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Wildcat Stadium lands top-25 spot in FCS attendance

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In its first season of existence, Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium has already found its name on the FCS top-25 list of average attendance at football games. ACU landed at the No. 25 spot with an average of 10,441 fans per game and a total of 52,204 out of five home games. The specific attendance for each game, according to ACU Sports, was a ... [Read More…]

Null deals third-career no-hitter in early season action

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The Wildcats opened their first postseason eligible season in San Antonio at the UTSA Softball Classic, which was highlighted by senior pitcher Hannah Null's third-career no-hitter. In the opening game against Seton Hall, Hailey Arteaga hit a home run that scored the only two runs of the game for the Pirates, but it proved to be enough as ACU ... [Read More…]

Wildcats end two-game skid with 80-69 win over UIW

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After two-straight losses the Wildcats are back on track, thanks in large part to another dominant double-double performance from junior Jaren Lewis. Lewis posted his second-straight 15-plus point, 15-plus rebound game and third-straight double-double with 20 points and 17 rebounds in Saturday's 80-69 win. Lewis also had two three-pointers early ... [Read More…]

Golf looks to carry strong fall performances into spring

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The Wildcats begin their spring season at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate after a fall season full of four top-10 finishes that has the team optimistic. Junior Garrett Glanton, who finished the fall as the team's best scorer, averaging right around 72 per round said the different courses played in the fall have him encouraged to get ... [Read More…]

Eight personal bests set at Texas Tech meet

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Eight Wildcats set personal bests at Texas Tech last weekend, led by juniors Lonnie Smith and Kayla Melgar Smith and Melgar, who are now ranked first and second in the Southland Conference in the weight throw, threw for 18.31 meters and 18.29, respectively. The women also had strong showing from senior Alexandria Hackett, who finished second ... [Read More…]

Williamson clinches Wildcat victory in wild finish

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Junior guard Sara Williamson brought the Moody crowd to its feet Saturday when she hit a buzzer-beating layup in a 58-56 win over Incarnate Word. "I felt like crying after the game," said Head Coach Julie Goodenough. "It was a great game for us, for our team to have to fight and finish, this was good for our young team to have to win a close ... [Read More…]

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