2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball
Southland tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record23–10 (13–5 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Erika Lambert
  • Erik Deroo
  • Drew Cole
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
2018–19 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Lamar171 .944247  .774
Stephen F. Austin162 .889257  .781
Nicholls144 .7782012  .625
Abilene Christian135 .7222310  .697
Sam Houston State117 .6111613  .552
Texas A&M-CC810 .4441716  .515
New Orleans810 .4441216  .429
Central Arkansas612 .3331218  .400
Northwestern State612 .3331118  .379
McNeese State513 .278722  .241
Incarnate Word513 .278524  .172
Houston Baptist414 .222919  .321
Southeastern Louisiana414 .222920  .310
2019 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by seventh year head coach Julie Goodenough, played their home games at the Moody Coliseum. They finished the season 23–10, 13–5 in Southland play to finish in fourth place. They won the Southland women's tournament to earn an automatic to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time in school history. They lost in the first round to Baylor.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2017–18 season 16–14, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in seventh place. In Southland women's tournament play, they defeated New Orleans in the first round. Their season ended when they lost to Central Arkansas in the tournament quarterfinals.[1]

Roster

Sources:[2]

2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kamryn Mraz 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrAcademy HS Little River, TX
G/F 3 Dominique Golightly 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrChickasha HS Chickasha, OK
G 10 Breanna Wright 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrJarell HS Jarrell, TX
G 11 Sara Williamson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrRockwall HS Rowlett, TX
G 12 Josie Larson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoJohnson HS San Antonio, TX
G 13 Jazz Taylor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrDuncanville HS Duncanville, TX
G 14 Pamela Herrara 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrBel Air HS El Paso, TX
G 21 Kayla Galindo 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SoRiverside HS El Paso, TX
F 23 Jenna Cooper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrClaude HS Claude, TX
F 24 Diamond Willcot 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrSouth Grand Prairie HS Cedar Hill, TX
C 25 Lexi Kirgan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrBullard HS Bullard, TX
G/F 30 Anna McLeod 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrHome School Houston, TX
G 31 Madi Miller 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrWylie HS Wylie, TX
F/C 32 Makayla Mabry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoIncarnate Word HS San Antonio, TX
F/C 33 Alyssa Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoJohnson HS San Antonio, TX
F 44 Lexie Ducat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrBrock HS Brock, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 10, 2018

Schedule

Sources:[3][4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
5:30 pm
Southwest W 90–47  1–0
Moody Coliseum (1,018)
Abilene, TX
Nov 15, 2018*
6:00 pm
Howard Payne W 98–43  2–0
Moody Coliseum (3,500)
Abilene, TX
Nov 17, 2018*
6:00 pm
Eastern New Mexico W 78–46  3–0
Moody Coliseum (1,017)
Abilene, TX
Nov 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, Aggie Vision
at New Mexico State W 58–46  4–0
Pan American Center (676)
Las Cruces, NM
Nov 23, 2018*
1:00 pm
vs. Texas Southern
UTEP Thanksgiving Classic
W 81–39  5–0
Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
Nov 24, 2018*
7:00 pm
at UTEP
UTEP Thanksgiving Classic
W 70–69  6–0
Don Haskins Center (983)
El Paso, TX
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Tulsa L 63–75  6–1
Reynolds Center (871)
Tulsa, OK
Dec 1, 2018*
1:00 pm
Schreiner W 90–43  7–1
Moody Coliseum (1,028)
Abilene, TX
Dec 8, 2018*
1:00 pm, ELVN
Arkansas L 68–80  7–2
Moody Coliseum (1,288)
Abilene, TX
Dec 17, 2018*
7:05 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast L 65–81  7–3
Alico Arena (1,758)
Fort Myers, FL
Dec 29, 2018*
2:00 pm, FSSW
at Texas Tech L 54–105  7–4
United Supermarkets Arena (3,790)
Lubbock, TX
Southland regular season
Jan 2, 2019
7:00 pm
at New Orleans W 59–52  8–4
(1–0)
Lakefront Arena (212)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 5, 2019
3:00 pm
at Sam Houston State W 91–79  9–4
(2–0)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (528)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 9, 2019
6:00 pm
McNeese State W 109–52  10–4
(3–0)
Moody Coliseum (1,099)
Abilene, TX
Jan 12, 2019
1:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 71–74  10–5
(3–1)
University Center (502)
Hammond, LA
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist W 72–62  11–5
(4–1)
Sharp Gymnasium (325)
Houston, TX
Jan 19, 2019
1:00 pm
at Northwestern State W 72–63  12–5
(5–1)
Prather Coliseum (591)
Natchitoches, LA
Jan 23, 2019
6:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 55–71  12–6
(5–2)
Moody Coliseum (1,231)
Abilene, TX
Jan 26, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Arkansas W 77–70  13–6
(6–2)
Moody Coliseum (1,119)
Abilene, TX
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 72–68  14–6
(7–2)
Dugan Wellness Center (658)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 6, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Lamar L 60–63  14–7
(7–3)
Moody Coliseum (1,129)
Abilene, TX
Feb 9, 2019
1:00 pm
Sam Houston State L 63–72  14–8
(7–4)
Moody Coliseum (1,209)
Abilene, TX
Feb 13, 2019
6:00 pm
vs. Nicholls W 76–66  15–8
(8–4)
Mabee Complex (1,009)
Abilene, TX
Feb 16, 2019
1:00 pm
Incarnate Word W 71–50  16–8
(9–4)
McDermott Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
Feb 23, 2019
1:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 61–58  17–8
(10–4)
Moody Coliseum (703)
Abilene, TX
Feb 27, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 72–55  18–8
(11–4)
Moody Coliseum (1,192)
Corpus Christi, TX
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 67–65  19–8
(12–4)
Farris Center 
Conway, AR
Mar 6, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin L 48–65  19–9
(12–5)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,132)
Nacogdoches, TX
Mar 9, 2019
1:00 pm
Incarnate Word W 102–53  20–9
(13–5)
Moody Coliseum (1,111)
Abilene, TX
Southland Women's Tournament
Mar 15, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN+
(4) vs. (8) Central Arkansas
Second Round
W 82–54  21–9
Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
Mar 16, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (1) Lamar
Semifinals
W 88–79  22–9
Merrell Center (1,725)
Katy, TX
Mar 17, 2019
1:00 pm, CBSSN
(4) vs. (6) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Finals
W 69–68  23–9
Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 23, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN2
(16 C) at (1 C) No. 1 Baylor
First round
L 38–95  23–10
Ferrell Center (6,669)
Waco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
C=Chicago Region.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

References

  1. "Abilene Christian Wildcats Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  2. "2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster". ACUSPORTS.COM The Official Site of Abilene Christian University Athletics. Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  3. "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Abilene Christian University. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  4. "Abilene Christian Wildcats Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
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