WAC All-Freshman Team (2023-24)
2x WAC Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 2, 2024, March 4, 2024)
WAC Player of the Week (Jan. 2, 2024)
Sophomore (2024-25):
Set the single season Division I program record for total rebounds (213), defensive rebounds (151) and field goal percentage (52.1%), leading the Texans in all those categories as a sophomore … Ended the season in the top 13 in program history for career blocks (63) … Averaged 9.3 points per game (315 points) and 6.3 rebounds per game (213 rebounds) in 34 games with 27 starts … Tallied four double-doubles, 17 10+ point games and five double-digit rebounding games … Had her first double-digit point game with 10 points and seven rebounds in Tarleton State’s home opener against New Orleans (11/12) … Registered her first double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds in the Big Easy Classic against Delaware (11/29) … Second double-double of the season came at No. 24 nationally-ranked Nebraska (12/11) with 10 points and 11 rebounds … Became the first Tarleton State player to register a double-double against a nationally-ranked opponent in the Division I Era … Shot 90.9% from the floor to set the single game Division I program record for field goal percentage at Arkansas State (12/19), scoring 21 points and grabbing nine rebounds in the process … Third double-digit rebounding game came against Utah Tech (1/11) with 10 boards … Had her third double-double of the season against UT Arlington (2/22), scoring 13 points to go with 11 rebounds to help the Texans to a critical WAC win … Averaged 15.7 points per game and 8.7 rebounds per game over her final four games of the season … Tallied a season-high 23 points to go with nine rebounds at Utah Valley (3/8) … Led the Texans with 16 points and eight rebounds in the WAC Quarterfinal win against Southern Utah (3/12) … Final double-double of the season came in the WAC Semifinals against UT Arlington (3/14), scoring 12 points to go with 11 rebounds.
Freshman (2023-24):
Named to the WAC All-Freshman Team … Played 27 games with 25 starts, scoring 242 points (nine points per game) while shooting 41.8 percent from the floor … Led the team in rebounding average with 5.8 and totaled 157 rebounds … Led the team in blocks with 31 and had 19 assists and 18 steals … Had 11 double-digit point games and two games with at least 20 points … Recorded five double-digit rebounding games and registered three double-doubles in her first collegiate season … Shot 63.6 percent from the floor en route to 16 points and seven rebounds in her collegiate debut against Stephen F. Austin (11/29) … First 20-point game came at UTRGV (12/2), scoring 20 points while grabbing eight rebounds … Scored 12 points off 62.5 percent shooting at New Orleans (12/18) … Registered her first double-double with a season-high 23 points and 12 rebounds at Texas Southern (12/30) … Was named WAC Player and Newcomer of the Week for her efforts on Jan. 2 … Started the 2024 calendar year with a 10-rebound game at UT Arlington (1/4) … Had 14 points at Southern Utah (1/25) and 15 points at Stephen F. Austin (2/3) … Came up with 17 points and nine rebounds against Seattle (2/10) and 12 points off 50 percent shooting at Grand Canyon (2/22) … Second double-double came against Utah Tech (2/29), scoring 16 points with 11 boards … Began the month of March with 14 points against Southern Utah (3/2) … Came up with her second WAC Newcomer of the Week award on March 4 … Had eight points and 12 rebounds in Tarleton’s first WAC Tournament win in program history against Abilene Christian (3/13) … Collected her third double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds in the WAC Quarterfinals against Stephen F. Austin (3/14).
Winnsboro High School:
All-State player all four varsity years among numerous accolades suiting up for the Lady Raiders … Scored over 2,500 points, consistently proving to be the best player on the court with routine 20-point, 10-rebound performances … 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 … In her last season, 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, took the Lady Raiders to the state championship game, where she tallied a game-high 24 points and 19 rebounds, again making 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 … In January 2023, 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 … Also competed on the track team four years.
Personal:
Is a 2023 graduate of Winnsboro High School in Winnsboro, Texas … Participated in the WHO'S NXT? All-American Game and the Hoops for Autism All-Star Game in March 2023, then played in the TABC All-Star Game in May 2023 … Originally committed to Louisiana-Monroe before switching to the Texans … Was named to the Academic All-District team all four years at Winnsboro HS ... Hometown is Winnsboro, Texas … Full name is Faith Danielle Acker … Nickname is Fifi … Daughter of Colter and Robin … Has four siblings; two sisters, Lily and Rosie, and two brothers, Christian and Jackson … Majoring in kinesiology … Born Aug. 22.
