After an emphatic finish to a strong regular season, the Abilene Christian Wildcats (22-9) are set to hit the road to compete in the 2025-26 Western Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament later this week with an NCAA Tournament berth up for grabs.
The 2025-26 WAC Women’s Basketball Tournament will be hosted at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, beginning Wednesday, March 11, and ending with the WAC women’s basketball conference championship game on Saturday, March 14.
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The Wildcats have earned the conference’s No. 2 overall seed heading into the WAC Women’s Basketball Tournament after amassing a 13-5 record in conference play.
Abilene Christian enters the WAC Tournament as one of the conference’s hottest teams. The Wildcats have won five of their last seven games against WAC opponents, and they’ve won 17 of their last 25 games overall.
Abilene Christian (22-9, 13-5 WAC) is set to open up WAC Women’s Basketball Tournament action in the semifinals against a to-be-determined opponent at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 13, at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Wildcats received a bye in the quarterfinals by virtue of earning one of the top two seeds in the conference tournament.
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ACU will be pitted against either No. 3 Southern Utah (11-7, 6-4 WAC), No. 6 UT-Arlington (11-20, 4-14 WAC) or No. 7 Utah Tech (9-19, 4-14 WAC) depending upon results from Wednesday and Thursday’s first round and quarterfinal games.
The Wildcats will be looking to secure their first win in WAC Women’s Basketball Tournament action since the 2020-21 season.
Abilene Christian will also be searching for their first women’s basketball conference tournament championship and first NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament berth since 2019, when ACU won the Southland Conference title and made its first appearance in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament at the Division I level.
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Here’s how to watch the ACU Wildcats during the 2025-26 WAC Women’s Basketball Tournament, starting with their semifinal matchup:
How to watch Abilene Christian in WAC Women’s Basketball Tournament Semifinals
When: 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 13
Where: Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
TV: ESPN+
Listen: Abilene Christian All-Access
Tickets: Click here
This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: How to Watch Abilene Christian in WAC Women’s Basketball Tournament
