# 2017–18 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by sixth-year head coach Julie Goodenough, played their home games at the Moody Coliseum in Abilene, Texas. They finished the season 16–14, 9–9 in Southland play, to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Southland women's tournament where they lost to Central Arkansas.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2016–17 season 23–9 overall and 16–2 in conference play. They shared the Southland Conference regular-season championship with Central Arkansas. The Wildcats, in their fourth and final year of transition from NCAA Division I to NCAA Division II, were ineligible to participate in the Southland Conference tournament and the NCAA Division I women's tournament. They were selected to participate in the WNIT winning against Oklahoma State and losing to SMU.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 5:30 p.m. | | Southwest | W 91–47 | 1–0 | Moody Coliseum (1,007) Abilene, TX |
| November 13, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Schreiner | W 97–48 | 2–0 | Moody Coliseum (1,043) Abilene, TX |
| November 18, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | Idaho | W 82–72 | 3–0 | Moody Coliseum (1,182) Abilene, TX |
| November 21, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at SMU | L 44–65 | 3–1 | Moody Coliseum (960) Dallas, TX |
| November 29, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at Arkansas | L 65–79 | 3–2 | Bud Walton Arena (1,132) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 3, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 55–94 | 3–3 | Moody Coliseum (1,103) Abilene, TX |
| December 9, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | Howard Payne | W 88–46 | 4–3 | Moody Coliseum (1,225) Abilene, TX |
| December 16, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | Midwestern State | W 88–67 | 5–3 | Moody Coliseum (1,016) Abilene, TX |
| December 21, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Radford Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic | L 65–71 | 5–4 | South Point Arena (123) Las Vegas, NV |
| December 22, 2017* 4:15 p.m. | | vs. Old Dominion Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic | W 74–60 | 6–4 | South Point Arena (123) Las Vegas, NV |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | New Orleans | W 80–70 | 7–4 (1–0) | Moody Coliseum (1,028) Abilene, TX |
| December 30, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | Sam Houston State | W 83–65 | 8–4 (2–0) | Moody Coliseum (1,030) Abilene, TX |
| January 3, 2018 6:30 p.m. | | at McNeese State | W 80–75 | 9–4 (3–0) | Burton Coliseum (850) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 6, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 86–80 | 10–4 (4–0) | Moody Coliseum (1,068) Abilene, TX |
| January 10, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Houston Baptist | W 80–68 | 11–4 (5–0) | Moody Coliseum (1,018) Abilene, TX |
| January 13, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Northwestern State | W 80–41 | 12–4 (6–0) | Moody Coliseum (1,013) Abilene, TX |
| January 17, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 55–66 | 12–5 (6–1) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,761) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 20, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Central Arkansas | L 45–63 | 12–6 (6–2) | Farris Center (742) Conway, AR |
| January 24, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 61–59 | 13–6 (7–2) | Moody Coliseum (1,042) Abilene, TX |
| January 31, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Lamar | L 71–77 | 13–7 (7–3) | Montagne Center (544) Beaumont, TX |
| February 3, 2018 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Sam Houston State | W 75–72 | 14–7 (8–3) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,078) Huntsville, TX |
| February 7, 2018 6:00 p.m. | | at Nicholls State | L 60–81 | 14–8 (8–4) | Stopher Gym (202) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 10, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | Incarnate Word | W 58–56 | 15–8 (9–4) | Moody Coliseum (1,029) Abilene, TX |
| February 17, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 76–78 | 15–9 (9–5) | University Center (790) Hammond, LA |
| February 21, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 51–70 | 15–10 (9–6) | Dugan Wellness Center (776) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 24, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | Central Arkansas | L 61–73 | 15–11 (9–7) | Moody Coliseum (1,450) Abilene, TX |
| February 28, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Stephen F. Austin | L 52–78 | 15–12 (9–8) | Moody Coliseum (1,228) Abilene, TX |
| March 3, 2018 1:00 p.m. | | at Incarnate Word | L 46–58 | 15–13 (9–9) | McDermott Center (1,788) San Antonio, TX |
| Southland women's tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2018 1:30 p.m., ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (6) New Orleans First round | W 88–66 | 16–13 | Merrell Center (712) Katy, TX |
| March 9, 2018 1:30 p.m., ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (3) Central Arkansas Quarterfinals | L 41–54 | 16–14 | Merrell Center (606) Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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