STEPHENVILLE, Texas – The Tarleton women's basketball program has announced their first player signing under new head coach Bill Brock, as the Texans have added the widely celebrated Winnsboro High School post player Faith Acker.
 
Acker (6-2) was an All-State player all four varsity years among numerous accolades suiting up for the Lady Raiders. The Winnsboro, Texas, native, scored over 2,500 points in her prep career, consistently proving to be the best player on the court with routine 20-point, 10-rebound performances.
 
Acker took the Lady Raiders to three state playoff tournament appearances, snapping the program's decade-long drought, including two trips to the semifinals and a title-game run. Last season, Acker recorded a game-high 22 points and 16 rebounds in Winnsboro's semifinal game, capping off her UIL Girls Basketball State Championships 3A All-Tournament Team recognition. Her junior year, Acker took the Lady Raiders to the state championship game, where she tallied a game-high 24 points and 19 rebounds. She again made the state's 3A All-Tournament Team.
 
Along with her four All-State honors and her two All-Tournament honors in the state playoffs, Acker was also a four-time First Team All-Region player, the District 13-3A All-District Basketball Team MVP twice, the Newcomer of the Year, the All-East Texas Newcomer of the Year, and the East Texas Player of the Year.
 
This past month alone she participated in the WHO'S NXT? All-American Game and the Hoops for Autism All-Star Game, plus in May, she'll play in the TABC All-Star Game.
 
In January, Acker was the Tyler Morning Telegraph Girls Basketball Player of the Week after averaging 25.5 points, 15.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 4.0 blocks per game in wins over Palestine and Mineola.
 
Acker's Lady Raiders had a combined 123-27 (.820) record across her four-year prep career.
 
Acker, who also competed on the track team four years at Winnsboro, originally committed to Louisiana-Monroe before switching to the Texans.
 
In the classroom, Acker was named to the Academic All-District team all four years. She plans to pursue a degree in kinesiology upon arrival at Tarleton.
 
She is the first announced signing under Brock's tutelage at Tarleton. The Texans plan to announce several more signings over the coming days.