2021–22 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team
The 2021–22 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team will represent Abilene Christian University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season as members of the Western Athletic Conference. The Wildcats, led by tenth year head coach Julie Goodenough, play their home games at the Teague Center while the Moody Coliseum is undergoing renovation construction.
| 2021–22 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 2021–22 record | 6–1 (0–0 WAC) |
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| Home arena | Teague Center |
| 2021–22 WAC women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dixie State* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 8 | .111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2022 NCAA Tournament due to transition from Division II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 WAC Tournament winner As of December 17, 2021; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This season is the Lady Cardinals' first as members of the Western Athletic Conference. Lamar is one of four schools, all from Texas, that left the Southland Conference in July 2021 to join the WAC.[1]
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the season 14–9, 6–7 in Southland Conference play to finish in seventh place. They won their first round game against tenth seeded Incarnate Word 70–81. Their season ended with a 57–67 loss to sixth seeded Nicholls in the second round of the Southland Women's Tournament.
Roster
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season (0-0) | |||||||||||
| Nov 9, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southwest (NM) | W 99–43 | 1–0 |
Teague Center (470) Abilene, TX | |||||||
| Nov 13, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UTSA | W 72–53 | 2–0 |
Teague Center (554) Abilene, TX | |||||||
| Nov 17, 2021* 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
Angelo State | W 88–53 | 3–0 |
Teague Center (902) Abilene, TX | |||||||
| Nov 23, 2021* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Kansas State | L 53–93 | 3–1 |
Bramlage Coliseum (2,406) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| Nov 27, 2021* 11:00 am |
vs. Little Rock ORU Thanksgiving Tournament |
W 66–61 | 4–1 |
Mabee Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
| Nov 28, 2021* 11:00 am |
vs. Arkansas State ORU Thanksgiving Tournament |
W 81–69 | 5–1 |
Mabee Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
| Dec 4, 2021* 1:00 pm |
Nicholls | W 97–71 | 6–1 |
Stopher Gymnasium (204) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
| Dec 12, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Wright State | Teague Center Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| Dec 15, 2021* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Oral Roberts | Teague Center Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| Dec 19, 2021 1:00 pm |
Northern Colorado | Teague Center Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| Dec 21, 2021 1:00 pm |
McMurry | Teague Center Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| WAC regular season (0-0) | |||||||||||
| Dec 30, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Valley | Teague Center Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 1, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Dixie State | Teague Center Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 8, 2022 TBD, ESPN+ |
at Sam Houston State | Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 13, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Grand Canyon | Teague Center Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 15, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
New Mexico State | Teague Center Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 20, 2022 TBD, ESPN+ |
at New Mexico State | Redhawk Center Seattle, WS | |||||||||
| Jan 22, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at California Baptist | CBU Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| Jan 27, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas–Rio Grande Valley | Teague Center Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 29, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lamar | Teague Center Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 2, 2022 TBD, ESPN+ |
at Chicago State | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL | |||||||||
| Feb 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 12, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tarleton State | Teague Center Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 17, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Sam Houston State | Teague Center Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 24, 2022 TBD, ESPN+ |
at Lamar | Montagne Center Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 26, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Stephen F. Austin | Teague Center Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| Mar 2, 2022 TBD, ESPN+ |
at Dixie State | Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| Mar 5, 2022 TBD, ESPN+ |
at Tarleton State | Wisdom Gymnasium Stephenville, TX | |||||||||
| WAC Tournament (0-0) | |||||||||||
| March 8–12, 2022 TBA |
vs. TBA | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
References
- "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Abilene Christian University. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- "Abilene Christian Wildcats Schedule - 2021-22". ESPN. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
