Women’s basketball team squanders early lead, lose to Portland State
February 24, 2019
Following a successful three-game road trip, the Sacramento State women’s basketball team returned home to the Nest Saturday to take on the Portland State Vikings. The Hornets (10-14, 6-10 Big Sky) started well but ultimately lost to the Vikings (20-5, 11-4 Big Sky) by a score of 75-57. Sac S...
Sac State men’s basketball team defeats Weber State, 78-76
February 22, 2019
Sacramento State men’s basketball team defeated Weber State at home, 78-76 to improve its record to 12-12 overall and 6-9 in Big Sky Conference play. Weber State (16-11,10-6) played without their leading scorer guard Jerrick Harding who averages 22.3 point per game, which ranks second in the Bi...
Kennedy Nicholas: From battling the courts to battling for boards
February 20, 2019
When Sacramento State junior forward Kennedy Nicholas became a ninth grader, all she wanted to do was to play for the high school basketball team 一 until she wasn’t allowed. Nicholas stands at six foot three inches, one of the tallest players in the Big Sky Conference. She grew up in Kirkland...
Sac State men’s basketball defeated at home by Northern Arizona
February 17, 2019
Sacramento State men’s basketball lost at home against Northern Arizona 78-66 bringing its record to 11-12 overall and 5-9 in conference play. Sac State trailed the whole game and this loss brings its home record to 7-4. Northern Arizona’s offense was efficient, shooting 57 percent from the field and ...
Sac State men’s basketball defeats Southern Utah 84-73
February 15, 2019
The Sacramento State men’s basketball team defeated Southern Utah University 84-73 Thursday, improving its overall record to 11-11 and 5-8 in the Big Sky Conference. Hornets trailed by 14 points with 6:58 left in the first half but cut the lead down to 1 point at halftime. Sac State then outsc...
Senior guard having career year after return from back surgery
February 14, 2019
Co-captain and point guard of the Sacramento State men’s basketball team, Marcus Graves had played in 62 consecutive games since 2015 and was a member of the Hornet’s 21-win team during the 2014-15 season. But a nagging pain in his lower back would later be diagnosed as a herniated disc, which ...
Sac State men’s basketball defeats Portland State 78-67
February 12, 2019
The Sacramento State men’s basketball team defeated Portland State University 78-67, improving its overall record to 10-11 and 4-8 in the Big Sky Conference. The Hornets led throughout the whole game and allowed Portland State to make just 19 baskets out of 53 attempts and held the Vikings to 36 ...
Sac State women’s basketball loses to Northern Colorado
February 12, 2019
The Sacramento State women’s basketball team fell victim to one bad quarter once again Monday as they lost to the Northern Colorado Bears at the Nest, 71-61. The Hornets (8-12, 4-8 Big Sky) and Bears (15-7, 10-3 Big Sky) played a back-and-forth first period as Northern Colorado led 18-15 after one...
Sac State men’s basketball lose 2 out of 3 on road trip
February 11, 2019
The Sacramento State men’s basketball team lost two of its last three games on the road in Big Sky Conference play after being outrebounded and now has a 9-11 overall record, including 3-8 in conference. The Hornets won their first game of the three game road trip beating Idaho State 74-58 on Ja...
Hornets bounce back with 77-62 win over Weber State
February 2, 2019
The Sacramento State women’s basketball team got back in the win column with a dominant 77-62 win over the Weber State Wildcats Saturday at the Nest. The Hornets (8-10, 4-6 Big Sky) controlled the entire game and led the Wildcats (4-17, 1-10 Big Sky) for more than 36 minutes of the 40-minute contest...
