2017–18 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by sixth year head coach Julie Goodenough, played their home games at the Moody Coliseum. They finished the season 16–14, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Southland Women's Tournament where they lost to Central Arkansas.

2017–18 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2017–18 record16–14 (9–9 Southland)
Head coachJulie Goodenough (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Erika Lambert
  • Kyle Felan
  • Erik Deroo
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
2017–18 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Lamar17–1 .944  22–7  .759
Stephen F. Austin16–2 .889  25–6  .806
Central Arkansas14–4 .778  25–10  .714
Texas A&M-CC11–7 .611  19–12  .613
Nicholls State †11–7 .611  19–13  .594
New Orleans11–7 .611  15–15  .500
Abilene Christian9–9 .500  16–14  .533
McNeese State8–10 .444  12–18  .400
Southeastern Louisiana7–11 .389  8–21  .276
Houston Baptist6–12 .333  10–18  .357
Incarnate Word4–14 .222  5–24  .172
Northwestern State2–16 .111  7–22  .241
Sam Houston State1–17 .056  4–23  .148
† 2018 Southland Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2016–17 season 23–9 overall and 16–2 in conference play. They shared the Southland Conference Regular Season championship with Central Arkansas. The Wildcats, in their fourth and final year of transition from NCAA Division I to NCAA Division II, were ineligible to participate in the Southland Conference Tournament and the NCAA Division I Women's Tournament. They were selected to participate in the WNIT winning against Oklahoma State and losing to SMU.

Roster

Sources:[1][2]

2017–18 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Dominique Golightly 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoChickasha HS Chickasha, OK
G 10 Breanna Wright 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoJarrell HS Jarrell, TX
G 11 Sara Williamson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrRockwall HS Rowlett, TX
G 12 Josie Larson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrJohnson HS San Antonio, TX
C 13 Taudenciah Oluoch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrShimba Hills HS Nairobi, Kenya
G 14 Pamela Herrara 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoBel Air HS El Paso, TX
G 21 Kayla Galindo 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrRiverside HS El Paso, TX
F 22 Sierra Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrRoscoe Highland HS Roscoe, TX
C 25 Lexi Kirgan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoBullard HS Bullard, TX
G 30 Laura Rowe 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrKaty HS Katy, TX
F 32 Makayla Mabry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrIncarnate Word HS San Antonio, TX
F 33 Alyssa Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrJohnson HS San Antonio, TX
F 44 Lexie Ducat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrBrock HS Brock, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 6, 2018

Schedule

Sources:[3][4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
5:30 pm		 Southwest W 91–47  1–0
 Moody Coliseum (1,007)
Abilene, TX
November 13*
7:00 pm		 Schreiner W 97–48  2–0
 Moody Coliseum (1,043)
Abilene, TX
November 18*
2:00 pm		 Idaho W 82–72  3–0
 Moody Coliseum (1,182)
Abilene, TX
November 21*
7:00 pm		 at SMU L 44–65  3–1
 Moody Coliseum (960)
Dallas, TX
November 29*
7:00 pm		 at Arkansas L 65–79  3–2
 Bud Walton Arena (1,132)
Fayetteville, AR
December 3*
2:00 pm		 Florida Gulf Coast L 55–94  3–3
 Moody Coliseum (1,103)
Abilene, TX
December 9*
2:00 pm		 Howard Payne W 88–46  4–3
 Moody Coliseum (1,225)
Abilene, TX
December 16*
2:00 pm		 Midwestern State W 88–67  5–3
 Moody Coliseum (1,016)
Abilene, TX
December 21*
2:00 pm		 vs. Radford
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic		 L 65–71  5–4
 South Point Arena (123)
Las Vegas, NV
December 22*
4:15 pm		 vs. Old Dominion
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic		 W 74–60  6–4
 South Point Arena (123)
Las Vegas, NV
Southland regular season
December 28
2:00 pm		 New Orleans W 80–70  7–4
(1–0)		 Moody Coliseum (1,028)
Abilene, TX
December 30
2:00 pm		 Sam Houston State W 83–65  8–4
(2–0)		 Moody Coliseum (1,030)
Abilene, TX
January 3, 2018
6:30 pm		 at McNeese State W 80–75  9–4
(3–0)		 Burton Coliseum (850)
Lake Charles, LA
January 6
2:00 pm		 Southeastern Louisiana W 86–80  10–4
(4–0)		 Moody Coliseum (1,068)
Abilene, TX
January 10
7:00 pm		 Houston Baptist W 80–68  11–4
(5–0)		 Moody Coliseum (1,018)
Abilene, TX
January 13
7:00 pm		 Northwestern State W 80–41  12–4
(6–0)		 Moody Coliseum (1,013)
Abilene, TX
January 17
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Stephen F. Austin L 55–66  12–5
(6–1)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,761)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 20
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Central Arkansas L 45–63  12–6
(6–2)		 Farris Center (742)
Conway, AR
January 24
7:00 pm		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 61–59  13–6
(7–2)		 Moody Coliseum (1,042)
Abilene, TX
January 31
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Lamar L 71–77  13–7
(7–3)		 Montagne Center (544)
Beaumont, TX
February 3
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Sam Houston State W 75–72  14–7
(8–3)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,078)
Huntsville, TX
February 7
6:00 pm		 at Nicholls State L 60–81  14–8
(8–4)		 Stopher Gym (202)
Thibodaux, LA
February 10
2:00 pm		 Incarnate Word W 58–56  15–8
(9–4)		 Moody Coliseum (1,029)
Abilene, TX
February 17
2:00 pm		 at Southeastern Louisiana L 76–78  15–9
(9–5)		 University Center (790)
Hammond, LA
February 21
7:00 pm		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 51–70  15–10
(9–6)		 Dugan Wellness Center (776)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 24
2:00 pm		 Central Arkansas L 61–73  15–11
(9–7)		 Moody Coliseum (1,450)
Abilene, TX
February 28
7:00 pm		 Stephen F. Austin L 52–78  15–12
(9–8)		 Moody Coliseum (1,228)
Abilene, TX
March 3
1:00 pm		 at Incarnate Word L 46–58  15–13
(9–9)		 McDermott Center (1,788)
San Antonio, TX
Southland Women's Tournament
March 8
1:30 pm, ESPN3		 (7) vs. (6) New Orleans
First Round		 W 88–66  16–13
 Merrell Center (712)
Katy, TX
March 9
1:30 pm, ESPN3		 (7) vs. (3) Central Arkansas
Quarterfinals		 L 41–54  16–14
 Merrell Center (606)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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See also

2017–18 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

References
  1. "2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster". ACUSPORTS.COM The Official Site of Abilene Christian University Athletics. Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  2. "Abilene Christian Wildcats Roster". Abilene Christian Wildcats. ESPN. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  3. "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". ACUSPORTS.COM The Official Site of Abilene Christian University Athletics. Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  4. "Abilene Christian Wildcats Schedule - 2017-18". Abilene Christian Wildcats. ESPN. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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