2023–24 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team

2023–24 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record14–16 (10–10 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jake Stevens
  • Ethan McIlhargey
  • Kenisha Henry
  • Imani Robinson
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
California Baptist † 18 – 2   .900 28 – 4   .875
Grand Canyon 16 – 4   .800 24 – 8   .750
Stephen F. Austin 14 – 6   .700 21 – 12   .636
Utah Tech* 12 – 8   .600 18 – 14   .563
UT Arlington 11 – 9   .550 17 – 16   .515
Abilene Christian 10 – 10   .500 14 – 16   .467
Tarleton State* 7 – 13   .350 12 – 20   .375
Seattle 6 – 14   .300 6 – 23   .207
Southern Utah 6 – 14   .300 8 – 22   .267
UT Rio Grande Valley 5 – 15   .250 6 – 23   .207
Utah Valley 5 – 15   .250 10 – 19   .345
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 WAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, who were led by 12th-year head coach Julie Goodenough, played their home games at Moody Coliseum in Abilene, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season 15–15, 9–9 in WAC play, to finish in seventh place.[1] They were defeated by Sam Houston in the first round of the WAC tournament.[2]

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, TX
G/F 4 Kenadi Rising 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Highland Community College Rapid City, SD
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, TX
F 12 Addison Martin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Captain Shreve High School Shreveport, LA
G 13 Zoe Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Butler McKinney, TX
C 14 Meredith Mayes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bixby High School Bixby, OK
G 20 Tristin Keller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Mason High School Mason, TX
F 21 Clare Traeger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Binghamton Dallas, TX
G 22 Gracy Wernli 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Bixby High School Bixby, OK
G 23 Claire Graham 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Jim Ned High School Tuscola, TX
F 24 Emma Troxell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Bushland High School Bushland, TX
F 32 Brooke Jessen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr UT Rio Grande Valley Spirit Lake, ID
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southwestern Assemblies of God W 77–52  1–0
 Moody Coliseum (200)
Abilene, TX
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rice L 58–69  1–1
 Moody Coliseum (1,040)
Abilene, TX
November 16, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Angelo State W 65–57  2–1
 Moody Coliseum (1,230)
Abilene, TX
November 25, 2023*
2:30 p.m. 		vs. Towson
Navy Classic 		L 56–63  2–2
 Alumni Hall (170)
Annapolis, MD
November 26, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Navy
Navy Classic 		W 87–62  3–2
 Alumni Hall (288)
Annapolis, MD
November 29, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UT Arlington W 94–76  4–2
(1–0) 		Moody Coliseum (1,006)
Abilene, TX
December 2, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Stephen F. Austin L 82–89 2OT 4–3
(1–1) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,148)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 5, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at TCU L 60–77  4–4
 Schollmaier Arena (1,781)
Fort Worth, TX
December 11, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		McMurry W 91–55  5–4
 Moody Coliseum (977)
Abilene, TX
December 18, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Kentucky L 68–72  5–5
 E. A. Diddle Arena (932)
Bowling Green, KY
December 30, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana Tech L 49–66  5–6
 Moody Coliseum (1,281)
Abilene, TX
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UT Rio Grande Valley W 62–53  6–6
(2–1) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (422)
Edinburg, TX
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Grand Canyon L 55–64  6–7
(2–2) 		Moody Coliseum (923)
Abilene, TX
January 13, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		California Baptist W 96–93 OT 7–7
(3–2) 		Moody Coliseum (933)
Abilene, TX
January 18, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tarleton State W 73–51  8–7
(4–2) 		Moody Coliseum (1,125)
Abilene, TX
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington L 65–74  8–8
(4–3) 		College Park Center (859)
Arlington, TX
January 25, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Utah Tech L 69–78  8–9
(4–4) 		Burns Arena (596)
St. George, UT
January 27, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southern Utah L 80–82  8–10
(4–5) 		America First Event Center (345)
Cedar City, UT
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tarleton State L 66–74  8–11
(4–6) 		Wisdom Gym (1,555)
Stephenville, TX
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Seattle W 82–63  9–11
(5–6) 		Moody Coliseum (1,151)
Abilene, TX
February 10, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah Valley W 66–53  10–11
(6–6) 		Moody Coliseum (1,056)
Abilene, TX
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UT Rio Grande Valley W 76–69  11–11
(7–6) 		Moody Coliseum (1,082)
Abilene, TX
February 17, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Stephen F. Austin L 83–89  11–12
(7–7) 		Moody Coliseum (1,051)
Abilene, TX
February 22, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at California Baptist L 58–70  11–13
(7–8) 		Fowler Events Center (337)
Riverside, CA
February 24, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Grand Canyon L 55–66  11–14
(7–9) 		Global Credit Union Arena (537)
Phoenix, AZ
February 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Utah W 75–42  12–14
(8–9) 		Moody Coliseum (1,023)
Abilene, TX
March 2, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah Tech W 74–62  13–14
(9–9) 		Moody Coliseum (1,008)
Abilene, TX
March 7, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Seattle L 54–59  13–15
(9–10) 		Redhawk Center (239)
Seattle, WA
March 9, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Utah Valley W 81–50  14–15
(10–10) 		UCCU Center (571)
Orem, UT
WAC tournament
March 13, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (7) Tarleton State
First round 		L 41–54  14–16
 Orleans Arena (–)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Kats stun ACU in final seconds to advance". Sam Houston. March 6, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "Abilene Christian Wildcats 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2024.