2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team

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
Seasons
2018–19 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
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 in Abilene, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. 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.[1] They lost in the first round to Baylor.[2]

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2017–18 season 16–14, 9–9 in Southland play, to finish in seventh place. In the Southland women's tournament, they defeated New Orleans in the first round.[3] Their season ended when they lost to Central Arkansas in the tournament quarterfinals.[4]

Roster

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

Roster
Last update: October 14, 2024

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018*
5:30 p.m. 		Southwest W 90–47  1–0
 Moody Coliseum (1,018)
Abilene, TX
November 15, 2018*
6:00 p.m. 		Howard Payne W 98–43  2–0
 Moody Coliseum (3,500)
Abilene, TX
November 17, 2018*
6:00 p.m. 		Eastern New Mexico W 78–46  3–0
 Moody Coliseum (1,017)
Abilene, TX
November 20, 2018*
7:00 p.m., Aggie Vision 		at New Mexico State W 58–46  4–0
 Pan American Center (676)
Las Cruces, NM
November 23, 2018*
1:00 p.m. 		vs. Texas Southern
UTEP Thanksgiving Classic 		W 81–39  5–0
 Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
November 24, 2018*
7:00 p.m. 		at UTEP
UTEP Thanksgiving Classic 		W 70–69  6–0
 Don Haskins Center (983)
El Paso, TX
November 28, 2018*
7:00 p.m. 		at Tulsa L 63–75  6–1
 Reynolds Center (871)
Tulsa, OK
December 1, 2018*
1:00 p.m. 		Schreiner W 90–43  7–1
 Moody Coliseum (1,028)
Abilene, TX
December 8, 2018*
1:00 p.m., ELVN 		Arkansas L 68–80  7–2
 Moody Coliseum (1,288)
Abilene, TX
December 17, 2018*
7:05 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Florida Gulf Coast L 65–81  7–3
 Alico Arena (1,758)
Fort Myers, FL
December 29, 2018*
2:00 p.m., FSSW 		at Texas Tech L 54–105  7–4
 United Supermarkets Arena (3,790)
Lubbock, TX
Southland regular season
January 2, 2019
7:00 p.m. 		at New Orleans W 59–52  8–4
(1–0) 		Lakefront Arena (212)
New Orleans, LA
January 5, 2019
3:00 p.m. 		at Sam Houston State W 91–79  9–4
(2–0) 		Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (528)
Huntsville, TX
January 9, 2019
6:00 p.m. 		McNeese State W 109–52  10–4
(3–0) 		Moody Coliseum (1,099)
Abilene, TX
January 12, 2019
1:00 p.m. 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 71–74  10–5
(3–1) 		University Center (502)
Hammond, LA
January 16, 2019
7:00 p.m. 		at Houston Baptist W 72–62  11–5
(4–1) 		Sharp Gymnasium (325)
Houston, TX
January 19, 2019
1:00 p.m. 		at Northwestern State W 72–63  12–5
(5–1) 		Prather Coliseum (591)
Natchitoches, LA
January 23, 2019
6:00 p.m. 		Stephen F. Austin L 55–71  12–6
(5–2) 		Moody Coliseum (1,231)
Abilene, TX
January 26, 2019
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Central Arkansas W 77–70  13–6
(6–2) 		Moody Coliseum (1,119)
Abilene, TX
January 30, 2019
7:00 p.m. 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 72–68  14–6
(7–2) 		Dugan Wellness Center (658)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 6, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lamar L 60–63  14–7
(7–3) 		Moody Coliseum (1,129)
Abilene, TX
February 9, 2019
1:00 p.m. 		Sam Houston State L 63–72  14–8
(7–4) 		Moody Coliseum (1,209)
Abilene, TX
February 13, 2019
6:00 p.m. 		vs. Nicholls W 76–66  15–8
(8–4) 		Mabee Complex (1,009)
Abilene, TX
February 16, 2019
1:00 p.m. 		Incarnate Word W 71–50  16–8
(9–4) 		McDermott Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
February 23, 2019
1:00 p.m. 		Southeastern Louisiana W 61–58  17–8
(10–4) 		Moody Coliseum (703)
Abilene, TX
February 27, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 72–55  18–8
(11–4) 		Moody Coliseum (1,192)
Corpus Christi, TX
March 2, 2019
2:00 p.m. 		at Central Arkansas W 67–65  19–8
(12–4) 		Farris Center 
Conway, AR
March 6, 2019
6:30 p.m., ESPN3 		at Stephen F. Austin L 48–65  19–9
(12–5) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,132)
Nacogdoches, TX
March 9, 2019
1:00 p.m. 		Incarnate Word W 102–53  20–9
(13–5) 		Moody Coliseum (1,111)
Abilene, TX
Southland women's tournament
March 15, 2019
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		(4) vs. (8) Central Arkansas
Second round 		W 82–54  21–9
 Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
March 16, 2019
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(4) vs. (1) Lamar
Semifinals 		W 88–79  22–9
 Merrell Center (1,725)
Katy, TX
March 17, 2019
1:00 p.m., 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 p.m., 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.

Sources:[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "LET'S DANCE! WILDCATS WIN SOUTHLAND CROWN". Abilene Christian University Athletics. March 17, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "WBB season ends at Baylor, but the Wildcats will return". Abilene Christian University Athletics. March 23, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Queliz, Kelvin (March 8, 2018). "Wildcats Pull Away in Second Half in Round One of Southland Tournament". University of New Orleans Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Wildcats fall to Sugar Bears in Southland quarterfinals". Abilene Christian University Athletics. March 9, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Abilene Christian University. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "Abilene Christian Wildcats Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2018.