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Three-game home stand begins with visit from HPU

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The women's basketball team opens the home portion of its 2016-17 season Tuesday night against Howard Payne University. ACU also plans to lower its 2015-16 conference championship banner before the game. The Wildcats began the season with a hard-fought loss to Missouri 52-46 in the preseason WNIT tournament. Look for freshman Breanna Wright ... [Read More…]

Season finale win eludes Wildcats in Louisiana

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A week after starting sluggish against Northwestern State, the Wildcats again struggled to find their rhythm as they fell behind 14-3 to Southeastern Louisiana at the end of the first, and would not be able to recover. The Wildcats were faced with an opportunity late in the third to cut the lead to two, but could not find the End zone. After ... [Read More…]

Collums, Athletics part ways after five seasons

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Less than 24 hours after the Wildcats fell to Southeastern Louisiana, 31-19, in the season finale, head football coach Ken Collums was relieved of his duties, and special teams coordinator and linebacker coach Mark Ribaudo was named interim head coach. "I'm disappointed I didn't get to finish what I started," Collums said. A big part of what we ... [Read More…]

Lewis leads scoring in opening win

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The men's basketball team opened its season with a game against Div. III opponent Schreiner University and came away with a 73-59 victory. The Wildcats played close with Schreiner in the first half at three-to-four point deficits before jumping out to a 35-27 lead at half. In the second half, the men worked the score to a 20-point lead at the ... [Read More…]

Wildcats open season against No. 24 Mizzou in Preseason WNIT

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The Wildcats begin their season with a trip to Columbia, Missouri to compete against the Missouri Tigers for the first round of the 2016 Women’s National Invitational Tournament. Missouri is ranked 24th in the AP Preseason Top-25 poll after going 22-10 last season. The Tigers made it into the NCAA Tournament last year, but lost in the second ... [Read More…]

Return to Form: With Lizzy back, Wildcats primed to defend Southland title

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A year after tearing her ACL and missing seven games, Lizzy Dimba is back in full form after months of rehab. In her final year, Dimba like the rest of her team is focused on a repeat as Southland Conference champs. “Last year was really disappointing when I was hurt,” Dimba said. “But I’m thankful for the doctors that helped me. I do rehab ... [Read More…]

Dyess Air Force Base leaders support ACU through rugby club

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Dyess Air Force Base leaders showed support for ACU through the rugby club Tuesday night at a practice. Technical Sergeant Keith Goeddertz, the unit deployment manager at Dyess, is the connection between ACU and the base. Goeddertz found the ACU Rugby Club online and contacted the president, Juan Escobedo, to see how he could be involved in the ... [Read More…]

Collums hopes to lay foundation for 2017 with finale win

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Fresh off its second win of the season in its home finale, football heads to Hammond, Louisiana for its season finale against Southeastern Louisiana. Head coach Ken Collums said it was fitting to send Shotwell out the right way with a win last weekend. "To end our chapter in Shotwell Stadium with a win, I think was crucial," Collums said. "It ... [Read More…]

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