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Wildcats come back bigger, faster in 2003-’04: After solid recruiting, deep rotation should contend for LSC title

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor When senior shooting guard Rodney Lee walked into United Supermarket earlier this fall, he was pleased with what he saw. "I saw this big dude coming down the aisle, and I was like 'oh, yes,'" Lee said. "It was a big relief." The "big dude" Lee speaks of is 6-foot, 9-inch junior center Matthias Krieg, one of nine ... [Read More…]

ACU wraps up season this weekend
in Moody: Women can assure a No. 2 seed with wins over TSU, Kingsville

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer ACU will finish its regular season at home this weekend with matches against Tarleton State and Texas A&M-Kingsville. The Wildcats, who are assured a spot in the Lone Star Conference Post-Season Tournament, can claim the No. 2 seed with victories over the TexAnns and the Lady Javelinas. West Texas A&M has wrapped up ... [Read More…]

Runners primed for regional CC meet

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Since 1997, the women's cross country team has been on a streak it would like to reverse-never finishing better than third at the South Central Regional Meet, from which the top two teams advance to the Division II Cross Country National Championships. The Wildcats will try to reverse that streak Saturday as the ... [Read More…]

Cats set for showdown with Kingsville: Injured Freeman will start ACU’s biggest game of the season

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Talk about drama. Saturday's Lone Star Conference South Division matchup at Shotwell Stadium with No. 3-ranked Texas A&M-Kingsville has plenty of it. First, there's the playoff question. ACU still can qualify for the postseason, but only if the Cats are ranked in the top four of the final Division II West Region ... [Read More…]

Cats falter over weekend: ACU drops matches to WTAM, ENMU; still eligible for playoffs

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer ACU fell to third place in the Lone Star Conference South Division over the weekend after dropping consecutive matches to West Texas A&M and Eastern New Mexico. The Lady Buffs ran their streak of 22 consecutive wins over ACU by soundly defeating the Wildcats Friday night in three straight games 30-25, 30-26 and 30-26. ... [Read More…]

New junior varsity program thriving: Program was sparked to boost enrollment, train aspiring athletes

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer Colt Walker's high school buddies won't believe he's playing college basketball. No, he won't be lighting it up in front of a full crowd in Moody Coliseum, the ACU cheerleaders probably won't be anywhere around and the game is not scheduled to be broadcasted on KACU. But that's the beauty of ACU's new junior varsity ... [Read More…]

Defense, special teams sustain ACU: Cats limit Commerce to 49 yards offense, playoff hopes still alive

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor It might as well have been scripted. Perhaps it was the way Danieal Manning fielded Texas A&M-Commerce's second-half kickoff from the 3-yard line and darted up the middle of the field. Or the way the redshirt freshman safety took the hit to his shoulderpad at the 20, re-adjusted and took the ball 97 yards to ... [Read More…]

Wildcats clinch LSC titles: Women’s team grabs top three spots, men slower than normal

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer The men's and women's cross country teams captured their respective Lone Star Conference titles Saturday in Portales, N.M. The women's team's performance was notable in that Wildcat runners captured the top three spots in the race, as well as the seventh- and 20th-place spots, for a team score of 33. ACU won easily, ... [Read More…]

Nelson, Wildcats claw out 18-14 win: Defense, special teams keep team alive; ACU 3-0 in division

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor When Midwestern State jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter of Saturday's ACU Homecoming game, the Wildcats found themselves with their backs against the wall. The feeling, however, was nothing new for the team. "We had our backs against the wall going into it," redshirt freshman safety Danieal Manning ... [Read More…]

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