ARLINGTON, Texas - Abilene Christian women's basketball stays in-state as it begins a three-game road swing this week versus UT Arlington and Tarleton State. The Wildcats make the day trip to take on the Lady Mavs at 6:30 p.m. Thursday before closing out their I-20 Rivalry season series with the Texans at 2 p.m. Saturday in Stephenville.
Both games will be streamed on ESPN+.
ACU looks to continue its best start to Western Athletic Conference play and its hottest entrance to conference play since the 2019-20 campaign. The Wildcats sit in second in the WAC at 8-3 following last week's wins over Tarleton State and Utah Valley and a loss to conference leader California Baptist.
ACU grinded out a 59-56 victory over UT Arlington when the two met at Moody Coliseum on Jan. 10, featuring a combined 37 points from
Erin Woodson and
Natalia Chavez. The Wildcats are seeking their first victory in Arlington since 2013 and their first as members of the WAC. ACU is a perfect 11-0 in games played Monday to Thursday this season.
The Wildcats have won their last three matchups against the Texans, with both of this season's victories coming in nail-biting fashion.
Payton Hull scored 13 points with six steals on Jan. 8, then followed it with a 27-point effort on Feb. 3. Woodson scored 10 points in each contest with 14 total rebounds.
ACU will play its first game at Tarleton State's EECU Center, which opened this season. The Wildcats were 2-2 at the Texans' previous home, Wisdom Gym, in the Division I era.
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Hull's performance last week opened one of the best stretches of her career, earning her Jersey Mike's A Sub Above WAC Player of the Week honors on Monday. She was recognized by the conference for the second time this season and for the fourth time in her career. It's the fourth Player of the Week accolade received by a Wildcat this year.
Hull averaged 24.7 points across her three games last week, touting a .558 shooting percentage with a .480 mark from three-point range. She added 4.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.3 steals per game and leads the WAC with 10 20-point performances.
Emma Troxell powered ACU in a narrow 74-71 loss to CBU last week with one of her best showings as a Wildcat. She dropped a career-high 22 points at a 9-of-16 clip with six rebounds and three steals.
