Sacramento State took third place in the Big Sky championships after Thursday?s 2-0 loss to Weber State University in the championships.

The Wildcats? victory was powered by two second half goals, after each team was held scoreless during the first half.

Weber State?s Jennifer Cosnyka broke the scoreless tie in the 49th minute when she was able to get a shot by Sac State?s Amy Seely.

Seely finished her sophomore campaign in the nets with seven saves.

The Wildcats brought the score to 2-0 in the 74th minute, when Kacey McDonald finished an offering from Natalie Hensley.

“Regarding the level of play, I think we did a great job. We played much better than last year,” head coach Sandra Asimos said. “We had a few opportunities, but we didn?t capitalize on them.”

The loss lowers the Hornets? final 2001 overall record to 5-11-2.

The first-round loss was a disappointment for the Hornets, who had eight players finish with all-conference honors.

Junior Lisa Wrightsman was awarded first team all-conference for the second consecutive season. The Elk Grove native also earned a unanimous selection for the second straight year. Wrightsman finished second in the Big Sky in scoring with 21 points, while tallying nine goals.

Amber Dragomir and Mattea Stanger made the second team, and Summer Douglas, Lori Kerswell, Katie DeClercq, Naomi Ennis and Stacey Rowell were all given honorable mention awards. This is the most all-conference recognition the team has received since it became a program in 1994.

The Hornets also had three players make the all-tournament team.

DeClercq, Kerswell, and Stanger were all named to the all-tournament team.

Last year the Hornets had no all-tournament selections.