By Jared Fields, Sports Editor A year after advancing to the NCAA II South Central Region Tournament when the women's basketball team was picked to finish fifth in the South Division, the Wildcats enter the 2005-06 season as the favorites to win the LSC South Division. The Wildcats didn't let last year's success lead to a settled mood in the ... [Read More…]
Wildcats take LSC title for the second year in a row
By Jared Fields, Sports Editor Once the Wildcats jumped out to a 14-2 lead in the first game of Saturday's LSC championship match against Central Oklahoma, the team knew the match was over. "That first 10-point run just killed them," said senior middle blocker Amanda Slate. "We got rid of their momentum, and they had nothing left; we took it from ... [Read More…]
Wildcats ready for conference tournament
By Jared Fields, Sports Editor The Wildcats enter Friday's match with a 27-match winning streak. While winning seems to be old hat for the team now, this success was new just a year ago. Last year marked the first time the Wildcats advanced past their own conference and into the regional tournament. Besides making the regional tournament, the ... [Read More…]
ACU’s Sherrod Park site of NCAA Division II South Central Region Cross Country Championships
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer ACU will play host to the NCAA Division II South Central Region Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Sherrod Park, and the men's team is highly favored to pick up its sixth straight championship. Sophomore Nicodemus Naimadu is expected to run away with the men's 10-kilometer race, which will begin a noon ... [Read More…]
Wildcats face Midwestern in season finale
By Jared Fields, Sports Editor Danieal Manning has NFL scouts watching him and is a candidate to be one of the top NCAA Division-II football players in the nation. However, with the final game of the season this weekend at Midwestern State, Manning is just as ready for the game against the Indians, even if it has no playoff implications. "Scouts ... [Read More…]
Defense smothers nationall ranked Javelinas
By Jared Fields, Sports Editor For the second consecutive week, the Wildcat defense shut down the opposing team's offense and set the tone for the Wildcats 19-3 victory. With less than a minute remaining in the first half, the Javelinas drove deep into ACU territory. Kingsville faced third-and-four, and a 6-3 deficit, when an option toss passed ... [Read More…]
Preseason Honors: ACU women’s basketball team picked to win the LSC South
By Jared Fields, Sports Editor After finishing third in the Lone Star Conference South Division last year, the women's basketball team is picked to win the division this year in the pre-season LSC coaches' poll. The Wildcats received 12 first-place votes and 145 total points in the voting from coaches, sports information directors and other media ... [Read More…]
Freshman quarterback Nick Bird to make his first collegiate start Saturday against A&M-Kingsville
By Jared Fields, Sports Editor The Wildcats will play their home finale against No. 21 Texas A&M-Kingsville at 2 p.m. Saturday in Shotwell Stadium. ACU is coming off upsetting formerly No. 19 Tarleton State in Stephenville, 18-7. The Javelinas come into Saturday's matchup with the No. 1 defense in the Lone Star Conference, allowing 326.4 yards ... [Read More…]
Cross country teams win individual, team championships
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Not even a poorly marked course and an injured runner could stop the ACU men from picking up their 15th straight Lone Star Conference Cross Country Championship, which took place Saturday at the Prairie West Golf Course in Weatherford, Okla. Senior Lucky Hadebe, who has run as ACU's fourth runner all season, dropped ... [Read More…]
Wildcats upset Texans for 18-7 victory
By Jared Fields, Sports Editor Defense was the name of the game Saturday in Stephenville, where the Wildcats dominated the Tarleton State offense and left with an 18-7 win. The Texans amounted only 167 total yards in the game and running back Derrick Ross, who ACU head coach Chris Thomsen said has NFL potential, was held to 79 yards on 24 ... [Read More…]
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