# 2019–20 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by eighth year head coach Julie Goodenough, played their home games at the Moody Coliseum as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 24–5, 16–4 in Southland play to finish in second place. Before they could play in the Southland women's tournament however, the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

## Previous season

The Wildcats 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.

## Roster

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## Schedule

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| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 5:30 pm | McMurry | W 111–43 | 1–0 | Moody Coliseum (743) Abilene, TX |
| Nov 7, 2019* 11:00 am | Southwest (New Mexico) | W 104–52 | 2–0 | Moody Coliseum (4,524) Abilene, TX |
| Nov 15, 2019* 6:00 pm | at Wright State | W 83–64 | 3–0 | Nutter Center (384) Dayton, OH |
| Nov 19, 2019* 5:30 pm | Howard Payne | W 96–38 | 4–0 | Moody Coliseum (1,082) Abilene, TX |
| Nov 26, 2019* 7:00 pm | at Oklahoma | L 65–78 | 4–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (2,115) Norman, OK |
| Nov 24, 2018* 7:00 pm | at Portland | W 76–69 | 5–1 | Chiles Center (327) Portland, OR |
| Dec 5, 2019* 5:30 pm | Tulsa | W 73–63 | 6–1 | Moody Coliseum (1,242) Abilene, TX |
| Dec 14, 2019* 1:00 pm | Schreiner | W 110–37 | 7–1 | Moody Coliseum (365) Abilene, TX |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| Dec 18, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | New Orleans | W 76–62 | 8–1 (1–0) | Moody Coliseum (388) Abilene, TX |
| Dec 21, 2019 1:00 pm | at Nicholls | W 95–84 $^{OT}$ | 9–1 (2–0) | Stopher Gymnasium (201) Thibodaux, LA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2019 12:00 pm | New Mexico State | W 67–54 | 10–1 | Moody Coliseum (328) Abilene, TX |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| Jan 4, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Lamar | W 78–72 | 11–1 (3–0) | Moody Coliseum (481) Abilene, TX |
| Jan 8, 2020 6:30 pm | at McNeese State | W 90–73 | 12–1 (4–0) | H&HP Complex (2,107) Lake Charles, LA |
| Jan 11, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 58–70 | 12–2 (4–1) | Moody Coliseum (545) Abilene, TX |
| Jan 18, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | Southeastern Louisiana | W 61–53 | 13–2 (5–1) | Moody Coliseum (733) Abilene, TX |
| Jan 22, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Sam Houston State | W 81–73 | 14–2 (6–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (665) Huntsville, TX |
| Jan 25, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Central Arkansas | W 74–64 | 15–2 (7–1) | Farris Center (685) Conway, AR |
| Jan 29, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Stephen F. Austin | L 59–69 | 15–3 (7–2) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,561) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Feb 1, 2020 4:30 pm | Incarnate Word | L 70–71 | 15–4 (7–3) | Moody Coliseum (732) Abilene, TX |
| Feb 5, 2020 5:30 pm | Northwestern State | W 84–69 | 16–4 (8–3) | Moody Coliseum (482) Abilene, TX |
| Feb 8, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Lamar | W 75–49 | 17–4 (9–3) | Montagne Center (816) Beaumont, TX |
| Feb 12, 2010 5:30 pm | Houston Baptist | W 71–54 | 18–4 (10–3) | Moody Coliseum (649) Abilene, TX |
| Feb 15, 2020 1:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 59–68 | 18–5 (10–4) | American Bank Center (1,103) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Feb 19, 2020 5:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | W 84–79 | 19–5 (11–4) | Sharp Gymnasium (159) Houston, TX |
| Feb 22, 2020 1:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 68–62 | 20–5 (12–4) | University Center (753) Hammond, LA |
| Feb 26, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | Sam Houston State | W 94–91 | 21–5 (13–4) | Moody Coliseum (559) Abilene, TX |
| Feb 29, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Central Arkansas | W 93–71 | 22–5 (14–4) | Moody Coliseum (1,011) Abilene, TX |
| Mar 3, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | Stephen F. Austin | W 88–62 | 23–5 (15–4) | Moody Coliseum (903) Abilene, TX |
| Mar 7, 2020 2:00 pm | at Incarnate Word | W 76–69 $^{OT}$ | 24–5 (16–4) | McDermott Center (498) San Antonio, TX |
| 2020 Hercules TiresSouthland Basketball Tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2020 1:30 pm, ESPN+ | Nicholls or Incarnate Word Second Round | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||