The Sacramento State women’s basketball team ended its horrific season at 0-27 last weekend. Sac State lost to Eastern Washington University 73-44 and Portland State 71-43 in its final road swing of the season, running their total of consecutive loses to 37.

The same problems that have haunted the Hornets all season long continued to hamper him on the road as they shot a combined 24.8 percent from the field and committed more 46 turnovers over the weekend.

Saturday, the Hornets played one of their worst games of the season. They shot just 18.2 percent and tied an NCAA record for fewest points scored in a half with eight. The Vikings (11-17, 5-9 Big Sky Conference) struggled in the first half as well and used a stout defense to grab a 22-8 lead at halftime. Portland State shot just 27.6 percent from the field and turned the ball over 11 times.

“The first half summed up the whole season for us in a nutshell,” Hornet coach Carolyn Jenkins said. “We just turned the ball over too many times in the first half and then couldn’t hit a shot.”

It wouldn?t get any better for the Hornets during the second half. Portland St. got hot and shot over 50 percent and scored 49 points to put the game away. The Vikings? Stacy Kleier played well in her final home game scoring 12 points, grabbing nine rebounds and blocking five shots. She received plenty of help as Sarah Hedgepeth added 15 points, six rebounds and four steals.

“We were not consistent on defense or on the boards the whole weekend,” Jenkins said.

Samantha Miller led the Hornets with 12 points and six rebounds, while Sydney Gatson chipped in 11 points and six boards as well.

Friday at Eastern Washington, the Hornets were out of the game before they even had a chance to locate their defensive assignments. EWU (10-16, 6-7) bolted out of the gates with a 7-0 lead before a minute had even elapsed and then quickly increased their lead to 14 (25-11) at the 9:08 mark.

Despite the quick start by the Eagles, Sac State managed to keep the deficit to just 14 at halftime, of 39-25. The Hornets were again victimized by another 7-0 Eagles run to start the second half, charging out to a 21-point lead.

A blowout was in full force and the Eagles showed no signs of slowing down, pounding the Hornets on the boards to smother Sac State defensively. The Hornets managed to connect on just 16 shots and were outrebounded 41-34.

EWU’s lead grew to 33 points and hovered around that mark for the remainder of the game before they shut the door on Sac State with a 29-point win.

Alison Chase led four Eagle players in double figures with 17 points. Gatson finished with 11 points going 5-11 from the field for the Hornets. Freshman forward Kristine Knowlton chipped in with eight rebounds and two blocked shots.

When reflecting on a winless season, it was clear Jenkins was too busy thinking about a busy off-season.

“Come on, it’s pretty self explanatory,” said Jenkins of this season?s troubles. “We need players to stay in (Sacramento) and to improve on their individual games together. That is the best way to build chemistry.”

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