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Wildcats split with ENMU

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By Grant Abston, Sports Editor Despite a come-from-behind victory in game one for Eastern New Mexico, the Wildcat baseball team battled back to win two of three from the Greyhounds and earn a split to remain atop the Lone Star Conference standings. ACU moved to 28-10 overall and 21-7 in the LSC, one game ahead of Cameron University for first ... [Read More…]

Eastern New Mexico up next

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By Grant Abston, Sports Editor After recording its biggest come-from-behind win of the season, the seventh-ranked Wildcats will look to carry that momentum into this weekend when they travel to play Eastern New Mexico in a four-game Lone Star Conference series. After falling behind 8-3 going into the eighth inning in Sunday's finale against ... [Read More…]

Wildcats use late run to pull away from Zias

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By Jeff Craig, Sports Writer The women's basketball team took another crucial step toward clinching the No. 2 seed in the Lone Star Conference South Division playoffs by crushing Eastern New Mexico 85-70 on Wednesday. After losing consecutive games against Angelo State and Tarleton State, the Wildcats now have won two games in a row and sit at ... [Read More…]

Women break NCAA records against Texas Woman’s

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By Jeff Craig, Sports Writer While students were enjoying their Christmas break, the women's basketball team celebrated the holidays by winning six of nine games, smashing NCAA records and achieving personal milestones along the way. The Wildcats entered the Christmas holiday with a 3-3 record and an intense schedule ahead of them. However, ACU's ... [Read More…]

In their own hands: No. 19 ACU controls its playoff destiny

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor After pulling out an amazing win over Tarleton State last week, the Wildcats' playoff hopes lie in their own hands. If ACU wins its last two regular season games, a spot in the NCAA Division II playoffs is all but certain, but if ACU loses just one, it will probably drop from the top six the NCAA South Central ... [Read More…]

Wildcats grab LSC South opener

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor ACU's offense scored more than 40 points for the fourth straight week as the nationally ranked Wildcats won their Lone Star Conference South Division opener against Eastern New Mexico 45-20 Saturday night. Although Greyhound quarterback and No. 1 rusher in the nation Michael Benton ran for two touchdowns and 149 ... [Read More…]

ACU surges to 1-0 in LSC South: Wildcat offense outshoots No. 1 rushing team in nation

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor ACU's offense scored more than 40 points for the fourth-straight week as the No. 17 Wildcats won their Lone Star Conference South Division opener against Eastern New Mexico 45-20 Saturday night. Although Greyhound quarterback and No. 1 rusher in the nation Michael Benton ran for two touchdowns and 149 yards ... [Read More…]

Solid pitching pushes Cats into postseason

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Four outstanding performances by ACU's four starting pitchers made the postseason a sure thing for the nation's No. 13 team this weekend. Pitchers Chris Wiman, Trey Watten, Brian Kennedy and Matt Davis all won their games against Eastern New Mexico this weekend to help the Wildcats reclaim first place in the Lone ... [Read More…]

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