In a way they both mean the same thing, but yet there is a subtle difference. Acquainted means there was a introduction. It could also imply that you may have heard of her. An old fashioned expression, but still very polite, "I have never had the pleasure of her acquaintance "
I don't know her is very direct. You have never met her. You do not know her name. You never saw her before. For example, a policeman could ask "Do you know this woman?" No, I do not. Very direct. Gets to the point.