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Wildcats get back on track with 6-2 rout

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The Wildcats are back on the road this weekend heading to Corpus Christi after an offensive explosion on Sunday. ACU did split its matches last weekend, but ended on a high note with the win over Northwestern State. Last Friday night, the Wildcats battled hard and had a tough 2-1 loss to the defending Southland Conference regular-season ... [Read More…]

Wildcats dominate first half in road victory

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Junior quarterback Dallas Sealey ran for three touchdowns and threw for another one in the Wildcats 45-20 win against the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio. This win gave the Wildcats their first victory on the road since 2014 when they defeated Stephen F. Austin 37-35. The Wildcats now improve to 2-3 overall and avoid going under ... [Read More…]

Volleyball falls to 0-2 at home

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Junior Jacey Smith led the game with 19 kills, but it wasn't enough to keep the Wildcats from falling to McNeese State in four sets. Neither team got off to a great start, as the Wildcats committed 12 errors to the Cowgirls' nine in the first two games. But early on McNeese found away to pull away in each set. "We had a ton of unforced ... [Read More…]

Wildcats lose second stadium game to SFA

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The football team lost its second game in Wildcat stadium to Stephen F. Austin by a final score of 20-10. ACU Football drops to 1-3 overall and 1-1 in conference, while SFA improves to 2-2 overall and 2-0 in conference. Head coach Adam Dorrel said his team wasn't its usual self tonight. "It's very disappointing, we did things tonight that ... [Read More…]

Wildcats’ nine-game home win streak snapped

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Volleyball's home-court advantage fell short for the first time in 10 games when Sam Houston State defeated ACU 3-1 in the team's Southland Conference opener. The Wildcats stormed out of the gate in the Saturday match-up, taking game one fairly convincingly 25-18. Trailing 24-16, the Bearkats cut the lead to 24-18 on consecutive kills by Brooke ... [Read More…]

Donors react to stadium grand opening

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  Wildcat fans packed the bleachers Saturday for the first game ever played at Wildcat Stadium. From the suite level, the donors who made the stadium possible watched the game with their family and friends. April and Mark Anthony, who gave $15 million to the stadium project, watched their son, freshman quarterback Luke Anthony, play ... [Read More…]

Fifer clinches win with golden goal

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Senior Chloe Fifer scored a penalty kick in double overtime against Houston Baptist Friday at Elmer Gray Stadium, which gave soccer a 2-1 win in its Southland Conference opener. Fifer’s penalty kick was prompted by a yellow card from one of HBU’s player, who tripped ACU’s senior captain inside the 18-yard box. She picked herself up, took a ... [Read More…]

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