Abilene_Christian_Wildcats_women's_basketball Knowpia

Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball
Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball
	2022–23 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team
University	Abilene Christian University
Head coach	Julie Goodenough (9th season)
Conference	WAC
Location	Abilene, Texas
Arena	Moody Coliseum ; (Capacity: 4,600)
Nickname	Wildcats
Student section	Wildcat Reign
Colors	Purple and white;
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]

Postseason edit

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

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2019	#16	First round	#1 Baylor	L 38–95

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2016	Round 1	UTEP	L 66–62
2017	Round 1	Oklahoma State	W 66–56
2017	Round 2	SMU	L 59–52

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1985	First round Regional Finals	Air Force Central Missouri State	W, 82–61 L, 57–76
1988	First round	Central Missouri State	L, 58–70
1989	First round	Central Missouri State	L, 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 round	West Texas A&M	L, 53–78
2013	First round	Texas–Permian Basin	L, 68–70

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1981	First round Quarterfinals	Springfield Lenoir-Rhyne	W, 92–57 L, 75–88

Sources:^[9]

2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kamryn Mraz	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Academy HS	Little River, TX
G	3	Dominique Golightly	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Chickasha HS	Chickasha, OK
G	10	Breanna Wright	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Jarrell HS	Jarrell, TX
G	11	Sara Williamson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Rockwall HS	Rowlett, TX
G	12	Josie Larson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Johnson HS	San Antonio, TX
G	13	Jazz Taylor	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Duncanville HS	Duncanville, TX
G	14	Pamela Herrara	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Bel Air HS	El Paso, TX
G	21	Kayla Galindo	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	So	Riverside HS	El Paso, TX
F	23	Jenna Cooper	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Claude HS	Claude, TX
C	25	Lexi Kirgan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Bullard HS	Bullard, TX
G	30	Anna McLeod	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Home School	Houston, TX
F	32	Makayla Mabry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Incarnate Word HS	San Antonio, TX
F	33	Alyssa Adams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Johnson HS	San Antonio, TX
F	44	Lexie Ducat	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Brock HS	Brock, TX
G		Maddi Miller	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Wylie HS	Wylie, TX

Roster

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^ "Women's Basketball". Abilene Christian University. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
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^ "Women's basketball". Southland Conference. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
^ "Archived Fields (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament" (PDF). womensnit.com. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
^ "2018–19 Women's Basketball Roster". ACUSPORTS.COM The Official Site of Abilene Christian University Athletics. Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2018.