By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Following a fourth-place finish in the Disney Division II Tipoff Classic last weekend, the women's basketball team looks to face stiff competition again Saturday in its first home game of the year. The Wildcats welcome the Houston Flames, a semi-professional team in the Women's Southwest Basketball League, to Moody ... [Read More…]
ACU to send men’s team, two women to nationals
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor The ACU women's cross country team's season ended Saturday when it failed to qualify for nationals at the South Central Region Championship in Warrens-burg, Mo. But two women from the team, which placed third Saturday, will represent ACU individually at the Division II Na-tional Championship for pla-cing in the top ... [Read More…]
Weekend of disappointment: Two losses put end to ACU’s season: Team fails to make playoffs for first time in four years
By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer The ACU volleyball team entered the last weekend of the Lone Star Conference regular season confident they would win at least one of its last two matches of the regular season to qualify for the LSC Post-Season Tournament. Tarleton State and Texas A&M-Kingsville had other plans. The Wildcats only needed one ... [Read More…]
Weekend of disappointment: Cats’ run comes up short at TAMUK: Loss shatters ACU’s streak, postseason chances
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor What goes up must come down. The Wildcats found this to be true Saturday when a 22-16 loss to Texas A&M-Kingsville snapped their five game winning streak, as well as a bid to the Division II playoffs. ACU needed to be one of the top four teams in the West Region Poll to qualify for the postseason. The Cats, who are ... [Read More…]
Cats take fourth in tip-off: ACU goes 1-3 in Disney tourney
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The women's basketball team saw where it stacked up nationally this weekend, placing fourth in the Disney Division II Tipoff Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., with a 1-2 mark. ACU started off the weekend with an 81-58 first round victory over St. Leo (Fla.), but then fell to North Dakota State 77-63 on Saturday ... [Read More…]
Runners revved up for South Central regional: Men heavily favored, women in pressure position
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor The men's and women's cross country team will compete Saturday at the NCAA Division II South Central region championships in Warrensburg, Mo., with the men heavily favored to win their third straight title. Both teams will be running to qualify for the NCAA Division II national championship meet Nov. 23 in Ashland, ... [Read More…]
Cats/Javs to be ACU’s biggest game since ’86: Everything at stake for Wildcats in Saturday’s matchup
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The ACU football team is in a must-win situation, and they're thrilled to death about it. The Wildcats travel to Texas A&M-Kingsville this weekend for the biggest game they've played in years. Their playoff hopes, a conference title and a five-game winning streak are all at stake, but that's the fun part. "I'd be ... [Read More…]
Cats to mix new, old talent in ’02-03: Team sets lofty goals after season of disa1ppointment
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Wayne Williams' serious facial expression doesn't change much, which often makes it difficult to tell whether or not the women's basketball coach is being serious. But when he's talking about his team's chan-ces this season, he's not kidding around. "We have a very good chance to be successful on the national ... [Read More…]
ACU pulls out victory in last home match: Senior Grimes has 20 digs in her last match in Moody
By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer The end of the season is near for the ACU volleyball team. After closing out their home schedule on Tuesday with a three-game victory over non-conference op-ponent Incar-nate Word, the Wildcats will complete their regular season this weekend. ACU made quick work of Incarnate Word with scores of 30-21, 30-14 and ... [Read More…]
Hot Wildcats keep on rolling: ACU wins fifth straight, moves up one spot in region
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor After dropping their first three games, Coach Gary Gaines and his Wildcats knew they'd have to win every one of their remaining seven games to have a shot at making the playoffs. Five down, two to go. The ACU football team climbed the next rung of its ladder to the postseason with a 47-6 crushing of Texas ... [Read More…]
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