2023–24 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team

2023–24 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball
2023–24 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	14–16 (10–10 WAC)
Head coach	Julie Goodenough (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Jake Stevens; Ethan McIlhargey; Kenisha Henry; Imani Robinson;
Home arena	Moody Coliseum

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.

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

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, Texas
G/F	4	Kenadi Rising	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Highland Community College	Rapid City, South Dakota
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, Texas
F	12	Addison Martin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS So	Captain Shreve High School	Shreveport, Louisiana
G	13	Zoe Jackson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Butler	McKinney, Texas
C	14	Meredith Mayes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Bixby High School	Bixby, Oklahoma
G	20	Tristin Keller	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Mason High School	Mason, Texas
F	21	Clare Traeger	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Binghamton	Dallas, Texas
G	22	Gracy Wernli	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Bixby High School	Bixby, Oklahoma
G	23	Claire Graham	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Jim Ned High School	Tuscola, Texas
F	24	Emma Troxell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Bushland High School	Bushland, Texas
F	32	Brooke Jessen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	UT Rio Grande Valley	Spirit Lake, Idaho

Head coach

Julie Goodenough (UT Arlington)

Assistant coach(es)

Jake Stevens (Tarleton State)
Ethan McIlhargey (Idaho)
Kenisha Henry (Delta State)
Imani Robinson (Incarnate Word)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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

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

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[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. 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.

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