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Women drop season’s first game

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It took five minutes and 35 seconds for the ACU women's basketball team to score in its first game of the season. That scoring drought, combined with untimely turnovers, doomed the Wildcats to a 69-66 loss against St. Mary's University on Monday night. "We came out a little tight," said Head Coach Shawna Lavender. "We didn't come out with a lot ... [Read More…]

Men win season’s first game

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In its first appearance on the hardwood, the Wildcat men's basketball team played like it had been playing together since high school. The offense put up triple digits in a 116-74 win against Baptist Bible College Tuesday night in Moody Coliseum. "We came out with a hunger and a fire that I want to see the rest of this season," said Head Coach ... [Read More…]

Wildcats to take on NW Missouri in round two

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The Wildcats will travel to Maryville, Mo., looking to upset the second-seeded Northwest Missouri State Bearcats in the second round of the playoffs. The Wildcats are all too familiar with the Bearcats they ended ACU's last season by knocking them out of the playoffs with a 45-36 victory in Abilene. The last time ACU played in Maryville, though, ... [Read More…]

Wildcats dominate all-Conference football team

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The tremendous success seen by the football team as a unit this season has been complemented by a myriad of outstanding individual efforts as well. The Wildcats had 21 players named to the Lone Star Conference all-Conference team last week. The group, headlined by 2009 Offensive Lineman of the Year Tony Washington and Co-Defensive Back of the Year ... [Read More…]

Intramural flag football MVPs

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Team Name - MVP Bacon and Eggs - Austin Roeder Chasing the Son - Cam Holson Children of the Mist - Luke Miller Father Ross & The Altar Boys - Ross Darden Hace Trabajo - Shafer McAlister Kibbles & Vicks - Colby Carr McKinzie - Matt McGowen Molerats - Will Morgan Oilers - Hunter Harrison Dazed and Confused - Cho Sherwood Gators - ... [Read More…]

Volleyball season ends in conference title game

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The Wildcat volleyball team will sit out during the NCAA playoffs, despite winning at least 25 games for the second year in a row. The Wildcats finished ninth in the region - even with a 29-6 regular-season record and the title of Lone Star Conference runner-up - one place shy of making the playoffs. "It makes absolutely zero sense why some of ... [Read More…]

Intramural flag football MVPs picked by teammates

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Flag football has a long history as an ACU tradition. This season, teams will begin a new tradition by naming their Most Valuable Player. First-year intramural director Kenli Edwards implemented the MVP idea this season in an attempt to increase excitement surrounding flag football. More than 80 participating teams were asked to select an MVP, ... [Read More…]

Womack headline all-Conference soccer team

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By Sam Bartee With as much talent as the ACU women's soccer team has, everyone expected quite a few players to be chosen for the all-Conference teams. But that didn't dampen the spirits of the nine women who were recognized Nov. 5. Five women were nominated for the all-Conference teams, and four more were given honorable mentions. Even though the ... [Read More…]

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