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Two goalkeepers anchor ACU defense

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The Wildcat soccer team stands at 7-7-1 overall and is second place in the Southland Conference with a record of 4-2-1. They have outscored their opponents by a small margin this year at just 24 to 19 goals, but what sets the team apart is its two sophomore goalkeepers. Amassing 83 saves between the duo over the season, sophomores Kelsey ... [Read More…]

Soccer rallies twice against Central Arkansas

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The Wildcats tied the game twice in Conway, Arkansas, settling for a 2-2 tie in double overtime against Central Arkansas. ACU is now 6-6-1 overall with a 3-1-1 record in conference, while UCA falls to 5-4-2 with a 1-1-1 Southland record. The Wildcats fell behind 1-0 in the 24th minute, until Leslie Snider, redshirt freshman midfielder from ... [Read More…]

ACU to continue win streak against UCA

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The women's soccer team will travel to Arkansas to take on the University of Central Arkansas Sugar Bears. The Wildcats will go into the game standing at No. 4 with a 2-1 record in conference. The Sugar Bears are 1-1 in conference after losing 0-2 to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and defeating Northwestern State University 2-0. ACU swept ... [Read More…]

First place soccer travels to UCA

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The women's soccer team has a chance to accomplish something it has not done all season, own a winning record. The Wildcats currently stand 6-6 with a 3-1 Southland Conference record, but will have the opportunity to go above .500 this weekend against the University of Central Arkansas. "Our main thought going into this game is simply just win," ... [Read More…]

Mitchell scores twice in Wildcat wins

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The soccer team picked up two wins at Shotwell this weekend against Nicholls State and Southeastern Louisiana. The wins improve the Wildcats' record to 6-6 and 3-1 in the Southland Conference. The Wildcats shut out the Nicholls State Colonels 3-0 on Friday afternoon. ACU struck first on a goal by Baylee Mitchell, sophomore forward from Flower ... [Read More…]

Wildcats look to pick up home wins

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The women's soccer team will look to pick up two wins and get back to a .500 record this weekend. The team will play Nicholls State Friday at noon and Southeastern Louisiana Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Both games will be played at Shotwell Stadium. The Wildcats are coming off a 3-2 victory over Sam Houston and a 1-0 loss in overtime against the Houston ... [Read More…]

Soccer goes 1-1 in Southland games

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The soccer team opened up conference play this weekend with exciting games against Sam Houston State and Houston Baptist. The Wildcats took the first game against the Bearkats in Huntsville after scoring two second-half goals for the 3-2 win. Then, a scoreless game against the Huskies that went into overtime did not favor the Wildcats, as HBU ... [Read More…]

Soccer set to begin conference play

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Conference play begins for the women's soccer team as the Wildcats take on Southland teams in Sam Houston Friday and Houston Baptist Sunday. The Wildcats will open up with SHSU for the second year in a row in hopes of repeating the success in conference the team had last year. "Both these schools have played a pretty tight schedule like we ... [Read More…]

Soccer takes on nationally ranked Tech

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The women's soccer team took on its first ever nationally ranked opponent Sunday night, as the Wildcats faced the seventh ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders in Lubbock. The outcome was less to be desired, as ACU dropped the match 2-0 and fell to 3-5 on the year. "Honestly, playing a nationally ranked Div. I team was really fun," senior Katie Stivers ... [Read More…]

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