By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer This weekend is now or never for the ACU volleyball team. After falling to St. Edward's Tuesday night, 3-1, and dropping matches to both Eastern New Mexico and West Texas A&M, the Wildcats stand at 7-7 overall, but more importantly 0-2 in Lone Star Conference South Division play, making this weekend's home matches ... [Read More…]

By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer This weekend, the ACU volleyball team gets the chance to play the two teams picked to finish ahead of them in Lone Star Conference South Division, opening tonight on the road against Eastern New Mexico at 8 p.m. and continuing play 6 p.m. to-morrow night at nationally-ranked West Texas A&M. The 7-4 Wildcats have ... [Read More…]

By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Near misses. Small margins. Mental mistakes. All three have been marks of this volleyball season. But so have dominant victories, especially following last weekend's 2-1 performance at the Lubbock Christian University Chap Classic. Not only did the Wildcats take two of three matches, but they defeated both ... [Read More…]

By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer First it was Denton. Then it was Orlando. Next stop: Lubbock. For the third consecutive weekend, the ACU volleyball team is on the road, competing in three NAIA matches in Lubbock over the next two days. The Wildcats, 5-3 overall, start Friday night against Loyola (La.) at 7:30 p.m. and play Lubbock Christian ... [Read More…]

By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Brek Horn witnessed her team's will to win this past weekend during the last of four matches at the Rollins College Tournament in Orlando, Fla. After opening with a 3-1 loss against Rollins College, the Wildcats defeated both Nova Southeastern (Fla.) and St. Leo (Fla.), 3-0 and needed only one point to take the ... [Read More…]

By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Knowing an opponent's tendencies can be a huge advantage when it comes down to winning and losing. ACU head volleyball coach Brek Horn obviously feels different about that statement. "We didn't spend time watching game tape or worrying about what the other team is going to be doing," Horn said, whose Wild-cats ... [Read More…]

By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer After losing a good majority of last season's contributors, the ACU volleyball team gained a whole lot this past weekend: the first two wins of the new season. The Wildcats posted wins over both Fort Lewis and Chadron State while dropping matches to both Southern Arkansas and Lone Star conference-rival Texas ... [Read More…]

By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Imagine losing six players off of a Division II volleyball program that won 84 matches over the past four years. The Wildcats don't have to imagine; they're living proof of it. After posting a 19-14 overall record last season, the Wildcats look to replace five starters, including the likes of all-Lone Star ... [Read More…]