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Volleyball wins first home game

October 5, 2015 by Shera Niemirowski

Volleyball got its first win of the season against the Northwestern State Demons at home last Thursday. The cats are now 1-2 in the conference, and continue their homestead this week. Video/editing by: Jonathan Raitz ... [Read More…]

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‘Cats continue homestand against Incarnate Word

October 5, 2015 by Jonathan Raitz

HIGHLIGHTS vs. NSU In honor of October being breast cancer awareness month, the Wildcats will host dig pink night when they take on Incarnate Word Tuesday night in Moody Coliseum. The match is the third of ACU's five-match homestand, which started last week against Northwestern State. Last year, the Wildcats hosted Houston Baptist and raised ... [Read More…]

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Lumberjacks spoil volleyball’s upset bid at home

October 4, 2015 by Jonathan Raitz

BOX SCORE | PICTURES With a two-set lead and the momentum, volleyball looked poised and ready to pull off the upset against Stephen F. Austin. However, an unprecedented comeback by the Lumberjacks shattered the Wildcats hopes of moving to 2-1 in Southland Conference play and preserved their own six-game winning streak on Saturday. After ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats rally to win home-opener against Northwestern State

October 2, 2015 by Jonathan Raitz

BOX SCORE | PICTURES In their first home action of the season, the Wildcats took care of Northwestern State in three straight sets to move to 1-1 in Southland Conference play. The Wildcats came out strong from the start, dominating most of the first set behind senior Jennie Loerch, who finished the night with a game-high 14 kills. ACU scored ... [Read More…]

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Volleyball home opener to raise cancer awareness

September 30, 2015 by Jonathan Raitz

After starting the season with a 14-game road trip, the Wildcats (0-1, 0-14) will play their first home game of the season. ACU will play Northwestern State (1-2, 3-13) Thursday night in Moody Coliseum. When the Wildcats take the court Thursday night they will be representing the Love Your Melon Foundation. Junior outside hitter Dorothy Swanson ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats nearly grab first win

September 25, 2015 by Jonathan Raitz

After recording 10 kills and winning the first set 25-18 the Wildcats looked ready to claim their first victory of Southland Conference play and for the year. However, a late surge by the University of Central Arkansas held the Wildcats winless, as they fell in four sets to start Southland Conference play. UCA came out strong in game two holding ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats prepare for conference showdown against Central Arkansas

September 23, 2015 by Jonathan Raitz

With the toughest non-conference season since entering Div. I behind them, the volleyball team turns their focus to the slate of 16 Southland Conference matches ahead of them. The Wildcats begin Southland Conference play against the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. UCA (4-9), started conference play back on Sept. 17 with a ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats wrap up non-conference season with handful of losses

September 21, 2015 by Jonathan Raitz

BOX SCORE vs. Montana | BOX SCORE vs. UIC | BOX SCORE vs. Colorado The ACU volleyball team finished up their non-conference season this past weekend when they fell to Montana (3-1), University of Chicago-Illinois (3-1) and Denver (3-0). Although the Wildcats fought all three teams point for point, they were unable to avoid moving to ... [Read More…]

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Volleyball wraps up tournament season in Denver

September 17, 2015 by Jonathan Raitz

LIVE STATS vs. Montana | LIVE STATS vs. UIC | LIVE STATS vs. Denver The ACU volleyball team is set to conclude its tournament season with the Denver Invitational this weekend. The Wildcats look for their first win of the season (0-10) after coming up just short against North Texas a week ago. They'll face Montana, the University of ... [Read More…]

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Best is yet to come for ACU volleyball

September 16, 2015 by Jonathan Raitz

The ACU volleyball team recently fell to 0-10 on the year and has produced just five winning sets in 35 opportunities. At this point, many fans worry that a second consecutive losing season could be looming. However, fans need only look past the looming deficits and analyze the Wildcats season more closely. In the 10 games, the Wildcats have ... [Read More…]

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