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Women's Hoops Releases Schedule
9/12/2023 4:41:00 PM | Women's Basketball
ABILENE – Abilene Christian women's basketball revealed its schedule highlighted by a trip to the Navy Classic, two Conference USA matchups and a tough conference schedule.
The Wildcats open up their regular season schedule on Nov. 6 at home against Southwest Assemblies of God, then have two more home games on November 9 against Rice University and then Nov. 16 against Big Country rival Angelo State.
"This is the most demanding schedule we have ever had," head coach Julie Goodenough said. "We are excited to get started at home on Nov. 6, yet realize that we have a lot of work to do this preseason."
Following the three straight home games, the Wildcats head to Annapolis, Maryland for their first-ever appearance in the Navy Classic, playing Towson University on November 25 followed by the Navy Midshipmen on November 26.
The Wildcats end November starting Western Athletic Conference play on November 29 at home against UTA followed by a road matchup at Stephen F. Austin on Dec. 2.
Throughout December the Wildcats will play four nonconference games, highlighted by a Power Five matchup and the WAC-Conference USA Challenge.
The Wildcats begin their brief non-conference stint off the road at Big 12 school, Texas Christian University on Dec. 5 before returning home on Dec. 11 to play in-town foe, McMurry. Then the WAC-CUSA Challenge begins with ACU playing Western Kentucky in Bowling Green, Kentucky and concludes with a home game on Dec. 30 against Louisiana Tech.
"We are grateful to be given the opportunity to play two games in the WAC-Conference USA Challenge versus Louisiana Tech and Western Kentucky," said Goodenough. "We are also thankful to add TCU, another game this fall in the DFW area, and are hoping to have a big number of ACU fans there."
The ringing in of the new year will also ring in the return to conference play for the Wildcats. The team restarts conference play on the road at the University of Texas- Rio Grande Valley on January 6.
Then ACU will welcome teams and fans back to Moody Coliseum on Jan. 11 with the arrival of Grand Canyon, followed by games on Jan. 13 and 18 against California Baptist and Tarleton State.
ACU will hit the road once again for four straight games starting on Jan. 20 with a game at UTA. They follow that with a trip to Utah to take on Utah Tech on Jan. 25 then Southern Utah, last year's WAC tournament champion, on Jan. 27 before returning to Texas in February to play at Tarleton on Feb. 1.
Following the road trip, the Wildcats make a four-game homestand. The homestand begins on February 8 against Seattle University, followed by games on Feb. 10, 15 and 17 against Utah Valley, UTRGV and SFA. The Wildcats then make a trip to the West Coast to play at CBU on Feb. 22 and GCU on Feb. 24.
The Wildcat's final home games take place Feb. 29 against Southern Utah then March 2 against Utah Tech. They will finish the regular season on the road against UVU and Seattle U on March 7 and March 9.
"The conference schedule format is a 20-game round robin, which means we play at each WAC school this year," said Goodenough. "That travel in itself will be quite a test, but we're looking forward to this new year and will be striving for a championship-caliber season."
Then for a chance to bring home some hardware and return to the NCAA Tournament, if eligible, the Wildcats head to the WAC Tournament on March 13-16 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Wildcats open up their regular season schedule on Nov. 6 at home against Southwest Assemblies of God, then have two more home games on November 9 against Rice University and then Nov. 16 against Big Country rival Angelo State.
"This is the most demanding schedule we have ever had," head coach Julie Goodenough said. "We are excited to get started at home on Nov. 6, yet realize that we have a lot of work to do this preseason."
Following the three straight home games, the Wildcats head to Annapolis, Maryland for their first-ever appearance in the Navy Classic, playing Towson University on November 25 followed by the Navy Midshipmen on November 26.
The Wildcats end November starting Western Athletic Conference play on November 29 at home against UTA followed by a road matchup at Stephen F. Austin on Dec. 2.
Throughout December the Wildcats will play four nonconference games, highlighted by a Power Five matchup and the WAC-Conference USA Challenge.
The Wildcats begin their brief non-conference stint off the road at Big 12 school, Texas Christian University on Dec. 5 before returning home on Dec. 11 to play in-town foe, McMurry. Then the WAC-CUSA Challenge begins with ACU playing Western Kentucky in Bowling Green, Kentucky and concludes with a home game on Dec. 30 against Louisiana Tech.
"We are grateful to be given the opportunity to play two games in the WAC-Conference USA Challenge versus Louisiana Tech and Western Kentucky," said Goodenough. "We are also thankful to add TCU, another game this fall in the DFW area, and are hoping to have a big number of ACU fans there."
The ringing in of the new year will also ring in the return to conference play for the Wildcats. The team restarts conference play on the road at the University of Texas- Rio Grande Valley on January 6.
Then ACU will welcome teams and fans back to Moody Coliseum on Jan. 11 with the arrival of Grand Canyon, followed by games on Jan. 13 and 18 against California Baptist and Tarleton State.
ACU will hit the road once again for four straight games starting on Jan. 20 with a game at UTA. They follow that with a trip to Utah to take on Utah Tech on Jan. 25 then Southern Utah, last year's WAC tournament champion, on Jan. 27 before returning to Texas in February to play at Tarleton on Feb. 1.
Following the road trip, the Wildcats make a four-game homestand. The homestand begins on February 8 against Seattle University, followed by games on Feb. 10, 15 and 17 against Utah Valley, UTRGV and SFA. The Wildcats then make a trip to the West Coast to play at CBU on Feb. 22 and GCU on Feb. 24.
The Wildcat's final home games take place Feb. 29 against Southern Utah then March 2 against Utah Tech. They will finish the regular season on the road against UVU and Seattle U on March 7 and March 9.
"The conference schedule format is a 20-game round robin, which means we play at each WAC school this year," said Goodenough. "That travel in itself will be quite a test, but we're looking forward to this new year and will be striving for a championship-caliber season."
Then for a chance to bring home some hardware and return to the NCAA Tournament, if eligible, the Wildcats head to the WAC Tournament on March 13-16 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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