ACU and SFA collide in star-studded Southland showdown

ABILENE - It's one of the games we've been waiting for as fans of women's basketball. Abilene Christian puts its 7-0 home record to the test Wednesday night against a red-hot Stephen F. Austin team at the Teague Center. The Wildcats (10-3, 3-1 SLC) hosts the Ladyjacks (14-2, 6-0 SLC) in a matchup that pits a top 25 scoring offense in ACU (80 PPG) against a top three scoring defense in SFA (50 PPG). It's the premier matchup of the night in the league and tipoff is at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN+ and 102.7 The Bear.

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SERIES HISTORY

This will be the 12th meeting all-time, with SFA winning eight of the first 11 games. ACU won the last meeting between the teams on March 3, 2020 in Abilene, 88-72. Dominique Golightly scored a Division I program record 33 points and hit nine three-pointers in the win. ACU looks for its second consecutive victory in the series Wednesday.

ACU STORYLINES

• MADI MAGIC: Junior Madi Miller got a contested, acrobatic, clutch shot to fall with 0.8 seconds left on Saturday to beat Central Arkansas, 60-58. Miller got the ball with just under five seconds left and drove into the paint, maneuvered, and went under-handed off the glass for the buzzer-beater. It game ACU its 10th win of the season and got the Wildcats back in the winning column.
• ADAMS ON FIRE: Senior Alyssa Adams is on another planet right now on both ends of the floor. The San Antonio native has scored 138 points in her last six games (23 PPG). Adams is shooting 65% from the floor in that span. She also is averaging 8.5 rebounds for the season, making her presence known on both ends of the floor.
• COOL, KAM, COLLECTED: Junior Kamryn Mraz went for a career-high 17 points on Saturday against UCA and hit a career-high four three-pointers as well. Her triples were huge especially in the third quarter to keep ACU clawing and scratching to a close victory. Mraz had a big free throw in the fourth quarter as well.
• ROOKIE MOMENTS: Head coach Julie Goodenough has been able to turn to some key freshmen so far this season in big moments. Katie Horyna and Taylor Morgan have played crucial minutes, and played late minutes against Southeastern Louisiana too. Alice Stevenson has started each of the last two games and has made an impact. In fact, the Perkins, Okla. native has hit each of her last four three-pointers.
• McLEOD NINE: Redshirt senior Anna McLeod continues to be a consistent threat for ACU. The Houston native is averaging 15.8 points per game, and shooting nearly 46% from the floor. McLeod hit a huge three in the fourth quarter against UCA to put ACU on top.

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SCOUTING SFA

• The Ladyjacks (14-2, 6-0 SLC) have won nine straight, and have been pretty dominant during that stretch.
• The matchup is ACU's offense against the third-ranked scoring defense in the country (49.5 PPG). SFA is holding teams to 32% shooting and is forcing 25 turnovers per game, both third in the country.
• The Ladyjacks are led by Zya Nugent (13.2 PPG) and Stephanie Visscher (12.4 PPG), but have six players averaging at least seven points per game and five averaging at least nine.