Women's Basketball 3-Time Southland Conference Champions (2016, 2017, 2019) • 2019 Ncaa Tournament Appearance
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 3-TIME SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS (2016, 2017, 2019) • 2019 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE Abilene Christian Wildcats GAME @ACUWBB 2020-21 Schedule vs. Incarnate Word Cardinals Stat Broadcast Teague Special Events Center • Abilene, Texas ESPN+ 12-9 Overall / 5-7 Southland / 7-3 Home Saturday, March 6, 2021 • 1 p.m. 22 102.7 The Bear 5-5 Away / 0-1 Neutral / Streak: L4 WILDCATS CARDINALS 12-9 5-7 6-7 4-4 November 2-0 Overall Southland Overall Southland 25 Howard Payne W, 99-45 Head Coach ....Julie Goodenough - vs - Head Coach .............Jeff Dow Career Record / Years ...469-302 / 27 Career Record / Years ..272-222 / 18 28 McMurry Canceled ACU record / Years ......180-82 / 9 UIW record / Years....... 20-22 / 2 29 Midwestern State W, 91-48 Goodenough vs. UIW..........13-3 Dow vs. ACU .................1-1 Mid-Major Poll ...............N/A THE SERIES: ACU leads, 24-10 / Streak: ACU, W1 Mid-Major Poll ...............N/A NET Ranking ................199 First Meeting ACU 97, UIW 65 NET Ranking ................306 1993-94 season December 5-2 Category Overall NCAA Rank Category Overall NCAA Rank Last Meeting ACU 76, UIW 69 (OT) 1 UT Permian Basin W, 95-55 Scoring Off. 70.6 89 March 7, 2020 / San Antonio Scoring Off. 59.4 267 Scoring Def. 61.1 87 Record in Abilene ACU leads, 9-4 Scoring Def. 64.9 164 4 Northern Colorado W, 81-61 FG Percentage 45.0 34 Record in San Antonio ACU leads, 13-3 FG Percentage 37.8 261 10 Mary Hardin-Baylor W, 95-49 FG % Defense 45.0 34 Last ACU Win ACU 76, UIW 69 (OT) FG % Defense 37.8 261 March 7, 2020 / San Antonio 13 #10 Texas A&M L, 77-59 3-Pt FG Pct. 33.8 74 3-Pt FG Pct. 28.8 248 3-Pt. FG % Def. 31.1 158 Last UIW Win UIW 71, ACU 70 3-Pt. FG % Def. 25.6 12 15 UT Tyler W, 81-26 Free Throw % 76.5 23 Feb. 1, 2020 / Abilene Free Throw % 64.8 278 19 vs. UAB (DeLand, Fla.) L, 81-73 Reb. / Game 37.6 147 Last 6 Meetings ACU leads, 4-2 Reb. / Game 34.5 275 Reb. Margin +9.5 55 Reb. Margin -4.1 281 Last 6 Meetings 20 Stetson W, 70-55 Turnover Margin -2.8 268 March 7, 2020 San Antonio ACU 76, UIW 69 (OT) Turnover Margin +0.3 156 Feb. 1, 2020 Abilene UIW 71, ACU 70 Assists/Game 14.0 115 March 9, 2019 Abilene ACU 102, UIW 53 Assists/Game 10.6 288 Steals/Game 8.1 123 Feb. 6, 2019 San Antonio ACU 71, UIW 50 Steals/Game 9.0 65 January 3-2 March 3, 2018 San Antonio UIW 58, ACU 46 Blocks/Game 2.7 212 Blocks/Game 1.9 296 9 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* W, 73-51 Feb. 10, 2018 Abilene ACU 58, UIW 56 16 Southeastern Louisiana* W, 70-62 ACU PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP 20 Sam Houston* L, 88-72 KAMRYN MRAZ • First season starting 23 Central Arkansas* W, 60-58 G • 5-6 • R-So. • 1VL/RS • Took a medical redshirt last season after playing in 0 Little River, Texas • Academy HS six games, suffered an injury as a freshman as well 27 SFA* L, 73-52 • Career-high: 19 pts (at LU), 8 ast (at UNC), 4 3FGM GP-GS FG% 3-Pt% FT% PPG RPG AST (vs. UCA, at LU) 30 UIW* Canceled 21-21 .382 .321 .828 8.0 2.6 70 • Ranks No. 4 in the Southland with 70 assists ALICE STEVENSON • Made first career start at Sam Houston February 2-4 F • 5-10 • Fr. • HS • Scored a career-best 11 points vs. Midwestern State 3 Perkins, Okla. • Perkins HS on Nov. 29 • Logged a career-high seven rebounnds vs. Lamar 3 Lamar* L, 71-65 GP-GS FG% 3-Pt% FT% PPG RPG AST 6 Lamar* W, 76-65 (OT) 21-9 .453 .429 .708 3.5 2.5 12 10 Houston Baptist* W, 62-56 ANNA McLEOD • Named Pre-Season First Team All-Southland G • 6-0 • R-Sr. • 1VL/TR Conference 13 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* Canceled 30 Houston, Texas • Louisiana Tech • Scored a career-high 28 points at UNC and at LU • In her second season playing after redshirting in GP-GS FG% 3-Pt% FT% PPG RPG AST 17 Houston Baptist* Canceled 2018-19 after transferring from Louisiana Tech 22 Southeastern Louisiana* L, 51-46 21-21 .447 .366 .800 15.7 5.2 46 • Ranks 29th nationally with 53 three-pointers made 24 Sam Houston* L, 75-55 MADI MILLER • Started just two games coming into junior season; G • 5-9 • Jr. • 2VL has started every game this season; hit GW vs. UCA 27 Central Arkansas* L, 55-53 31 Wylie, Texas • Wylie HS • Scored a career-high 23 points vs. Howard Payne • Set career-highs in rebounds (8) and assists (6) vs. GP-GS FG 3-Pt% FT% PPG RPG AST Mid St, made 10 free throws vs. UAB (career-high) 21-17 .377 .253 .796 8.8 3.8 75 March 0-1 • Ranks No. 1 in the Southland with 75 assists 3 SFA* L, 82-55 ALYSSA ADAMS • NCAA Ranks: Blocks (76), FG% (24), FT attempts (64), F • 6-1 • Sr. • 3VL FT makes (47) 33 San Antonio, Texas • Johnson HS • In her first season as a full-time starter after starting 6 UIW* 1 p.m. just five times in previous three seasons GP-GS FG% 3-Pt% FT% PPG RPG BLK • Scored career-high 28 at AMCC, 22 rebounds vs. 21-21 .534 .278 .790 14.7 9.0 30 Lamar, has 8 career double-doubles, 7 20+ gms Southland Conference Tournament 10-14 TBA TBA ACU MEDIA RELATIONS SOCIAL MEDIA Zach Carlyle Website: ACUsports.com All time are Central Media Relations Coordinator Twitter: @ACUsports // @ACUWBB *Southland Conference ACU Box 27916 • Abilene, Texas 79699 Facebook: /ACUsports || /ACU Wildcat Women's -All home games in bold. 325-674-6171 (office) Basketball Neutral site game 515-418-8015 (cell) Instagram: @acusports // @acuwbb [email protected] #TearEmUp // #GoWildcats 1 www.ACUSports.com QUICK FACTS 2020-21 ACU Radio / TV Roster President: Dr. Phil Schubert (ACU, ’91) Location: Abilene, Texas Population: 120,000 Founded: 1906 Joined Southland: 1963 / Re-joined in 2013 Enrollment: 5,293 Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Purple and White Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Jonathan Stewart (Lubbock Christian, '90) Director of Athletics Allen Ward (William Jewel, '89) #0 · KAMRYN #1 · KATIE #3 · ALICE Deputy Director of Athletics / Internal Operations MRAZ HORYNA STEVENSON Drew Long (Northwestern, ’04) G · 5-6 · R-So. · 1VL/RS G · 5-9 · Fr. · HS F · 5-10 · Fr. · HS Little River, Texas Liberal, Kan. Perkins, Okla. Deputy Director of Athletics / External Operations Steve Harrell (Delaware, ’06) Associate Director of Athletics for Sports Performance / Head Athletics Trainer Cory Driskill (Texas Tech, '03) Associate Director of Athletics for Student Services Chris Ballard (ACU, '08) Media Relations Coordinator Zach Carlyle (Upper Iowa, '15) HISTORY First Year of Basketball: 1971-72 First Year of Southland Basketball: 2013-14 All-Time Record, Years: 885-526 (50th season) All-Time Southland Record, Years: 93-43, 8th season #10 · TAYLOR #12 · JOSIE #13 · PAIGE Record at Moody Coliseum: 430-132 MORGAN LARSON EMBORSKY Record at Teague Center: 7-3 G · 5-6 · Fr. · HS G · 5-9 · Sr. · 3VL G · 5-6 · Jr. · TR Fort Worth, Texas San Antonio, Texas Niagara, N.Y. Southland Championships, Last: 3, 2018-19 NCAA I Playoff Appearances, Last: 1, 2018-19 COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Julie Goodenough Alma Mater, Year: University of Texas at Arlington, 1991 Record at School: 180-82, 9th season Career Record: 469-302, 27th season Southland Conference Record: 93-43, 8th season Associate Head Coach Erika Lambert (6th Season) College of Charleston, ’08 Assistant Coach Erik DeRoo (5th Season) #23 · SARAH #30 · ANNA #31 · MADI Fresno State, ’14 GRISWOLD McLEOD MILLER Assistant Coach C · 6-1 · R-So. · TR G · 6-0 · R-Sr. · 1VL/TR G · 5-9 · Jr. · 2VL Okarche, Okla. Houston, Texas Drew Cole (3rd Season) Wylie, Texas Aurora (Ill.), ’16 Special Assistant to the Head Coach Brittany Brewer (1st Season) Texas Tech, ’20 Basketball Office Phone: 325-674-6857 #32 · MAKAYLA #33 · ALYSSA #55 · HANNAH MABRY ADAMS MATTHEWS F · 6-1 · Sr. · 3VL F · 6-1 · Sr. · 3VL C · 6-1 · Fr. · HS San Antonio, Texas San Antonio, Texas Centerville, Texas 2 www.ACUSports.com ACU STORYLINES COLLEGE INSIDER.COM MID-MAJOR POLL (MARCH 2, 2021) LAST GAME RECAP WE ARE IN: Despite the loss Wednesday, ACU clinched a Team (1st-Place) Rec. Pts. Last Conference spot in the Hercules Tires Southland Conference Tourna- EMBORSKY LIGHTS IT UP 1 South Dakota State (26) 20-2 769 1 Summit ment with Houston Baptist and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2 Missouri State (1) 19-2 735 2 Missouri Valley FROM DISTANCE AT SFA losing Wednesday. The Wildcats will be in their fourth 3 Gonzaga (2) 20-3 714 3 West Coast consecutive tournament, and will wait to see what seed 4 FGCU (2) 21-2 687 5 ASUN NACOGDOCHES, Texas (March 3, 2021) - Junior Paige they will be in Katy. 5 South Dakota 17-4 642 6 Summit Emborsky hit six three-pointers Wednesday night to 6 Stephen F. Austin 20-2 606 7 Southland lead the Wildcats against Stephen F. Austin, and despite CAREER DAYS: Redshirt senior Anna McLeod and junior 7 BYU 16-4 567 4 West Coast an 82-59 loss to the regular season champions, still 8 California Baptist 20-0 529 8 Western Athletic Kamryn Mraz both had career scoring days at Lamar.