2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 55
Faith Acker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Winnsboro HS
- Hometown:
- Winnsboro, Texas
HONORS
Four-year varsity starter in high school
Four-time all-state player
District 13-3A MVP
East Texas Player of the Year
Participated in two all-star games
Participated in the WhoseNXT All-American Game
Named to the All-WAC Freshman Team at Tarleton State
Earned WAC Newcomer of the Week honors twice
Earned WAC Player of the Week honors once
Set a program record for rebounds at Tarleton State
2025-26 (Oklahoma State)
Played in 13 games for Oklahoma State in 2025-26...scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds against New Orleans...recorded six points and three rebounds against East Texas A&M...posted six points and three rebounds against Langston...finished with four points and two rebounds against Oral Roberts...grabbed four rebounds against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi...scored six points and two rebounds against Mississippi Valley State...competed at the USA Basketball 3X Nationals alongside fellow Cowgirls Stailee Heard, Micah Gray and Jadyn Wooten before joining Oklahoma State...
2024-25 (Tarleton)
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.
2023-24 (Tarleton)
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).
PREP
Originally from Winnsboro, Texas, and a graduate of Winnsboro High School...Transferred from Tarleton State, where they spent two years, and Oklahoma State... In high school, was a four-year varsity starter and a four-time all-state player, also earning MVP honors in District 13-3A and the title of East Texas Player of the Year... Participated in two all-star games and the WhoseNXT All-American game... Made a significant mark at Tarleton by making the All-WAC freshman team, earning WAC Newcomer of the Week twice, WAC Player of the Week once, and setting a program record for rebounds...
PERSONAL
Majoring in culinary with a passion for cooking that began at age three... Comes from a family that includes parents Robin and Colter Acker, an older brother Christian who is a US Army Ranger, and three younger siblings, Lily, Rosie, and Jackson... Initially wanted to play college softball... Has a mini poodle named Rylo...
Four-year varsity starter in high school
Four-time all-state player
District 13-3A MVP
East Texas Player of the Year
Participated in two all-star games
Participated in the WhoseNXT All-American Game
Named to the All-WAC Freshman Team at Tarleton State
Earned WAC Newcomer of the Week honors twice
Earned WAC Player of the Week honors once
Set a program record for rebounds at Tarleton State
2025-26 (Oklahoma State)
Played in 13 games for Oklahoma State in 2025-26...scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds against New Orleans...recorded six points and three rebounds against East Texas A&M...posted six points and three rebounds against Langston...finished with four points and two rebounds against Oral Roberts...grabbed four rebounds against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi...scored six points and two rebounds against Mississippi Valley State...competed at the USA Basketball 3X Nationals alongside fellow Cowgirls Stailee Heard, Micah Gray and Jadyn Wooten before joining Oklahoma State...
2024-25 (Tarleton)
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.
2023-24 (Tarleton)
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).
PREP
Originally from Winnsboro, Texas, and a graduate of Winnsboro High School...Transferred from Tarleton State, where they spent two years, and Oklahoma State... In high school, was a four-year varsity starter and a four-time all-state player, also earning MVP honors in District 13-3A and the title of East Texas Player of the Year... Participated in two all-star games and the WhoseNXT All-American game... Made a significant mark at Tarleton by making the All-WAC freshman team, earning WAC Newcomer of the Week twice, WAC Player of the Week once, and setting a program record for rebounds...
PERSONAL
Majoring in culinary with a passion for cooking that began at age three... Comes from a family that includes parents Robin and Colter Acker, an older brother Christian who is a US Army Ranger, and three younger siblings, Lily, Rosie, and Jackson... Initially wanted to play college softball... Has a mini poodle named Rylo...
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