word

October 30, 2014 by Tori Valdivia

The ACU Volleyball team will face the University of Incarnate Word at 2 p.m. Saturday in Moody Colesium. The Wildcats will enter this game 2-9 in conference coming off of back-to-back losses against the University of Louisiana Lafayette and Nicholls State University. The Cardinals enter the match 3-8 in conference after defeating New Orleans ... [Read More…]

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