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Jeremy Enlow

Women's Basketball

WBB has immediate chance for revenge at Lamar

BEAUMONT, Texas – Rarely is it in a basketball season you get an immediate chance at revenge. But that is the case this weekend for the Wildcat women's basketball team. ACU fell to the Lamar Cardinals Wednesday night in Abilene, 71-65, but gets the rematch just three days later at 2 p.m. in the Montagne Center. The Wildcats (10-5, 3-3 SLC) can jump right back into the thick of the standings with a win over Lamar (5-9, 4-2 SLC).

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SERIES HISTORY

Lamar's win Wednesday now gives them a lead in the series, 7-5. The Wildcats won the three previous meetings, including sweeping the season series last season. ACU won 78-72 in Abilene on Jan. 4, 2020 and won in Beaumont on Feb. 8, 2020, 75-49. ACU also won the most important meeting between the schools, the 2019 Southland Conference Tournament semifinal in Katy, Texas. The Wildcats scored 36 fourth quarter points to win 88-79 and advance to the Southland Tournament Championship Game.

ACU STORYLINES

  • RIDICULOUS NIGHT ON THE GLASS: Senior Alyssa Adams went off Wednesday, collecting a career-high 22 rebounds against Lamar. It is the second-highest total in a single game in ACU's Division I history; Sydney Shelstead had 23 boards in the 2015-16 season.
  • CLIMBING THE RECORD BOOKS: Adams ranks second in ACU's Division I history in career field goal percentage (52.0), and is now tied for third in career blocks (71) with Shelstead. Suzzy Dimba (2013-17) has a ridiculous 194 in her one-of-a-kind career, sitting in the top spot. Sara Williamson is second on the list with 81.
  • UNSTOPPABLE: Adams is playing the best basketball of her career. The forward has recorded seven games with 20 or more points including five times in the last eight games. Adams has scored 163 points in the last eight games, and has made 63 of her last 111 shots in that span. Adams is also 11 rebounds per game over that eight-game stretch.
  • MAGIC NUMBER - 70: ACU is 10-0 this season when allowing under 70 points this season, and 0-5 when allowing 70 or more.

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, BRITTANY BREWER!

SCOUTING LAMAR (5-9, 4-2 SLC)

  • The Cardinals have had six games cancelled or postponed, including this past Saturday against McNeese.
  • Micaela Wilson is leading the team in scoring at 9.7 points per game, and five players average at least six points per contest.
  • Wilson also is averaging 5.1 rebounds per game.
  • Aqua Franklin is in her second year as the head coach, with a record of 15-28.
  • Wilson scored 17 points Wednesday, and Jadyn Pimentel added 14 while Angel Hastings scored 12.