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Sac State forward, No. 16, Kassidy Kellogg runs the ball past a UC Davis defender, but her effort was not enough for the Hornets on Friday. 

Women’s soccer ties UC Davis in first Causeway Cup matchup

Gabriel Pacheco
August 25, 2012

The Sacramento State women's soccer game went into second overtime and ended in a tied score of 0-0 against cross-town rival UC Davis on Aug. 24 at Hornet Field. Both teams played physical, which resulted...

Softball’s head coach Kathy Strahan earned her 800th win in the last series of the season against San Diego.

Strahan gets 800th win of her career

Gabriel Pacheco
May 8, 2012

Sacramento State’s softball head coach Kathy Strahan became the 52nd head coach in NCAA history to reach the 800 wins mark on the final day of the regular season after the Hornets beat the University...

Eric Taylor

Twin brothers on golf team say friendly rivalry helps their game

Gabriel Pacheco
April 24, 2012

For Sacramento State freshmen golfers Owen Taylor and Eric Taylor, losing an 18-hole match of golf is not fun, especially if it’s against your twin brother. Both would rather take losses from anyone...

Sacramento State English complementary major Cindy Ho has won an 8-ball and two 9-ball tournaments at the University Union’s Game Room.

Woman pool player dominates in the Game Room

Gabriel Pacheco
March 13, 2012

Imagine being the only woman sitting in a billiards room filled with guys waiting for your brother to be done playing pool from noon until closing time in the University Union’s Game Room at Sacramento...

Nelligan Sports to run marketing for athletics

Gabriel Pacheco
March 7, 2012

Sacramento State and Nelligan Sports Marketing agreed to a five-year contract granting NSM the rights to represent the university’s athletic department and marketing program on Feb. 20. Sac State joins...

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Hornets drop must-win game to Vikings, eliminated from tournament contention

Gabriel Pacheco
February 24, 2012

The Sacramento State men’s basketball team lost in front of a sellout crowd Thursday evening at the Nest, falling to Portland State 94-88. The loss eliminated the Hornets from tournament contention....

Men's tennis takes Big Sky opener, splits doubleheader

Men’s tennis takes Big Sky opener, splits doubleheader

Gabriel Pacheco
February 19, 2012

The Sacramento State men's tennis team split a doubleheader Saturday, winning its Big Sky Conference opener against Weber State in the morning, but falling to Saint Mary's in the afternoon. The Hornets...

One might think rubbing Vaseline between toes would be a strange
experience, but it's just average practice for junior forward John
Dickson.

Sacramento State basketball shares its game day rituals

Gabriel Pacheco
February 15, 2012

Sacramento State's men's and women's basketball players' pregame rituals can be a little strange, yet, as simple as listening to music right before each game. It takes a shiny, freshly shaven head to get...

Men’s basketball outshoots Bobcats, win fourth straight

Gabriel Pacheco
February 10, 2012

Sacramento State's junior forward Joe Eberhard and freshman point guard Dylan Garrity led the Hornets to their fourth straight win with an 86-76 victory over Montana State University Thursday evening at...

Men's basketball holds on at Eastern Washington for third straight win

Men’s basketball holds on at Eastern Washington for third straight win

Gabriel Pacheco
February 5, 2012

Sacramento State's men's basketball team snapped a 15-game losing streak to Eastern Washington University with a 75-71 victory Saturday evening in a Big Sky Conference showdown at Reese Court. The victory...

Hornets' junior guard Jordan Estrada

Athletes reveal their favorite video games

Gabriel Pacheco
February 1, 2012

Jordan Estrada - Basketball guard For junior guard Jordan Estrada, the name is Bond, James Bond when he is playing the newly redefined first-person shooter "007: GoldenEye Reloaded." A remake from the...

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Gymnastics slips at Boise State

Gabriel Pacheco
January 21, 2012

The Sacramento State Women's Gymnastics team fell short in a 196.175-191.875 lost to No. 17 Boise State at the 10th annual Beauty and the Beast competition Friday in Boise, Idaho. Despite the Hornet's...

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