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Soccer team preparing for upcoming season

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By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The ACU soccer team recorded a 9-8-1 record in just its second season in existence last year and has begun preparing for next season. The team is allowed to practice 24 times in a 45-day window this semester and is allowed to compete in five contests against other programs. On April 4, the team competed ... [Read More…]

Wildcats add seven players for 2009

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By Grant Abston, Sports Editor Last fall, the Wildcat soccer team finished 9-8-2 and earned its first trip to the Lone Star Conference postseason tournament. Expectations may be even higher next season, as the Wildcats signed seven players, six high school students and one junior college transfer, to help improve the second-year program. The ... [Read More…]

Softball, soccer teams await arrival of new fieldhouse

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By Colter Hettich, Features Editor ACU women's softball and soccer teams soon will have a place to call home. Construction on the new softball/soccer fieldhouse began in August 2008, and administrators expect teams to be able to move in mid-March. Chantiel Wilson, head softball coach, said the new facility will make her and her players' life much ... [Read More…]

Wilson signs seven for year two

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By Michael Freeman, Assistant Sports Editor In its inaugural season last year, the Wildcat soccer team finished with an overall record of 8-11-1 and a 3-6-1 record in the Lone Star Conference. ACU hopes to improve that record after adding seven new players. Head coach Casey Wilson announced Sunday that seven players - four high school players and ... [Read More…]

Making Their Mark

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor They may be picked to finish last in the Lone Star Conference, but if the women of the inaugural ACU soccer team have anything to say about it, their first season will not be a write-off. "We don't want to be considered the first-year team or have this season be a building year," sophomore midfielder Jordan Reese ... [Read More…]

Goal-oriented addition

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Allison Thomas wouldn't usually have considered ACU, but a single visit changed that. In December, she came to a school more than 1,200 miles from her hometown of Pasadena, Calif., and found two reasons to choose ACU: the friendly people and the new ACU women's soccer team. "I'm from California, so I'm used to ... [Read More…]

Women’s soccer will begin in 2007

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By Mitch Holt, Opinion Editor The university will even the number of men and women's athletic teams at seven by beginning a women's soccer program in fall 2007. Dr. Royce Money, president of the university, announced Thursday that a women's soccer team on campus is no longer a rumor but will become a reality in a year and a half. The ... [Read More…]

Administrators kick around proposal of adding women’s soccer, golf

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By Jaci Schneider, Opinion Editor Student recruiters might soon have one more aspect of ACU to entice prospective students with: women's varsity soccer or women's varsity golf. "Soccer is a hot item right now, and there's a lot of interest," said athletic director Jared Mosley. "We've had discussions about the possibility of adding women's ... [Read More…]

Soccer club kicking it up

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By Lori Bredemeyer, Staff Writer Stealing the ball from the opponent, she races toward the goal, her teammates cheering and yelling encouragement. She fakes left, goes right, shoots the ball and scores. This sounds like an ACU basketball game, but it's not. It's ACU soccer. Many students and employees are unaware of the presence of ACU's ... [Read More…]

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