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Men sweep ITA Regional Tournament, follow women to Nationals

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The ACU men's tennis team traveled to Maryville, Missouri this past weekend for the ITA South Central Regional Championships. The women's team swept their ITA Regional Championships the weekend before, allowing two players, Julia Mongin and Jaclyn Walker, to advance to the national championships. The the pressure was on the men to match that ... [Read More…]

Student encourages fans to look beyond the numbers

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I've been guilty of it. When catching up on the day's sports happenings, I tend to carelessly glance only at the main highlights or statistics and not think anything of the context of the game or what storylines were present prior it. Skimming the surface is another way to describe it.  Just show me the numbers, and I'll move on. But the problem ... [Read More…]

Wildcat soccer remains perfect on the road

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The Wildcats remained unbeaten on the road last weekend, winning two conference road games against East Central University and Northeastern State University. The Wildcats knocked off the Tigers of East Central 4-2 on Friday before traveling to Tahlequah on Sunday. The Wildcats would score two early second-half goals against the RiverHawks, giving ... [Read More…]

The Chris Thomsen Show #5- 2010

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The Chris Thomsen Show airs on Saturdays at 11 on KTXS-TV in Abilene, Texas. The show is produced by the JMC Network of student media at Abilene Christian University. (Original Air Date October 2, 2010) This week on the Chris Thomsen Show we take a look at a 65-3 shutdown of rival Tarleton State and look ahead to a trip down to nationally ranked ... [Read More…]

Wildcats win first two games at Washburn Regional Crossover

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The ACU Wildcats won their first pair of games at the Washburn Regional Crossover Friday. After a sweep of the Southwest Baptist Bearcats in their opener, 3-0, the 'Cats then beat Nebraska-Omaha in four games, 3-1. Because both wins were against regional opponents, the victories will factor into the regional rankings that will be released later ... [Read More…]

Sang, Women rock OC Jamboree

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The ACU cross country team continued its strong showing this year with a solid performance at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree on Saturday. All-American Amos Sang finished fourth individually, helping the ACU men's cross country team finish 10th overall at the meet and fourth among the Division II schools present. Head coach Chris Woods was ... [Read More…]

Pride in purple hits new heights

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I have never been more proud to be a Wildcat than I am this semester. Like other universities, ACU's sports program has been strong in a few sports but has struggled in others. This semester, however, the Wildcats have been great in every sport. As an avid sports fan, I am truly proud to call myself an ACU Wildcat. The football team is looking ... [Read More…]

Carpenter victorious as Wildcats win

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The Wildcat golf team returned from the Oklahoma Collegiate tournament in Lawton with their first win of the season, with Alex Carpenter bringing home an individual title. "It was probably the best tournament we have ever played as a team," said Carpenter Carpenter, a sophomore, led the Wildcats to the team title by two strokes over the ... [Read More…]

ACU heads south to face No. 6 Texas A&M-Kingsville

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After another dominating win last weekend the Wildcats hit the road again, this time to face the No.6 Javelinas from Texas A&M-Kingsville. The Javelinas come to the match at 4-0, with a marquee win in the first week of the season over Northwest Missouri State, the No. 1 team in the nation at the time. Kingsville boasts the strongest ... [Read More…]

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