Wildcats ready for regular-season finale with No. 2 seed up for grabs

Saturday, March 7

San Antonio, Texas

2 p.m.

Abilene Christian

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Wildcats ready for regular-season finale with No. 2 seed up for grabs

3/6/2020 3:24:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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SAN ANTONIO – The ACU women's basketball team can still clinch the No. 2 seed in the upcoming conference tournament next week as it heads into the regular-season finale of the 2019-20 season. The Wildcats (23-5, 15-4 SLC) will battle the UIW Cardinals for the second time this season, and with a win and a little help, could clinch a double-bye for next week.

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ACU at UIW: Saturday, March 7 (2 p.m.)

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TOURNAMENT POSITIONING

ACU clinches the No. 2 seed if:
- ACU wins at UIW
- AND
- Sam Houston State wins at SFA
ACU clinches the No. 3 seed if:
- ACU loses at UIW
- OR
- SFA wins vs. Sam Houston State
ACU cannot clinch the No. 1 spot, but could clinch a share of the regular-season championship if the Wildcats win AND Texas A&M-Corpus Christi loses to Houston Baptist. ACU also cannot be the No. 4 seed in the tournament.

SERIES HISTORY

The two long-time rivals from the Lone Star Conference have met 33 times, with ACU leading the series 23-10.
It's been all Wildcats since the teams moved to Division I in 2013, with ACU leading 11-2 in that span.
However, UIW did beat ACU back on Feb. 1 in Abilene, 71-70. After Breanna Wright tied the game with a three-pointer, Imani Robinson drew a foul with one second left, hit one of two free throws, and UIW left ACU with the upset win.

ACU STORYLINES

ACU ROUTS SFA IN FINAL GAME AT MOODY… ACU ran away from the SFA Ladyjacks in a top-three showdown in the Southland Conference on March 3. The Wildcats led by as many as 30 points and won by 26 points, 88-62. ACU hit 15 three-pointers and shot 62.5% from distance, their best in the Division I era of the progrma in a single game.
"DOM"-INANT PERFORMANCE AT HOME… It was a night to remember for senior Dominique Golightly, who scored 33 points and hit nine three-pointers in the win over SFA. Both numbers tied for the most in a single game in the Division I history of ACU women's basketball. The Chickasha, Okla. native hit 12 field goals in the game, also tying a DI program record.
OFFENSIVE SUCCESS… The team ranks 12th in the country in scoring at 79.8 points per game, and the +15.7 scoring margin per game ranks 16th in all of women's college basketball as well. The 48.6% shooting from the field ranks fifth in America, and the 38.1% shooting from distance ranks ninth in the country.
MABRY ON THE GLASS… Junior Makayla Mabry had the best two-game stretch of her career on the glass. The San Antonio native recorded a new career-high with 14 rebounds against Sam Houston State, and backed it up with 10 more in the win over Central Arkansas. She backed it up with nine more against SFA.