# 2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by seventh-year head coach Julie Goodenough, played their home games at the Moody Coliseum in Abilene, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 13–5 in Southland play, to finish in fourth place. They won the Southland women's tournament to earn an automatic to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time in school history. They lost in the first round to Baylor.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2017–18 season 16–14, 9–9 in Southland play, to finish in seventh place. In the Southland women's tournament, they defeated New Orleans in the first round. Their season ended when they lost to Central Arkansas in the tournament quarterfinals.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2018* 5:30 p.m. | | Southwest | W 90–47 | 1–0 | Moody Coliseum (1,018) Abilene, TX |
| November 15, 2018* 6:00 p.m. | | Howard Payne | W 98–43 | 2–0 | Moody Coliseum (3,500) Abilene, TX |
| November 17, 2018* 6:00 p.m. | | Eastern New Mexico | W 78–46 | 3–0 | Moody Coliseum (1,017) Abilene, TX |
| November 20, 2018* 7:00 p.m., Aggie Vision | | at New Mexico State | W 58–46 | 4–0 | Pan American Center (676) Las Cruces, NM |
| November 23, 2018* 1:00 p.m. | | vs. Texas Southern UTEP Thanksgiving Classic | W 81–39 | 5–0 | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| November 24, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at UTEP UTEP Thanksgiving Classic | W 70–69 | 6–0 | Don Haskins Center (983) El Paso, TX |
| November 28, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Tulsa | L 63–75 | 6–1 | Reynolds Center (871) Tulsa, OK |
| December 1, 2018* 1:00 p.m. | | Schreiner | W 90–43 | 7–1 | Moody Coliseum (1,028) Abilene, TX |
| December 8, 2018* 1:00 p.m., ELVN | | Arkansas | L 68–80 | 7–2 | Moody Coliseum (1,288) Abilene, TX |
| December 17, 2018* 7:05 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 65–81 | 7–3 | Alico Arena (1,758) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 29, 2018* 2:00 p.m., FSSW | | at Texas Tech | L 54–105 | 7–4 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,790) Lubbock, TX |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at New Orleans | W 59–52 | 8–4 (1–0) | Lakefront Arena (212) New Orleans, LA |
| January 5, 2019 3:00 p.m. | | at Sam Houston State | W 91–79 | 9–4 (2–0) | Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (528) Huntsville, TX |
| January 9, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | McNeese State | W 109–52 | 10–4 (3–0) | Moody Coliseum (1,099) Abilene, TX |
| January 12, 2019 1:00 p.m. | | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 71–74 | 10–5 (3–1) | University Center (502) Hammond, LA |
| January 16, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Houston Baptist | W 72–62 | 11–5 (4–1) | Sharp Gymnasium (325) Houston, TX |
| January 19, 2019 1:00 p.m. | | at Northwestern State | W 72–63 | 12–5 (5–1) | Prather Coliseum (591) Natchitoches, LA |
| January 23, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | Stephen F. Austin | L 55–71 | 12–6 (5–2) | Moody Coliseum (1,231) Abilene, TX |
| January 26, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 77–70 | 13–6 (6–2) | Moody Coliseum (1,119) Abilene, TX |
| January 30, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 72–68 | 14–6 (7–2) | Dugan Wellness Center (658) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 6, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lamar | L 60–63 | 14–7 (7–3) | Moody Coliseum (1,129) Abilene, TX |
| February 9, 2019 1:00 p.m. | | Sam Houston State | L 63–72 | 14–8 (7–4) | Moody Coliseum (1,209) Abilene, TX |
| February 13, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | vs. Nicholls | W 76–66 | 15–8 (8–4) | Mabee Complex (1,009) Abilene, TX |
| February 16, 2019 1:00 p.m. | | Incarnate Word | W 71–50 | 16–8 (9–4) | McDermott Convocation Center San Antonio, TX |
| February 23, 2019 1:00 p.m. | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 61–58 | 17–8 (10–4) | Moody Coliseum (703) Abilene, TX |
| February 27, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 72–55 | 18–8 (11–4) | Moody Coliseum (1,192) Corpus Christi, TX |
| March 2, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | at Central Arkansas | W 67–65 | 19–8 (12–4) | Farris Center Conway, AR |
| March 6, 2019 6:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 48–65 | 19–9 (12–5) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,132) Nacogdoches, TX |
| March 9, 2019 1:00 p.m. | | Incarnate Word | W 102–53 | 20–9 (13–5) | Moody Coliseum (1,111) Abilene, TX |
| Southland women's tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2019 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (8) Central Arkansas Second round | W 82–54 | 21–9 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| March 16, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (1) Lamar Semifinals | W 88–79 | 22–9 | Merrell Center (1,725) Katy, TX |
| March 17, 2019 1:00 p.m., CBSSN | (4) | vs. (6) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Finals | W 69–68 | 23–9 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| March 23, 2019 4:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (16 C) | at (1 C) No. 1 Baylor First round | L 38–95 | 23–10 | Ferrell Center (6,669) Waco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region. All times are in Central. ||||||
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