WBB closes regular season Tuesday and Thursday

GAME #28

ABILENE CHRISTIAN (13-14, 7-9 WAC) at SAM HOUSTON (12-14, 8-8 WAC)
Tuesday, Feb. 28 · 6:30 p.m. · Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum · Huntsville, Texas
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GAME #29

ABILENE CHRISTIAN (13-14, 7-9 WAC) vs. SEATTLE U (5-21, 5-11 WAC)
Thursday, March 2 · 6 p.m. · Moody Coliseum · Abilene, Texas
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ABILENE – The Abilene Christian women's basketball team, fresh off a huge upset over the team with the top record in the league in Southern Utah, will close the regular season this week with a road date on Tuesday and a home finale on Thursday. The Wildcats (13-14, 7-9 WAC) will travel to Huntsville for a date with Sam Houston on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 6:30 p.m., and will close the season with a home game against Seattle U on Thursday, March 2 at 6 p.m. Both games will air on TV on ESPN+ as well as the radio on the ACU Sports Network.

SERIES HISTORY VS. SAM HOUSTON

• ALL-TIME | 19th meeting (ACU leads, 13-5)
• LAST MEETING | Sam Houston 69, ACU 66 (Jan. 5, 2023 - Abilene)
• STREAK | SHSU, w1
• IN ABILENE | ACU leads, 6-4
• IN HUNTSVILLE | ACU leads, 7-1
• NEUTRAL | n/a
• POSTSEASON | n/a

SERIES HISTORY VS. SEATTLE U

• ALL-TIME | 2nd meeting (Seattle U leads, 1-0)
• LAST MEETING | Seattle U 75, ACU 61 (Jan. 20, 2022 - Seattle)
• STREAK | SU, w1
• IN ABILENE | n/a
• IN SEATTLE | SU leads, 1-0
• NEUTRAL | n/a
• POSTSEASON | n/a

ACU STORYLINES

• UPSET OF THE SEASON
  • ACU got the signature win it was looking for Thursday night against the team with the best record in the WAC, Southern Utah. The Wildcats used a 15-9 overtime period to top the Thunderbirds, 89-83. ACU attempted 36 three-pointers, hauled in 15 offensive rebounds, and kept the turnovers to just seven against one of the top defenses in the league. ACU led by 14 going to the fourth quarter, but Southern Utah stormed back in the fourth to grab the lead and eventually force OT. The Wildcats took over in the extra period and walked out of Moody Coliseum with its biggest win since joining the WAC last season.
• THE WILDCATS ARE SUCCESSFUL WHEN…
  • They are at home: 10-3
  • They lead at the half: 12-4
  • They have a higher shooting percentage than their opponent: 12-3
  • They out-rebound their opponent: 12-3
  • They score more or equal bench points: 10-2
• NEW RECORD ALERT, WAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
  • Langstaff’s 34 points are the most by a Wildcat individual in the Division I history of the program, surpassing Dominique Golightly’s 33 points in March 2020 against Stephen F. Austin. The grad transfer went 14-21 from the floor and hit three from downtown to go along with eight rebounds. Mal played 42 minutes Thursday night, and her 14 field goals made also set a new D1 program record. The performance on Thursday earned Mal WAC Player of the Week honors.
• BEST FOR LAST
  • Fifth-year senior Madi Miller is playing the best basketball of her career. The Wylie, Texas native eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau with a 20-point game against Utah Valley on Jan. 14, and the veteran now has scored 1,099 points to go with 188 three-pointers made, 478 rebounds, 350 assists, and 150 steals. She has played in more games than anyone in ACU’s entire history (144) as well.
• MAL-PRACTICE
  • Fifth-year transfer Maleeah Langstaff has scored in double figures in nine of the last 10 games, averaging 17.4 points per game during that stretch. Langstaff has 19 games this year with at least five rebounds, has 20 double-digit scoring game on the season and 57 in her career. She currently has 15 career double-doubles as well.
• BIG COUNTRY
  • Redshirt freshman Addison Martin, nicknamed “Big Country,” has played in now less than 30 minutes in 10 consecutive games, and is averaging 12.3 points per game on 54% shooting from the floor for the season. Martin has scored in double digits in six straight and in nine of her last 10, averaging 15.7 points per game during that time.
• CAREER MILESTONE WATCH
  • 1,000-Point Club: Aspen Thornton - 889 points
    • 100-Steal Club: Aspen Thornton - 100 steals (joined it vs. Southern Utah)
• COACH GOODENOUGH’S MILESTONES
  • Head coach Julie Goodenough will coach her 835th career game on Tuesday, and has earned 501 career victories, including 212 as the coach at ACU. Goodenough is in her 29th season overall and her 11th with the Wildcats.

SCOUTING SAM HOUSTON (12-14, 8-8 WAC)

• The Bearkats are coming off a pair of road losses last week to SFA and UTRGV, and have dropped four of their last five matchups.
• Chyna Allen (12.8 ppg) and Madelyn Batista (11.2 ppg) lead the way in scoring for Sam, and Batista's 7.8 rebounds per night are a team-high.

SCOUTING SEATTLE U (5-21, 5-11 WAC)

• The Redhawks are coming off a home split last weekend against Utah Tech and Utah Valley. Seattle U dropped to the Trailblazers, 79-73 in overtime, before topping the Wolverines on Saturday, 66-51.
• Seattle U will head to Tarleton on Tuesday before taking on ACU on Thursday.
• Peyton Howard's 10.3 points per game lead the way with Taliyah Clark's 10.0 right behind.

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