2024–25 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team

2024–25 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball
2024–25 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball
WNIT, Super 16
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	22–13 (9–7 WAC)
Head coach	Julie Goodenough (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Yannick Denson; Tatum Veitenheimer; Chris Garcia;
Home arena	Moody Coliseum

2024–25 WAC women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Grand Canyon †	16	–	0	1.000	32	–	3	.914
Tarleton	10	–	6	.625	20	–	14	.588
UT Arlington	10	–	6	.625	18	–	14	.563
	9	–	7	.563	22	–	13	.629
Utah Valley	9	–	7	.563	19	–	13	.594
California Baptist	9	–	7	.563	12	–	19	.387
Southern Utah	7	–	9	.438	9	–	21	.300
Utah Tech	1	–	15	.063	6	–	25	.194
Seattle	1	–	15	.063	4	–	26	.133

† 2025 WAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 13th-year head coach Julie Goodenough, played their home games at Moody Coliseum in Abilene, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 14–16, 10–10 in WAC play, to finish in sixth place.^[1] They were defeated by Tarleton State in the first round of the WAC tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the WAC released their preseason coaches poll. Abilene Christian was picked to finish fourth in the WAC regular season.^[3]

Preseason rankings

WAC preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Grand Canyon	59 (4)
2	California Baptist	58 (4)
3	UT Arlington	53 (1)
4	Abilene Christian	37
5	Southern Utah	33
6	Tarleton State	28
7	Utah Tech	24
8	Utah Valley	17
9	Seattle	15

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-WAC Team

Preseason All-WAC Team
Player	Position	Year
Payton Hull	Guard	Sophomore

Source:^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Natalia Chavez	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	New Mexico	Cochiti, New Mexico
G	3	Bella Earle	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Denton Guyer High School	Corinth, Texas
G	4	Erin Woodson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Purdue Fort Wayne	Richmond, Virginia
G	5	Breanna Davis	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	North Texas	Red Oak, Texas
G	10	Payton Hull	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Peaster High School	Peaster, Texas
G	11	Mia Rivers	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	GS	Texas A&M–Kingsville	College Station, Texas
F	12	Carlota Gomez	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Monroe College	Madrid, Spain
G	13	Zoe Jackson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Butler	McKinney, Texas
C	14	Meredith Mayes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Bixby High School	Bixby, Oklahoma
G	22	Paula Pique	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Institut Llavaneres	Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, Spain
F	24	Emma Troxell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Bushland High School	Bushland, Texas
C	41	Aimee Flippen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Glen Rose High School	Glen Rose, Texas

Head coach

Julie Goodenough (UT Arlington)

Assistant coach(es)

Yannick Denson (Lamar)
Tatum Veitenheimer (Texas Tech)
Chris Garcia (Abilene Christian)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 10, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		Southwest	W 95–38	1–0	23 – Hull	7 – Tied	5 – Tied	Moody Coliseum (652) Abilene, TX
November 8, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at FIU WAC/C-USA Challenge	W 76–73	2–0	26 – Earle	7 – Hull	5 – Rivers	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (501) Miami, FL
November 12, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin	L 65–68	2–1	20 – Mayes	7 – Mayes	3 – Hull	Moody Coliseum (2,207) Abilene, TX
November 16, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		North Texas	L 60–71	2–2	21 – Hull	10 – Earle	5 – Earle	Moody Coliseum (709) Abilene, TX
November 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas Tech	L 40–66	2–3	13 – Hull	5 – Tied	3 – Earle	United Supermarkets Arena (3,907) Lubbock, TX
November 21, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Kentucky WAC/C-USA Challenge	L 64–68	2–4	27 – Hull	12 – Troxell	4 – Earle	Moody Coliseum (624) Abilene, TX
November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Incarnate Word	W 61–53	3–4	18 – Troxell	11 – Troxell	4 – Tied	McDermott Center (123) San Antonio, TX
November 29, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Sacramento State FIU Thanksgiving Classic	W 75–53	4–4	25 – Hull	5 – Earle	4 – Davis	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
December 1, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at FIU FIU Thanksgiving Classic	W 87–67	5–4	29 – Hull	6 – Mayes	7 – Rivers	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (467) Miami, FL
December 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at UT Rio Grande Valley	W 59–45	6–4	16 – Hull	10 – Mayes	7 – Earle	UTRGV Fieldhouse (488) Edinburg, TX
December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		East Texas A&M	W 74–59	7–4	17 – Hull	11 – Mayes	4 – Tied	Moody Coliseum (348) Abilene, TX
December 17, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Howard Payne	W 108–35	8–4	19 – Hull	13 – Earle	5 – Earle	Moody Coliseum (728) Abilene, TX
December 20, 2024* 3:00 pm, MWN		vs. Sacramento State Lobo Invitational	W 80–49	9–4	16 – Hull	7 – Troxell	4 – Earle	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm, MWN		at New Mexico Lobo Invitational	W 77–69	10–4	29 – Hull	8 – Earle	4 – Tied	The Pit (4,672) Albuquerque, NM
December 30, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Nelson	W 87–40	11–4	17 – Tied	10 – Earle	5 – Hull	Moody Coliseum (705) Abilene, TX
WAC regular season
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Utah Valley	L 63–64 ^2OT	11–5 (0–1)	17 – Hull	9 – Mayes	7 – Earle	Moody Coliseum (988) Abilene, TX
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Seattle	W 83–55	12–5 (1–1)	23 – Earle	8 – Troxell	6 – Earle	Moody Coliseum (703) Abilene, TX
January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Grand Canyon	L 67–81	12–6 (1–2)	26 – Earle	8 – Earle	4 – Earle	Moody Coliseum (504) Abilene, TX
January 18, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at California Baptist	W 71–55	13–6 (2–2)	24 – Mayes	11 – Earle	5 – Davis	Fowler Events Center (413) Riverside, CA
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tarleton State	L 54–79	13–7 (2–3)	16 – Tied	7 – Earle	4 – Tied	Wisdom Gym (1,234) Stephenville, TX
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 52–71	13–8 (2–4)	14 – Mayes	10 – Mayes	5 – Davis	College Park Center Arlington, TX
January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		California Baptist	L 84–87	13–9 (2–5)	23 – Woodson	13 – Earle	7 – Earle	Moody Coliseum (673) Abilene, TX
February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Utah Tech	W 84–66	14–9 (3–5)	19 – Troxell	12 – Mayes	7 – Earle	Moody Coliseum (723) Abilene, TX
February 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Utah	W 74–52	15–9 (4–5)	23 – Earle	9 – Tied	3 – Earle	Moody Coliseum (960) Abilene, TX
February 13, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Seattle	W 84–62	16–9 (5–5)	17 – Tied	9 – Mayes	5 – Davis	Redhawk Center (162) Seattle, WA
February 19, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Utah	L 46–49	16–10 (5–6)	21 – Mayes	12 – Mayes	5 – Earle	America First Event Center (480) Cedar City, UT
February 22, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Utah Tech	W 71–60	17–10 (6–6)	24 – Mayes	9 – Earle	8 – Earle	Burns Arena (386) St. George, UT
February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Tarleton State	W 59–56	18–10 (7–6)	14 – Mayes	6 – Mayes	3 – Jackson	Moody Coliseum (759) Abilene, TX
March 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Arlington	W 81–74	19–10 (8–6)	22 – Earle	11 – Mayes	6 – Woodson	Moody Coliseum (692) Abilene, TX
March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Utah Valley	W 71–62	20–10 (9–6)	26 – Earle	11 – Earle	4 – Tied	UCCU Center (588) Orem, UT
March 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 57–70	20–11 (9–7)	11 – Davis	6 – Tied	5 – Earle	Global Credit Union Arena (1,447) Phoenix, AZ
WAC tournament
March 13, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Utah Valley Quarterfinals	L 65–75	20–12	20 – Troxell	6 – Hull	4 – Hull	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
WNIT
March 20, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Northwestern State First Round	W 86–59	21–12	21 – Woodson	9 – Troxell	4 – Hull	Moody Coliseum (437) Abilene, TX
March 24, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Central Arkansas Second Round	W 75–53	22–12	28 – Hull	9 – Mayes	3 – Tied	Farris Center (475) Conway, AR
March 27, 2025* 6:30 p.m., YouTube		at Illinois State Super 16	L 68–78	22–13	25 – Hull	5 – Tied	7 – Earle	Shirk Center (1,380) Bloomington, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
^ "ACU's shooting woes too much to overcome in loss to Tarleton". Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Grand Canyon Tabbed as 2024-25 WAC Women's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
^ "Abilene Christian Wildcats 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2025.

[2] "ACU's shooting woes too much to overcome in loss to Tarleton". Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved March 10, 2025.

[poll-3] "Grand Canyon Tabbed as 2024-25 WAC Women's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2025.

[4] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2025.

[5] "Abilene Christian Wildcats 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2025.

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