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Wildcats fall against SFA on Senior Day

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The Wildcats (10-11, 4-6) hosted the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (18-4, 9-2) Saturday in Moody Coliseum for senior day which resulted in a tough loss, 53-66. This is the second matchup this season between both teams, with the first meeting occurring in December which also ended in a loss for ACU, 78-83. SFA falls in second in the Western ... [Read More…]

Wildcats spoil Redhawks’ undefeated home record

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ACU (12-11, 4-6) earned its second straight win in Western Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, taking down the Seattle University Redhawks (16-7, 7-3) 83-68 in Climate Pledge Arena. With the road win, the Wildcats handed the Redhawks their first loss at home during the 2022-23 season. The win also allowed the Wildcats to stay in the hunt for ... [Read More…]

Men’s tennis splits weekend while women sweeps competition

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Both men's and women's tennis teams had a busy weekend, bringing home a combined four wins and one loss. The men's team traveled to Colorado Springs, Colorado to take on a weekend series against East Tennessee State, University of Montana and Air Force. Friday afternoon, the Wildcats took on East Tennessee State gaining the win 4-3. Junior ... [Read More…]

Wildcats pull out close win against Utah Tech

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Sophomore guard Ali Abdou Dibba leads the Wildcats to outlast Utah Tech in a neck-in-neck battle for their third conference win, 81-76. "Ali's a good player man," head coach Brette Tanner said. "He's been playing tremendously in the last few games and he's a guy that I could really get a lot of free throws tonight and he did." After having a ... [Read More…]

GCU outlasts ACU in pulse-pounding conference matchup

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The Wildcats (10-11, 2-6) fell short of winning an instant classic on Thursday, with the Grand Canyon University Antelopes (14-7, 5-3) edging out the Wildcats, 75-73, inside Moody Coliseum. With the loss, the Wildcats fall to 0-3 in all matchups against GCU and remain in ninth place in the Western Athletic Conference standings. Despite the loss, ... [Read More…]

Wildcats unable to grab win in battle against New Mexico State

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The Wildcats (10-9, 4-4) traveled to Las Cruces, New Mexico Thursday night taking on the New Mexico State Aggies (11-10, 6-3), where they fell in a close battle, 61-69. These two teams met last in January of 2022, where the Wildcats secured the close victory at home, 76-73. The Aggies are tied for fourth while the Wildcats are tied for sixth in ... [Read More…]

Men’s and women’s tennis partake in action packed weekend

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The ACU men’s and women’s tennis teams came up with some big wins this past weekend in their home matches as the men defeated Lubbock Christian and Hardin-Simmons on Friday and the Women defeated Texas-San Antonio Saturday afternoon.  The men’s team, coming off a disappointing loss in Fort Worth against TCU, was able to bounce back with a 7-0 ... [Read More…]

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