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Pi Kappa Phi displays two junk cars outside the Hornet Bookstore on Thursday, March 3. Students could donate $3 to smash these cars with sledgehammers as part of the fraternity's "Breaking through Barriers" exhibition.

Fraternity smashes cars for fundraising

Mike McGough
March 3, 2016

Pi Kappa Phi offered students a chance to smash donated junk cars in a philanthropic fundraising effort Thursday at Sacramento State. The event, referred to as “Breaking through Barriers” by...

Hornet comeback effort falls short

Mike McGough
December 2, 2015

A poor shooting night by Sacramento State's men's basketball team led to a 66-61 loss Wednesday at UC Davis. The Hornets chipped away at an early 13-point deficit in the first half to tie the game...

Lawrence White from UC Davis grabs the ball while Dreon Barlett stuggles to hold on during a game between Sacramento State and UC Davis on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 at the Hornets Nest.

Hornets win causeway matchup 84-79

Mike McGough
November 24, 2015

In their first meeting since 2013, Sacramento State and UC Davis' men's basketball teams faced off Tuesday night, with the Hornets coming out on top, 84-79, at the Hornets Nest. With the win, the...

Men's basketball beats Seattle U 77-65

Men’s basketball beats Seattle U 77-65

Mike McGough
November 15, 2015

Sacramento State’s men’s basketball team won both games on its season-opening road trip after finishing off a 77-65 win at Seattle U on Sunday afternoon. What started as a back-and-forth game...

Image of Ernest Tschannen

Mike McGough
October 27, 2015

Men's basketball coach Brian Katz (right) introduces philanthropist Ernest Tschannen (left) at the eighth annual Men's Basketball Hall of Fame & Tip-Off Banquet at Harper Alumni Center on Tuesday,...

Men’s soccer earns 1-0 win against Pacific

Mike McGough
September 18, 2015

In the team’s last non-conference home game of the season, Sacramento State men’s soccer earned a 1-0 win Friday evening over the University of the Pacific at Hornet Field.The victory brought the Hornets’...

Garrity leads Hornets past Utah Valley

Mike McGough
December 27, 2014

In its final non-conference game of the season, Sacramento State’s men’s basketball team defeated the Utah Valley Wolverines by a final of 74-49 on Saturday night.  The win improved the Hornets’...

Men’s basketball falls to Seattle U

Mike McGough
December 21, 2014

Sacramento State’s men’s basketball team dropped to 5-5 on the season with a 66-47 loss at Seattle University on Sunday night.The defeat put the Hornets’ road record at 1-4 early in the 2014-15 season.The...

Tale of two seasons for both teams

Mike McGough
December 4, 2014

It turned out to be a tale of two seasons for Sacramento State’s men’s and women’s cross country teams, which ended their season on different notes.A 14th place finish by the women’s team out of...

Berlioux leads team this season

Mike McGough
October 27, 2014

For some athletes, it can take over a decade to excel at a sport. Chloe Berlioux, a fourth-year student and runner on Sacramento State’s cross country and track and field teams, has had a quicker...

Baseball excited to compete in 2015

Mike McGough
October 14, 2014

Sacramento State’s baseball program has announced its schedule for its upcoming 2015 season.The Division I team went 40-24 in a 64-game 2014 regular season before becoming Western Athletic Conference...

Rhys Hoskins primed for MLB success

Mike McGough
October 7, 2014

To those who love the game of baseball there is no bigger dream than to make it to the big leagues.For Rhys Hoskins, a 21-year-old first baseman who spent three years playing baseball for Sacramento State,...

Hornets find success at Mustang Challenge

Mike McGough
September 20, 2014

Sacramento State cross country came up big at the Mustang Challenge at The Master’s College in Santa Clarita Saturday. Jacob Huston and Chloe Berlioux led the way once again as the Hornets finished third...

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