ABILENE – Abilene Christian women's basketball is at Moody Coliseum Saturday for a 2 p.m. game vs. Southeastern Louisiana, which kicks off a three-game homestand that additionally features a Jan. 10 game vs. Houston Baptist and Jan. 13 contest vs. Northwestern State.
The Wildcats are 7-1 at home this season.
Matchup: Abilene Christian (9-4, 3-0 Southland) vs. Southeastern La. (1-12, 0-2 Southland)
Tipoff: 2 p.m. (CT), Saturday, Jan. 6
Series: The Wildcats lead their all-time series vs. Southeastern La., 6-1
Video:
Stretch Internet
Audio:
98.1 FM – The Ticket.
Grant Boone will handle the play-by-play for both ends of the women's / men's doubleheader.
Stats:
StatBroadcast
Reading Material:
ACU WBB Game Notes |
LionSports.net
Social Media: Follow
@ACUWBB on Twitter and Instagram
Notables
Both of Southeastern Louisiana's league losses were against recent Southland champions Stephen F. Austin (L, 79-67) and Central Arkansas (L, 63-47), and their 155th-ranked strength of schedule is among the highest in the league with games vs. Cincinnati, LSU, TCU and Auburn dotting their slate.
ACU is 6-1 all-time vs. Southeastern La., with its lone loss taking place during the 1978-79 season.
The Wildcats have won all six of their Southland games vs. the Lady Lions, but have done much better against them in Hammond, La. ... ACU's four road wins have come by an average of 18.3 points, while their two home wins have been decided by 1.5 points.
The Wildcats won 75-74 in 2015 after SLU turned the ball over under its basket, and 72-70 in 2016 on a missed putback by Taylin Underwood.
ACU won last year's game, 82-57, in Hammond, La.
The two schools meet a second time this season on Feb. 17.
ACU is off to a 3-0 Southland Conference start for the third straight year following its 80-75 win at McNeese on Jan. 3.
ACU leads the all-time series 4-1 and twice have won the Cowgirls' home court.
The Wildcats led 43-28 at halftime Wednesday night, which allowed them to survive an opponent season high 47 second half points ... McNeese made 15-31 field goals in the final 20 minutes and hit 15-16 free throws.
The Cowgirls set an opponent season high with 24 offensive rebounds but recorded a season low 16 defensive rebounds.
ACU set season highs at McNeese with .474 3-point field goal (9-19) and .893 free throw (25-28) percentages ... The teams combined to make 49-55 (.891) free throws.
The Wildcats tied a season best with seven blocks with three by sophomore post Lexi Kirgan.
Guard Breanna Wright sank a career high 12 free throws on 13 attempts, putting her at 45-51 (.882) on the season ... Wright made 27-39 free throws as a freshman during the 2016-17 season.
Only two Southland Conference coaches have won more games than
Julie Goodenough (403 in 24 seasons): Sandra Rushing at Central Arkansas (517 in 28 seasons) and Royce Chadwick at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (630 in 34 seasons).
