Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball

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
	1996*
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1996*
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1985, 1996, 1998*
NCAA tournament appearances
	1985, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2013*, (at Division II level) ; 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

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

Source^[8]

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

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 AIAW National Division II 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

↑ Abilene Christian University Branding and Editorial Style Guide. July 1, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
↑ "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
↑ "Women's Basketball". Abilene Christian University. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
↑ "Abilene Christian Wildcats". ESPN. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
↑ "Abilene Christian ACU Women's Basketball". HERO Sports News. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
↑ "Abilene Christian Wildcats". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
↑ "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.

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Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball
Venues	Moody Coliseum (1971–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

Abilene Christian University
Academics	Colleges: Arts and Sciences Biblical Studies Business Administration Education and Human Services Honors College Schools: Graduate School of Theology Information Technology and Computing Nursing
Athletics	Baseball Basketball men women Football Softball Facilities: Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium Crutcher Scott Field Moody Coliseim Poly Wells Field
Campus facilities	Abilene Christian University Press
Student life	KACU

Western Athletic Conference women's basketball
Teams	Abilene Christian Wildcats California Baptist Lancers Grand Canyon Antelopes Seattle Redhawks Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Southern Utah Thunderbirds Tarleton Texans UT Arlington Mavericks UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Utah Tech Trailblazers Utah Valley Wolverines
Championships & awards	WAC women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23