2019–20 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team

2019–20 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record24–5 (16–4 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Erika Lambert
  • Erik Deroo
  • Drew Cole
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
Seasons
2019–20 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M-CC 17 – 3   .850 23 – 7   .767
Abilene Christian 16 – 4   .800 24 – 5   .828
Stephen F. Austin 16 – 4   .800 23 – 6   .793
Sam Houston State 14 – 6   .700 19 – 10   .655
New Orleans 13 – 7   .650 17 – 12   .586
Incarnate Word 10 – 10   .500 14 – 15   .483
Nicholls 10 – 10   .500 13 – 16   .448
Central Arkansas 9 – 11   .450 13 – 16   .448
Southeastern Louisiana 9 – 11   .450 12 – 17   .414
Lamar 6 – 14   .300 10 – 19   .345
Houston Baptist 4 – 16   .200 8 – 21   .276
Northwestern State 4 – 16   .200 7 – 22   .241
McNeese State 2 – 18   .100 5 – 24   .172
† 2020 Southland tournament winner
As of March 7, 2020
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by eighth year head coach Julie Goodenough, played their home games at the Moody Coliseum as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 24–5, 16–4 in Southland play to finish in second place. Before they could play in the Southland women's tournament however, the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Previous season

The Wildcats 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.

Roster

Sources:[1]

2019–20 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) So Academy HS Little River, TX
G 3 Dominique Golightly 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Chickasha HS Chickasha, OK
G 10 Breanna Wright 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Jarell HS Jarrell, TX
G 12 Josie Larson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Johnson HS San Antonio, TX
G 14 Pamela Herrara 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Bel Air HS El Paso, TX
F 24 Diamond Wilcott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So South Grand Prairie HS Cedar Hill, TX
C 25 Lexi Kirgan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Bullard HS Bullard, TX
G/F 30 Anna McLeod 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Home School
Louisiana Tech 		Houston, TX
G 31 Madi Miller 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Wylie HS Wylie, TX
F/C 32 Makayla Mabry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Incarnate Word HS San Antonio, TX
F 33 Alyssa Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Johnson HS San Antonio, TX
F 44 Lexie Ducat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Brock HS
Rice 		Brock, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2019

Schedule

Sources:[2][3]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
5:30 pm 		McMurry W 111–43  1–0
 Moody Coliseum (743)
Abilene, TX
Nov 7, 2019*
11:00 am 		Southwest (New Mexico) W 104–52  2–0
 Moody Coliseum (4,524)
Abilene, TX
Nov 15, 2019*
6:00 pm 		at Wright State W 83–64  3–0
 Nutter Center (384)
Dayton, OH
Nov 19, 2019*
5:30 pm 		Howard Payne W 96–38  4–0
 Moody Coliseum (1,082)
Abilene, TX
Nov 26, 2019*
7:00 pm 		at Oklahoma L 65–78  4–1
 Lloyd Noble Center (2,115)
Norman, OK
Nov 24, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Portland W 76–69  5–1
 Chiles Center (327)
Portland, OR
Dec 5, 2019*
5:30 pm 		Tulsa W 73–63  6–1
 Moody Coliseum (1,242)
Abilene, TX
Dec 14, 2019*
1:00 pm 		Schreiner W 110–37  7–1
 Moody Coliseum (365)
Abilene, TX
Southland regular season
Dec 18, 2019
5:30 pm, ESPN3 		New Orleans W 76–62  8–1
(1–0) 		Moody Coliseum (388)
Abilene, TX
Dec 21, 2019
1:00 pm 		at Nicholls W 95–84 OT 9–1
(2–0) 		Stopher Gymnasium (201)
Thibodaux, LA
Non-conference regular season
Dec 28, 2019
12:00 pm 		New Mexico State W 67–54  10–1
 Moody Coliseum (328)
Abilene, TX
Southland regular season
Jan 4, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Lamar W 78–72  11–1
(3–0) 		Moody Coliseum (481)
Abilene, TX
Jan 8, 2020
6:30 pm 		at McNeese State W 90–73  12–1
(4–0) 		H&HP Complex (2,107)
Lake Charles, LA
Jan 11, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 58–70  12–2
(4–1) 		Moody Coliseum (545)
Abilene, TX
Jan 18, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Southeastern Louisiana W 61–53  13–2
(5–1) 		Moody Coliseum (733)
Abilene, TX
Jan 22, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Sam Houston State W 81–73  14–2
(6–1) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (665)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 25, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Central Arkansas W 74–64  15–2
(7–1) 		Farris Center (685)
Conway, AR
Jan 29, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Stephen F. Austin L 59–69  15–3
(7–2) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,561)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 1, 2020
4:30 pm 		Incarnate Word L 70–71  15–4
(7–3) 		Moody Coliseum (732)
Abilene, TX
Feb 5, 2020
5:30 pm 		Northwestern State W 84–69  16–4
(8–3) 		Moody Coliseum (482)
Abilene, TX
Feb 8, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Lamar W 75–49  17–4
(9–3) 		Montagne Center (816)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 12, 2010
5:30 pm 		Houston Baptist W 71–54  18–4
(10–3) 		Moody Coliseum (649)
Abilene, TX
Feb 15, 2020
1:00 pm 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 59–68  18–5
(10–4) 		American Bank Center (1,103)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 19, 2020
5:00 pm 		at Houston Baptist W 84–79  19–5
(11–4) 		Sharp Gymnasium (159)
Houston, TX
Feb 22, 2020
1:00 pm 		at Southeastern Louisiana W 68–62  20–5
(12–4) 		University Center (753)
Hammond, LA
Feb 26, 2020
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Sam Houston State W 94–91  21–5
(13–4) 		Moody Coliseum (559)
Abilene, TX
Feb 29, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Arkansas W 93–71  22–5
(14–4) 		Moody Coliseum (1,011)
Abilene, TX
Mar 3, 2020
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Stephen F. Austin W 88–62  23–5
(15–4) 		Moody Coliseum (903)
Abilene, TX
Mar 7, 2020
2:00 pm 		at Incarnate Word W 76–69 OT 24–5
(16–4) 		McDermott Center (498)
San Antonio, TX
2020 Hercules TiresSouthland Basketball Tournament
March 13, 2020
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Nicholls or Incarnate Word
Second Round 		Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
C=Chicago Region.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster". ACUSPORTS.COM The Official Site of Abilene Christian University Athletics. Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Abilene Christian University. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Abilene Christian Wildcats Schedule - 2019-20". ESPN. Retrieved December 13, 2019.