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Wildcats snap losing streak in dominating effort

February 9, 2024 by Will Dalton

ACU (9-11, 5-6) cruised past Seattle (1-20, 1-11) Thursday night, taking down the Redhawks by a final score of 82-63, snapping a four game losing streak for the Wildcats.  The Wildcats opened up the first quarter by taking an early 8-2 lead after an and-one from graduate forward Clare Traeger. The Wildcats played a solid first quarter, yet ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats fall just short to Texans in overtime thriller

February 2, 2024 by Will Dalton

The Wildcats (8-13, 3-7) came up just short in Thursday’s overtime-thriller and homestand finale, falling to Tarleton State (14-7, 7-3) by a final score of 76-73.  The Wildcats entered Thursday night's contest coming off of a 82-67 loss last Saturday to Southern Utah, snapping a two-game win streak for the Wildcats. Meanwhile, the Texans were ... [Read More…]

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Second half surge gives Wildcats impressive win over Bisons

January 26, 2024 by Will Dalton

ACU (8-11, 3-5) grabbed a much needed win Thursday night against Utah Tech (7-12, 3-5), blowing out the Bisons by a final score of 82-60.  Coming into Thursday night, the Wildcats were looking to build off of a crucial win, after taking down UT Arlington on Saturday, which snapped a four-game losing streak for the Wildcats. The Bisons however, ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats drop third straight game, falling on the road to Tarleton

January 19, 2024 by Will Dalton

The Wildcats (6-11, 1-5) dropped their third straight game on Thursday, falling to Tarleton (11-6, 4-2) by a final score of 79-71.  The Wildcats entered Thursday night's game on the final leg of a three game road trip and coming off back-to-back losses to Grand Canyon and Cal Baptist respectively. The Texans found themselves in a similar ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats take down cross-town rival for impressive win

December 12, 2023 by Will Dalton

ACU (5-4, 1-1) earned an impressive win Monday night against Abilene rival McMurry (7-2, 3-0), taking down the War Hawks 91-55. The Wildcats entered Monday night's contest following a 77-60 loss to an undefeated TCU team last week, while the War Hawks entered on a five game winning streak.  ACU started the game off in a five point hole, but ... [Read More…]

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Offensive clinic helps Wildcats dominate Yellow Jackets

December 11, 2023 by Will Dalton

ACU (4-6, 0-2) snapped a four-game skid Sunday afternoon in an impressive and dominant 120-69 win over the Howard Payne Yellow Jackets (6-5, 1-3).  Along with their first 120-point win in ten years, the Wildcats set a D-I era school record for rebounds in a game at 60, and tallied a team total, 32 assists as well.  The Wildcats were coming ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats fall to Northern Arizona in last-second buzzer-beater

December 7, 2023 by Will Dalton

In a last-second buzzer-beater, ACU (3-6, 0-2) fell to Northern Arizona (4-5, 0-0) on Wednesday night in a final score of 78-76, making it four straight losses for the Wildcats. The Wildcats came into Wednesday night's contest following two losses to begin conference play including a tough overtime loss to Stephen F. Austin on Saturday. The ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats come up just short against Lumberjacks in OT

December 3, 2023 by Will Dalton

ACU (3-5, 0-2) dropped its second straight game Saturday night, falling in overtime to WAC opponent Stephen F. Austin (5-3, 1-1) in a final score of 74-79.  The Wildcats came into the game following a loss on the road earlier in the week where they fell to UT Arlington in their first conference game of the season.  SFA grabbed the lead early ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats fall on the road in WAC opener

November 29, 2023 by Will Dalton

ACU (3-4, 0-1) fell in its conference opener against UT Arlington (4-3, 1-0) in a final score of 71-86.  The Wildcats entered Wednesday night's game with an even record after going 2-1, falling just short in the Paradise Jam Tournament championship the previous week.  The Wildcats started the game off hot going on a quick 8-1 run thanks to ... [Read More…]

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Football earns nearly $1 million in contract guarantees from 2023 season

November 17, 2023 by Will Dalton

Come Saturday, the ACU football team will have a little bit more in the bank after their highly anticipated matchup with Texas A&M, no matter what the final outcome of the game is. Every college football season, many lower Div. I and FBS level schools find themselves playing games against larger and more experienced schools who have an ... [Read More…]

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