Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball

College basketball team

2024–25 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team

University

Abilene Christian University

Head coach

Julie Goodenough (13th 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. The Wildcats are currently coached by Julie Goodenough.

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.

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

WNIT

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

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.

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	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.

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

Roster

2023–24 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Bella Earle	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Denton Guyer High School	Corinth, Texas
G/F	4	Kenadi Rising	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Highland Community College	Rapid City, South Dakota
G	5	Yle Exposito Perez	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Trinidad State	Canary Islands, Spain
G	10	Payton Hull	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Peaster High School	Peaster, Texas
F	12	Addison Martin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS So	Captain Shreve High School	Shreveport, Louisiana
G	13	Zoe Jackson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Butler	McKinney, Texas
C	14	Meredith Mayes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Bixby High School	Bixby, Oklahoma
G	20	Tristin Keller	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Mason High School	Mason, Texas
F	21	Clare Traeger	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Binghamton	Dallas, Texas
G	22	Gracy Wernli	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Bixby High School	Bixby, Oklahoma
G	23	Claire Graham	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Jim Ned High School	Tuscola, Texas
F	24	Emma Troxell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Bushland High School	Bushland, Texas
F	32	Brooke Jessen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	UT Rio Grande Valley	Spirit Lake, Idaho

Head coach

Julie Goodenough (UT Arlington)

Assistant coach(es)

Jake Stevens (Tarleton State)
Ethan McIlhargey (Idaho)
Kenisha Henry (Delta State)
Imani Robinson (Incarnate Word)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 4, 2024

References

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.

External links

Official website

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People	Head coaches
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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
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Teams	Abilene Christian Wildcats California Baptist Lancers Grand Canyon Antelopes Seattle Redhawks Southern Utah Thunderbirds Tarleton Texans UT Arlington Mavericks Utah Tech Trailblazers Utah Valley Wolverines
Championships & awards	WAC women's basketball tournament
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