ACU and Tarleton collide Saturday for Pink Day

GAME #24
Abilene Christian (15-8, 7-5 WAC) vs. Tarleton (12-10, 4-7 WAC)
Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022  |  1 p.m.  |  Teague Special Events Center  |  Abilene, Texas

ABILENE – After a win on Monday afternoon at Chicago State, the ACU women’s basketball team had a much-needed mid-week bye as they rest and gear up for the final six games of the season. The Wildcats (15-8, 7-5 WAC) return to the Teague Center on Saturday afternoon for their first of two matchups with the Tarleton Texans (12-10, 4-7 WAC) this season. The former Division II rivals meet for the first time at the Division I level at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12. It will also be the annual Pink Game for the team as they honor and support breast cancer awareness. The game will air on ESPN+ and 102.7 The Bear.

SERIES HISTORY

• ALL-TIME | 60th meeting, ACU leads 34-25
• LAST MEETING | Feb. 9, 2013 - ACU 86, Tarleton 70 (Abilene, Texas)
• STREAK | ACU, w1

ACU STORYLINES

• MUCH-NEEDED MONDAY WIN
  • ACU is coming off a much-needed win over Chicago State on Monday, after the game was moved from the previous Wednesday due to winter weather in the midwest. The Wildcats never trailed on their way to a 75-52 victory. Freshman Bella Earle scored a career-high score 17 points, and the defense held Chicago State to no three-pointers in the game, as ACU came away with a big win to right back into fourth place in the WAC standings.
• WAC STANDING
  • ACU sits in fourth place right now in the current standings, and the top four teams get a two-round bye and an automatic trip to the quarterfinal round, meaning you would have to win three games total to win the tournament. The Wildcats just 1.5 games out of second place in the standings, with everyone looking up to the undefeated SFA Ladyjacks, who are 11-0 in league play.
• EARLE MAKING HER CASE
  • The freshman Bella Earle has definitely made a strong case for WAC Freshman of the Year this season, averaging 7.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, and is shooting 46.5 percent from the floor. The rook's 17 points Monday at Chicago State is a new career-high, hitting just 4-of-5 shots, but all three of her three-pointers. Earle went 6-of-7 at the foul line, and added a career-best five assists to go with four rebounds.
• PROGRAM MILESTONE
  • The victory over UTRGV for the Wildcats was the 900th as a program. ACU started women’s basketball in 1971, and is in its 51st season on the hardwood. The ‘Cats have averaged almost 18 wins per season to date.
• THREE-POINT PARTY
  • ACU has hit 221 three-pointers so far this season, the fifth-highest mark in the nation. The Wildcats have 12 games with double-digit makes from distance. The team ranks 30th nationally with a 35.8 clip from behind the arc, which was moved back to match the men’s line in the off-season.
• COACH GOODENOUGH’S MILESTONES
  • Head coach Julie Goodenough will coach her 800th career game on Saturday, and has earned 486 career victories, including 197 as the coach at ACU. Goodenough is in her 28th season overall and her 10th with the Wildcats.

SCOUTING TARLETON (10-12, 4-7 WAC)

• The Texans, in just their second year as a Division I member, have matched their best WAC record in their two years, at 4-7. Tarleton is coming off three consecutive losses, falling at home to Lamar and UTRGV before a road loss at Chicago State.
• Iyana Dorsey leads the way at 10.5 points per game, and is the lone player to average double digit points.
• Tarleton averages on 59.5 points per game, but relies on a good defense that only allows 56.9 points per night.

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