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Wildcats hammer Bulldogs, win out-right LSC title

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The ACU Wildcats finished their bid for an outright Lone Star Conference Championship and a perfect 11-0 season with a 47-17 victory over the Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs on the Wildcats senior day. "It means a lot," senior fullback Emery Dudensing said. "I really enjoy that we won it here in front of the home crowd." The Wildcats ... [Read More…]

Wildcats look to claim LSC title outright

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The ACU Wildcats will look to complete their first ever 11-0 regular season when the visiting Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs come to Shotwell Stadium on Saturday. On paper, the match-up against the Bulldogs seems incredibly one sided. Southwestern is in the bottom three of every major statistical offensive category in the Lone Star ... [Read More…]

Wildcats to meet Rambelles in NCAA tournament

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The Wildcats will take on Angelo State University for the third time this season in their first NCAA Division II tournament appearance in the program's history. St. Edward's University earned the top seed in the region and will host the Wildcats and Rambelles in Austin. "I don't think our game plan against them is going to be any different," head ... [Read More…]

Wildcats prepare for conference tournament

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The regular season may have ended, but the fun is only just beginning for the ACU Wildcat volleyball team. "We've had an outstanding year," said head coach Kellen Mock. "We are 25-4 and I couldn't be happier with how this team has played." Over the weekend the Wildcats will try to make it to the Lone Star Conference Tournament championship for ... [Read More…]

Women’s basketball excited for upcoming season

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The ACU women's basketball team is getting excited for what looms on the horizon for this upcoming season. The Wildcats boast a young roster full of underclassmen who are eager to dip their feet in the pool of college basketball. Head coach Shawna Lavender said she is excited about the beginning of a new season in which several players will have ... [Read More…]

ACU Men’s team set to tip off season against UTPB

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Volleyball, football, and soccer are nearing the end of their seasons, but the ACU men's basketball team is eager and ready to replace them. The Lone Star Conference league office voted the ACU team to finish last in the South Division this season, but head coach Jason Copeland doesn't expect that to be the case. "This is a team that is ready to ... [Read More…]

Football beats West Texas 41-34 to claim the LSC Championship

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The ACU Wildcats fought back from 14 points down in the third quarter to overtake conference rival West Texas A&M and clinch at least a share of the Lone Star Conference Championship. "I'm just so proud of our guys, they fought like crazy," ACU head coach Chris Thomsen said. "That's the way it should be for the championship, just a knock-down, ... [Read More…]

Soccer wins its first-ever LSC Championship with a 2-0 win

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For the first time in program history, the Wildcats are champions. ACU defeated Midwestern State in the conference championship on Sunday to earn its first Lone Star Conference Championship. "It was exciting. It was nice to be able to play at that level at this time of year," Coach Casey Wilson said. "It is good for the girls to know that they are ... [Read More…]

Cross country wins its 20th straight LSC Championship

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Several sports teams come to mind when the word success comes up: the University of Connecticut women's basketball team, the New York Yankees, the pre- Tony Romo Dallas Cowboys, and the ACU Men's cross country team. For the twentieth year in a row, the ACU men's cross country team was crowned the champion of the Lone Star Conference on Saturday ... [Read More…]

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