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Gallery: Men’s Basketball obtains win against WAC top seed, GCU

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The Wildcats won their game on Saturday afternoon against the Grand Canyon University Antelopes with a final score of 79-73. The game makes a three-way tie in WAC rankings with CBU and SFA with standings of 7-9. The Wildcats will face off against Southern Utah on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.. ... [Read More…]

Gallery: Men’s Basketball breaks into WAC top 8 with victorious game against CBU

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The Wildcats maintained a steady lead over California Baptist Lancers throughout their game on Thursday until they reached their victory. ACU finished the first half of the game with a comfortable lead at 33-25 points. Although the Lancers scored two more points in the second half than the Wildcats at 40-38, it was not enough to claim the victory ... [Read More…]

ACU bats go cold as Wildcats fall in Arlington

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After coming off of a season-opening series victory, the Wildcats came up short Thursday night against Oklahoma State, falling 8-4 at Globe Life Field in Arlington.  Senior right-hander Rolando De La Cruz would take the mound as the starter for the Cats and would unfortunately find himself in an early hole. Three walks, two balks and a ... [Read More…]

Madden explodes to help Wildcats earn much needed win

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Men's basketball (9-15, 4-9) grabbed a crucial road win Thursday night taking down UT Rio Grande Valley (6-18, 2-11), 87-79, thanks to a big performance from senior guard Hunter Jack Madden.  The Wildcats, who were coming off a four-game losing streak, had been facing some real struggles and needed a win against the last-placed Vaqueros, to turn ... [Read More…]

Wildcats snap losing streak in dominating effort

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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…]

Women’s Tennis Sweeps Weekend Matches

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The women's tennis team rebounded from a tough loss last weekend to earn two key home victories this weekend. On Saturday, the Wildcats hosted Dallas Baptist and cruised to a dominant 7-0 win. According to the match report, ACU swept the doubles matches to grab the early lead. In singles play, the Wildcats continued to roll, winning every match ... [Read More…]

Wildcats fall just short to Texans in overtime thriller

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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…]

Second half surge gives Wildcats impressive win over Bisons

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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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