Sac State volleyball team defeats Montana 3-1
October 25, 2019
The Sacramento State volleyball team defeated the University of Montana 3-1 at The Nest Thursday night. The Hornets’ (11-11, 6-3 Big Sky Conference) win over the Grizzlies (2-18, 1-8) pushed Sac State back into a tie for second place in the conference with the University of Idaho. After a tou...
SPORTS PODCAST: Chatting with Sac State volleyball setter Ashtin Olin
Robyn Dobson, Will Coburn, and Shaun Holkko
October 22, 2019
Listen to Hornet volleyball team setter Ashtin Olin explain her role on the team, her adventures traveling and how Motley Crue amps her up before games. Olin said she wasn’t excited the first time she was assigned the role of the setter. “I hated it for the first couple of games because I didn’t...
Sac State volleyball team loses to first-place Northern Colorado
October 18, 2019
In a matchup between the top two teams in the Big Sky Conference, the Sacramento State volleyball team lost in four sets to the University of Northern Colorado at The Nest Thursday night. The loss snapped the Hornets’ (10-11, 5-3 Big Sky) four-game win streak and extended the Bears’ (13-6, 7-0...
Sac State volleyball team sweeps Portland State in 3 sets
October 15, 2019
The Sacramento State volleyball team swept Portland State University in three sets Tuesday, extending their win streak to four games. Coming off a two-game road trip, the Hornets (10-10, 5-2 Big Sky Conference) were able to secure their first three-set win of the season over the Vikings (7-11, 3-4).Â...
Sac State volleyball team defeats Northern Arizona in 5 sets
October 6, 2019
The Sacramento State volleyball team defeated Northern Arizona University Saturday 3-2 in a closely contested, back-and-forth match. The Hornets (7-10, 2-2 Big Sky Conference) won the match in a close fifth set that saw six lead changes with neither team leading by more than two points. Sophom...
Sac State volleyball team loses to Southern Utah following month-long road trip
October 4, 2019
In their first home game since Aug. 31 following a month-long, 12-game road trip, Sacramento State’s volleyball team lost to Southern Utah University 3-2. The Hornets (6-10, 1-2 Big Sky Conference) were unable to secure a win even after recovering from a 2-0 deficit. “Southern Utah did a ...
Sac State volleyball team recaps their month spent on the road
October 1, 2019
The Sacramento State volleyball team concluded their month-long twelve-game road trip with a 3-2 loss at the University of Idaho Saturday. The Hornets (6-9, 1-1 Big Sky Conference) spent all of September on the road, traveling from Hawaii to Chicago to Idaho and experiencing an array of different...
Sac State volleyball player exhibits exceptional leadership as team’s lone senior
September 28, 2019
Sacramento State senior outside hitter Sarah Davis decided to try out for her high school volleyball team with some friends on a whim after playing softball for most of her life and deciding it was time for a change. Two weeks into the season on the high school freshman team, Davis said she was p...
SPORTS PODCAST: What do Hornet volleyballers do before games?
Robyn Dobson, Shaun Holkko, and Will Coburn
September 24, 2019
In this episode of The State Hornet Sports weekly podcast with sports editor Shaun Holkko, Volleyball reporter Robyn Dobson chats with Hornet voleyball captain Sarah Davis about her pregame rituals. For more coverage of Sac State Soccer and Hornet Athletics, visit StateHornet.com Music: « Ru...
Sac State President shares his love for Hornet athletics
September 24, 2019
Sacramento State President Robert Nelsen has only been in Sacramento since 2015 but has shown love and appreciation for all athletic programs since his first day on campus. Not only has Nelsen personally made an impact on each individual athlete, but he has made an effort to make the programs str...
