Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball

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Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball
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University Abilene Christian University
Head coach Julie Goodenough (13th season)
Conference WAC
Location Abilene, Texas
Arena Moody Coliseum
(capacity: 4,600)
Nickname Wildcats
Student sectionWildcat Reign
ColorsPurple and white [1]
   
NCAA tournament Final Four
Division II: 1996
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
Division II: 1996
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
Division II: 1985, 1996, 1998
NCAA tournament appearances
Division II: 1985, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 1999, 2005, 2009, 2013
Division I: 2019
AIAW tournament Elite Eight
Division II: 1981
AIAW tournament appearances
Division II: 1981
Conference tournament champions
Lone Star: 1983, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999
Southland: 2019
Conference regular season champions
Lone Star: 1998, 1999
Southland: 2016, 2017

The Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team represents Abilene Christian University (ACU) in Abilene, Texas. ACU joined the Western Athletic Conference on July 1, 2021, after eight seasons in the Southland Conference. [2] The Wildcats are currently coached by Julie Goodenough. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Postseason

NCAA Division I

The Wildcats have appeared in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament once. They have a combined record of 0–1.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
2019 #16First round#1 BaylorL 38–95

WNIT

The Wildcats have made two appearances in the Women's National Invitation Tournament. They have a combined record of 1–2. [8]

YearRoundOpponentResult
2016 Round 1UTEPL 66–62
2017 Round 1Oklahoma StateW 66–56
Round 2SMUL 59–52

NCAA Division II

The Wildcats made eleven appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 9–11.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1985 First round
Regional Finals
Air Force
Central Missouri State
W, 82–61
L, 57–76
1988 First roundCentral Missouri StateL, 58–70
1989 First roundCentral Missouri StateL, 73–88
1995 First round
Regional semifinals
Pittsburg State
Missouri Western State
W, 99–93
L, 71–79
1996 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
Third Place
Nebraska–Kearney
West Texas A&M
Northern Michigan
Shippensburg
Delta State
W, 81–58
W, 66–39
W, 81–76
L, 84–81
W, 83–65
1997 First round
Regional semifinals
Pittsburg State
Missouri Western State
W, 92–78
L, 71–75
1998 First round
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Southwest Baptist
Missouri Western State
Emporia State
W, 92–82
W, 86–83 (3OT)
L, 64–95
1999 First round Truman State L, 79–94
2005 First round Drury L, 75–112
2009 First roundWest Texas A&ML, 53–78
2013 First round UT Permian Basin L, 68–70

AIAW College Division

The Wildcats made one appearance in the Division II level of the AIAW women's basketball tournament, with a combined record of 1–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1981 First round
Quarterfinals
Springfield
Lenoir-Rhyne
W, 92–57
L, 75–88

Roster

2023–24 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3Bella Earle5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Jr Denton Guyer High School Corinth, Texas
G/F 4Kenadi Rising5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)Jr Highland Community College Rapid City, South Dakota
G 5Yle Exposito Perez5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)Jr Trinidad State Canary Islands, Spain
G 10Payton Hull5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)Fr Peaster High School Peaster, Texas
F 12Addison Martin6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)RS So Captain Shreve High School Shreveport, Louisiana
G 13Zoe Jackson5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)Jr Butler McKinney, Texas
C 14Meredith Mayes6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)Fr Bixby High School Bixby, Oklahoma
G 20Tristin Keller5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)So Mason High School Mason, Texas
F 21Clare Traeger5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)GS Binghamton Dallas, Texas
G 22Gracy Wernli5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)Fr Bixby High School Bixby, Oklahoma
G 23Claire Graham5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)So Jim Ned High School Tuscola, Texas
F 24Emma Troxell5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)Fr Bushland High School Bushland, Texas
F 32Brooke Jessen6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)Sr UT Rio Grande Valley Spirit Lake, Idaho
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 4, 2024

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