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Season starts with four game series

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The Wildcat baseball team has a four game series this weekend against Arkansas Tech University at Crutcher Scott Field. The season opener begins on Friday, Feb. 3 at 4:05 p.m. First pitch of the second game is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4. Designated hitters will be used in the second game. The series ends on Sunday, Feb. 5. Game ... [Read More…]

Late technical proves costly

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Tuesday night, the men's basketball team lost a heartbreaking game against the eleventh ranked team in the nation Midwestern State 79-78. The Wildcats came roaring back from a twenty-point deficit in the second half, aided by Midwestern State missing thirteen free throws down the stretch. As time expired, junior guard Antonio Bell hit the shot of ... [Read More…]

Whiteside, Richardson earn All-Star invite

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Former ACU football standouts Aston Whiteside and Daryl Richardson will prolong their collegiate football career on Saturday as both will play in the Players All-Star Classic at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Ark. The two ACU products will be playing for the South team in Saturday's game, which will start at 3 p.m. The rosters will be ... [Read More…]

ACU adds speed, depth on signing day

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February 1st may mark the start of a new month for some, but for avid sports fans, the beginning of February signals National Signing Day. It is the first day when high school student athletes can sign their letters of intent to play for the college of their choice. The ACU football team didn't miss out on the fun as head coach Ken Collums added ... [Read More…]

Wildcats unable to overcome Mustangs

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The women's basketball team fought until the end Tuesday night in Moody Coliseum, facing the 11-2 Midwestern State Mustangs. Despite the 90-82 setback, the Wildcats haven't given up any momentum going forward, or the desire to attend the LSC Post-Season tournament. Desperate to improve their 3-10 conference record, the Wildcats battled the ... [Read More…]

Bain earns automatic qualifying mark

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Three meets into the young 2012 outdoor season, and the Abilene Christian Track and Field team has three athletes who have automatically qualified for nationals. Junior hurdler Dennis Bain was the most recent to add his name to that list, as he won the 60-meter hurdles with a personal record time of 7.95 seconds last weekend at the New Mexico ... [Read More…]

Softball ranked sixth in pre-season

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One year after just missing a playoff spot, the Wildcat softball team was picked to finish 6th in the Lone Star Conference Preseason poll. Last year, the 'Cats season came down to the final weekend, but ACU lost a tiebreaker with Texas Woman's and fell just short of the final playoff spot in the LSC Postseason tournament. This season, the ... [Read More…]

Wildcats pick up key conference win

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The Wildcats losing streak finally ended this weekend as the Wildcats rallied for the win late in the second half, fighting for the 69-57 win over Texas Women's. "I was extremely proud of the way our girls played on Saturday," head coach Shawna Lavender said. The 'Cats, desperate to place high enough to attend the LSC post-season tournament, were ... [Read More…]

‘Cats try to stop slide against TWU

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Coach Shawna Lavender and the women's basketball team look forward to facing Texas Women's University this Saturday as a chance to redeem themselves from a tough losing streak that has become a frequent trend this season. ACU lost two heartbreakers in the final minutes of the second half this past week in a home-and-home series with Angelo State. ... [Read More…]

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