By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Brek Horn witnessed her team's will to win this past weekend during the last of four matches at the Rollins College Tournament in Orlando, Fla. After opening with a 3-1 loss against Rollins College, the Wildcats defeated both Nova Southeastern (Fla.) and St. Leo (Fla.), 3-0 and needed only one point to take the ... [Read More…]
Wildcats fall in opener: Mental errors hurt much-improved football team
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The ACU football team may have lost 31-17 to Central Arkansas on Saturday but was still able to see how it stood up to the No. 15-ranked team. The Wildcat's 17-point deficit at the final whistle Saturday was a drastically different outcome from last season's 49-point loss to UCA. "We made some progress over where ... [Read More…]
New weekend, new tourney: Cats to play four games in Florida tournament
By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Knowing an opponent's tendencies can be a huge advantage when it comes down to winning and losing. ACU head volleyball coach Brek Horn obviously feels different about that statement. "We didn't spend time watching game tape or worrying about what the other team is going to be doing," Horn said, whose Wild-cats ... [Read More…]
Cats seek revenge in opener: Football team starts season against three teams in Top 15
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor ACU football players aren't big on numbers. The fact that their first three opponents are all ranked in the top 15 and defeated the 'Cats by a combined score of 158-51 last season doesn't matter to them-they're just numbers. "Any given team can get beat on any Saturday," said junior offensive lineman Britt ... [Read More…]
Hays feels right at home at ACU: Director of athletics has good vibes about university
By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Former ACU men's basketball coach Tony Mauldin was shown the door in 1996 after posting four straight losing seasons and an overall record of 61-78. Shanon had just completed a 19-10 season at Frank Phillips College and decided to make the move from junior college to Abilene. Shanon said he noticed a difference ... [Read More…]
Wildcats go 2-2 in Denton tourney
By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer After losing a good majority of last season's contributors, the ACU volleyball team gained a whole lot this past weekend: the first two wins of the new season. The Wildcats posted wins over both Fort Lewis and Chadron State while dropping matches to both Southern Arkansas and Lone Star conference-rival Texas ... [Read More…]
The second time around: Son of Tech coach returns to ACU, has big plans
By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer The feeling wasn't all that unusual for Shanon Hays. The current ACU athletic director had encountered it all too many times during his two years as an assistant men's basketball coach at Texas Tech from 1999-2001. Thirty-five times out of a possible 56 opportunities, the Red Raiders came up short against the ... [Read More…]
Director optimistic about intramurals
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer It's coming sooner than you think. The time is quickly approaching for ACU students to procrastinate doing homework and flock to the intramural fields either to watch or play the many fall sports offered. Intramural director Danny Kittley said the details of the season will be the same as last year's. Flag football, ... [Read More…]
Cats to overcome lost experience: ACU ranked third in LSC South Pre- Season Poll
By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Imagine losing six players off of a Division II volleyball program that won 84 matches over the past four years. The Wildcats don't have to imagine; they're living proof of it. After posting a 19-14 overall record last season, the Wildcats look to replace five starters, including the likes of all-Lone Star ... [Read More…]
Quarterback prepared for comeback season: Freeman leads by example, loves pressure
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Writer Quarterback Colby Freeman took two snaps on the first play of the second half in last season's Sept. 29 game against Eastern New Mexico. First, there was the snap from the center, followed by the snap of his ankle as he was tackled. "I definitely knew something was wrong," said the 6-foot-3, 205 pound Brown-wood ... [Read More…]