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ACU heads to SEC country to square off against Mizzou

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The Wildcats aim to take down a giant on Saturday as they head to Columbia, Missouri. to face off against the Missouri Tigers from the Southeastern Conference. ACU's matchup against the SEC opponent comes after a 21-13 win against Prairie View A&M. After being down 13-7 at the end of the first half, the Wildcats held the Panthers scoreless ... [Read More…]

Blair leads Wildcats into challenging TCU Tournament

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Following a 3-0 loss to Oklahoma in their home opener on Tuesday, the Wildcats (3-6) head to Fort Worth for the TCU Tournament on Friday and Saturday.  ACU is 1-4 in their last five after a tough Oral Roberts Tournament over the weekend and a difficult 3-0 loss to Oklahoma on Tuesday. Now the Wildcats look to bounce back in the TCU Tournament ... [Read More…]

Wildcats’ emphatic start rattles Miners in home opening win

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Sixteen minutes is all it took for sophomore forward Chayse Thorn and the Wildcats (1-1) to open scoring in a 4-0 home opener win against the University of Texas-El Paso Miners (0-2) on a drizzly Sunday afternoon.  Nine minutes later, Thorn found herself on a breakaway and used her speed to double her team’s lead. Five minutes after Thorn’s solo ... [Read More…]

Women’s tennis gets first win over UTSA, while the men looks to bounce back

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Men and women's tennis had a tough weekend on the road, resulting in only one win for the women's team against the University of Texas at San Antonio. For the women, they head back to Abilene 1-4 on the season, featuring the 4-3 narrow win against the Roadrunners on Jan. 22. "Overall, I'm happy with our matches this weekend", said assistant ... [Read More…]

Twenty-one game Teague Center win streak snapped in heavyweight fight versus SFA

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ACU's home win-streak at the Teague Special Events Center since Mar 3, 2020, was snapped in a 64-58 loss to the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. The former Southland conference rivalry match now puts SFA at four to three in the head to head series dating back to 2013. The Wildcats fall to a 2-1 Western Athletic Conference record, despite making a ... [Read More…]

ACU reaches five-game winning streak against UIW with record crowd

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The fifth straight win for ACU comes up shy of scoring 100 points in consecutive games, but the win helps the Wildcats remain undefeated at home since Mar 3, 2020. A well-rounded performance for ACU helps secure a 98-65 win against Div. I future WAC opponent, UIW. "We played an extremely well-coached team with good individual players," said ... [Read More…]

ACU ends season with home loss against reigning FCS champion Sam Houston

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The 100th season of Wildcat football ended with a 35-9 blowout loss against the last year's FCS national champion and conference opponent, the Sam Houston State Bearkats. ACU ends the season with a 5-6 overall record, and a 3-5 WAC/ASUN Challenge record that places them third overall in the WAC standings to finish off the 2021-22 season. A ... [Read More…]

ACU snaps two-game losing streak with a win against TSU

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The Wildcats beat the Texans 29-3 back at home in Abilene. This was the first home game for ACU since the homecoming game against the Lamar Cardinals on Oct. 16th. "Today was the best football we've played all year," said head coach Adam Dorrel. "We played our first complete game of football in offense, defense, and special teams. I thought we ... [Read More…]

Wildcats fall to the Gamecocks’ offensive clinic in Alabama

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ACU lost to the Jacksonville State Gamecocks, 40-25, in Jacksonville, Alabama causing the Wildcats to go 0-2 to wrap up their road-trip, and fall to 1-4 in WAC conference play. The Gamecocks set the tone early in the game by picking off redshirt sophomore Quarterback from Belton, Peyton Mansell, for an interception return touchdown. Mansell's ... [Read More…]

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