2019–20 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team

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.

2019–20 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2019–20 record24–5 (16–4 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Erika Lambert
  • Erik Deroo
  • Drew Cole
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
2019–20 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Texas A&M-CC173 .850  237  .767
Abilene Christian164 .800  245  .828
Stephen F. Austin164 .800  236  .793
Sam Houston State146 .700  1910  .655
New Orleans137 .650  1712  .586
Incarnate Word1010 .500  1415  .483
Nicholls1010 .500  1316  .448
Central Arkansas911 .450  1316  .448
Southeastern Louisiana911 .450  1217  .414
Lamar614 .300  1019  .345
Houston Baptist416 .200  821  .276
Northwestern State416 .200  722  .241
McNeese State218 .100  524  .172
2020 Southland Tournament winner
As of March 7, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kamryn Mraz 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoAcademy HS Little River, TX
G 3 Dominique Golightly 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrChickasha HS Chickasha, OK
G 10 Breanna Wright 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrJarell HS Jarrell, TX
G 12 Josie Larson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrJohnson HS San Antonio, TX
G 13 Jazz Taylor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrDuncanville HS Duncanville, TX
G 14 Pamela Herrara 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrBel Air HS El Paso, TX
F 24 Diamond Wilcott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoSouth Grand Prairie HS Cedar Hill, TX
C 25 Lexi Kirgan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrBullard HS Bullard, TX
G 30 Anna McLeod 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrHome School Houston, TX
G 31 Maddi Miller 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoWylie HS Wylie, TX
F 32 Makayla Mabry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrIncarnate Word HS San Antonio, TX
F 33 Alyssa Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrJohnson HS San Antonio, TX
F 44 Lexie Ducat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrBrock HS 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

2019–20 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

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.
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