2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball

Southland tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	23–10 (13–5 Southland)
Head coach	Julie Goodenough (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Erika Lambert Erik Deroo Drew Cole
Home arena	Moody Coliseum
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lamar	17	–	1	.944	24	–	7	.774
Stephen F. Austin	16	–	2	.889	25	–	7	.781
Nicholls	14	–	4	.778	20	–	12	.625
Abilene Christian †	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
Sam Houston State	11	–	7	.611	16	–	13	.552
Texas A&M-CC	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
New Orleans	8	–	10	.444	12	–	16	.429
Central Arkansas	6	–	12	.333	12	–	18	.400
Northwestern State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	18	.379
McNeese State	5	–	13	.278	7	–	22	.241
Incarnate Word	5	–	13	.278	5	–	24	.172
Houston Baptist	4	–	14	.222	9	–	19	.321
Southeastern Louisiana	4	–	14	.222	9	–	20	.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

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/F	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	Jarell 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
F	24	Diamond Willcot	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	South Grand Prairie HS	Cedar Hill, TX
C	25	Lexi Kirgan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Bullard HS	Bullard, TX
G/F	30	Anna McLeod	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Home School	Houston, TX
G	31	Madi Miller	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Wylie HS	Wylie, TX
F/C	32	Makayla Mabry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Incarnate Word HS	San Antonio, TX
F/C	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

Head coach

Julie Goodenough (Abilene Christian)

Assistant coach(es)

Erika Lambert (College of Charleston)
Erik DeRoo (Fresno State)
Drew Cole (Aurora)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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.

References

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

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