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Ducat scores 19 as Wildcats can’t hang on against Razorbacks

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The Wildcats welcomed the SEC's Arkansas Razorbacks to Moody Saturday afternoon and fell 80-68. Junior forward Lexie Ducat led the way for the Wildcats in their loss scoring 19 points and eight rebounds, while also shooting 9-14 from the field and showing her range by dropping a three pointer in the second half. In the first quarter, both ... [Read More…]

Wildcats take down Schreiner, to face No. 13 Texas Tech next

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The men's basketball team hosted Schreiner for ACU's annual Christmas Slam and won in a convincing fashion 93-53 to improve to 9-1. Redshirt junior center Jalone Friday converted on six of 10 shots from the field, including two three-pointers, and seven of eight free throws to lead the Wildcats with 21 points. Senior forward Hayden Farquhar came ... [Read More…]

Transferring success: Ducat, Taylor bring experience from Rice as new Wildcat transfers

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The women’s basketball team is off to one of its best starts in recent history, and can be largely attributed to two transfers – junior guard Jazz Taylor and junior forward Lexie Ducat. Taylor grew up with basketball as a massive part of her childhood. Not only did she have a passion for the game, but her family did as well. “It was huge,” Taylor ... [Read More…]

Wildcats get over hump to defeat Clemons, Camels

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After suffering their first loss to Pepperdine, the Wildcats bounced back with an 83-68 win over Campbell University in Moody Tuesday evening and improved to 8-1 on the season. Despite redshirt junior guard B.J. Maxwell sitting out from an injury and Jaylen Franklin fouling out in the game, four different Wildcats reached double-digit ... [Read More…]

Pepperdine hands Wildcats first loss of season

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The men's basketball team made its second trip to California Saturday evening and suffered its first loss to Pepperdine by a score of 77-62. Pepperdine jumped out to a quick 10-point lead eight minutes into the game with the score being 21-10. The Waves kept a double-digit lead for most of the first half and went into halftime up 42-31. ACU ... [Read More…]

Newcomer presence: Damien Daniels provides successful high school experience as a freshman

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Students and fans around in the Abilene community may witness the talents of experienced players in senior forward Jaren Lewis or redshirt junior center Jalone Friday, however, one promising newcomer people should keep their eyes on is freshman guard Damien Daniels. Daniels is a Kansas City native and established his roots of playing basketball ... [Read More…]

Golightly scores 24 points as Wildcats suffer first loss

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The Wildcats' first loss of the season came against the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes 75-63 Wednesday night in Reynolds Center following a 6-0 start. Tulsa improved to 4-3 on the season. Junior guard Dominique Golightly led the way for the Wildcats in their loss with a double-double racking up 24 points on 8-15 shooting and 10 rebounds. ACU ... [Read More…]

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