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2023–24 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team

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2023–24 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–25 (4–14 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Aaron Kallhoff (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • De'Audra Brown
  • Jodi Page
  • Asha Thomas
Home arenaHornets Nest
Seasons
2024–25 →
2023–24 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 16 2   .889 29 6   .829
Northern Arizona 15 3   .833 25 9   .735
Montana 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Montana State 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Northern Colorado 10 8   .556 15 16   .484
Idaho 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Idaho State 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
Sacramento State 4 14   .222 6 25   .194
Weber State 4 14   .222 8 25   .242
Portland State 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
2024 Big Sky tournament winner

The 2023–24 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hornets, led by first-year head coach Aaron Kallhoff, played their home games at the Hornets Nest in Sacramento, California as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

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The Hornets finished the 2022–23 season 25–8, 13–5 in Big Sky play, to finish in a three-way tie for first place.[1] Due to tiebreakers, they received the #3 seed in the Big Sky tournament, where they defeated #6 seed Idaho in the quarterfinals,[2] #7 seed Portland State in the semifinals,[3] and top-seeded Northern Arizona to win the Big Sky tournament championship for the first time in program and earned the Big Sky's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.[4] They received the #13 seed in the Greenville 1 Region.[5] They were defeated by #4 region seed UCLA in the first round.[6]

On March 21, 2023, head coach Mark Campbell announced that he would be stepping down, in order to take the head coaching position at TCU.[7] On April 19, the school announced the hiring of BYU assistant coach Aaron Kallhoff as the team's next head coach.[8]

Roster

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2023–24 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Ayanna Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Example Academy Chicago, IL
G 1 Benthe Versteeg 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Landslake Lions Amsterdam-Zuid, Netherlands
G 2 Kaylie Edge 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Salesian College Prep Richmond, CA
F 3 Solape Amusan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Illinois Woodbury, MN
C 4 Paula Haw 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Deutschhaus Gymnasium Munich, Germany
G 5 J'yana Salton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Porter Ridge High School Charlotte, NC
G/F 10 Madison Butcher 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Del Oro High School Loomis, CA
F 14 Summah Hanson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr BA Centre of Excellence Brisbane, Australia
G 15 Sofia Alonso 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr IES Emilio Ferrari Valladolid, Spain
G 20 Seilala Lautaimi 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Skyline College San Mateo, CA
G 22 Lina Falk 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Große Schule Wolfenbüttel Wolfenbüttel, Germany
F 23 Celestine Segretain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Lycee Chevrollier Angers, France
G 24 Sophia Lee 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr BYU Stockton, CA
G/F 31 Irune Orio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So IES Balmaseda BHI Balmaseda, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 5, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:30 p.m., P12N
at Washington L 28–76  0–1
 8  2 tied   6  Hanson   2  2 tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (1,864)
Seattle, WA
November 9, 2023*
6:30 p.m., NSN/MWN
at Nevada L 53–69  0–2
 22  Hanson   11  Hanson   8  Versteeg  Lawlor Events Center (1,219)
Reno, NV
November 12, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton L 51–61  0–3
 18  Hanson   11  Hanson   3  2 tied  Hornets Nest (415)
Sacramento, CA
November 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Diego State L 45–68  0–4
 19  Hanson   11  Hanson   7  Versteeg  Hornets Nest (316)
Sacramento, CA
November 21, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
UC Davis L 57–79  0–5
 12  Lautaimi   9  Haw   4  Versteeg  Hornets Nest (424)
Sacramento, CA
November 29, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Santa Clara L 65–70  0–6
 18  Amusan   7  Hanson   10  Versteeg  Hornets Nest (309)
Sacramento, CA
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Northridge W 58–48  1–6
 20  Hanson   11  Hanson   9  Versteeg  Hornets Nest (304)
Sacramento, CA
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., MWN
at Fresno State L 47–68  1–7
 15  Hanson   16  Hanson   4  Versteeg  Save Mart Center (2,722)
Fresno, CA
December 21, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Cal Poly L 55–72  1–8
 15  Versteeg   5  Hanson   6  Versteeg  Hornets Nest (429)
Sacramento, CA
December 28, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Idaho L 51–88  1–9
(0–1)
 17  Versteeg   7  2 tied   2  2 tied  Hornets Nest (347)
Sacramento, CA
December 30, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Washington L 33–60  1–10
(0–2)
 12  Versteeg   10  Amusan   2  Versteeg  Hornets Nest (329)
Sacramento, CA
January 3, 2023*
5:00 p.m., MidcoSN+
at St. Thomas
Big Sky–Summit League Challenge
L 52–70  1–11
 15  Hanson   6  Hanson   6  Versteeg  Schoenecker Arena (623)
St. Paul, MN
January 6, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oral Roberts
Big Sky–Summit League Challenge
L 51–56  1–12
 14  2 tied   9  Hanson   9  Versteeg  Hornets Nest (505)
Sacramento, CA
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Weber State L 61–81  1–13
(0–3)
 28  Hanson   10  Hanson   9  Versteeg  Dee Events Center (221)
Ogden, UT
January 13, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Idaho State L 48–62  1–14
(0–4)
 12  Orio   11  Hanson   7  Versteeg  Reed Gym (779)
Pocatello, ID
January 18, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Colorado L 59–72  1–15
(0–5)
 14  Versteeg   6  Lautaimi   6  Versteeg  Hornets Nest (348)
Sacramento, CA
January 20, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Northern Arizona L 66–83  1–16
(0–6)
 26  Versteeg   7  Hanson   4  Versteeg  Hornets Nest (334)
Sacramento, CA
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Montana State L 54–60  1–17
(0–7)
 12  Falk   10  Jackson   8  Versteeg  Worthington Arena (1,768)
Bozeman, MT
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Montana L 57–84  1–18
(0–8)
 19  Amusan   8  Falk   5  Versteeg  Dahlberg Arena (2,781)
Missoula, MT
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland State W 72–65  2–18
(1–8)
 23  Amusan   12  Hanson   8  Versteeg  Hornets Nest (421)
Sacramento, CA
February 5, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Idaho L 64–70  2–19
(1–9)
 23  Hanson   9  Orio   6  Versteeg  ICCU Arena (1,237)
Moscow, ID
February 8, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Idaho State W 61–58  3–19
(2–9)
 18  Amusan   11  Hanson   9  Versteeg  Hornets Nest (405)
Sacramento, CA
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Weber State W 75–44  4–19
(3–9)
 26  Versteeg   13  Hanson   14  Versteeg  Hornets Nest (469)
Sacramento, CA
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Arizona W 82–66  5–19
(4–9)
 18  Versteeg   12  Orio   13  Versteeg  Findlay Toyota Court (342)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 17, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Colorado L 59–65  5–20
(4–10)
 13  Amusan   5  Falk   7  Versteeg  Bank of Colorado Arena (809)
Greeley, CO
February 22, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Montana L 57–58  5–21
(4–11)
 21  Hanson   11  Hanson   4  Orio  Hornets Nest (845)
Sacramento, CA
February 24, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Montana State L 51–55  5–22
(4–12)
 13  Hanson   12  Hanson   5  Versteeg  Hornets Nest (455)
Sacramento, CA
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland State L 51–57  5–23
(4–13)
 17  Orio   9  Hanson   5  Versteeg  Viking Pavilion (526)
Portland, OR
March 4, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Eastern Washington L 59–72  5–24
(4–14)
 16  Versteeg   8  Hanson   10  Versteeg  Reese Court (823)
Cheney, WA
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2024
1:30 p.m., ESPN+
(8) vs. (7) Idaho State
First round
W 73–55  6–24
 19  Orio   9  Hanson   12  Versteeg  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
March 10, 2024
1:30 p.m., ESPN+
(8) vs. (2) Northern Arizona
Quarterfinals
L 63–81  6–25
 19  Versteeg   11  Hanson   7  Versteeg  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ADVANCES TO BIG SKY SEMIFINALS WITH 73-58 WIN OVER IDAHO". Sacramento State. March 6, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Booth, Myla (March 7, 2023). "Sac State women's basketball crushes Portland State in Big Sky semifinals". The State Hornet. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Al, Digit (March 9, 2023). "Sac State Women's Basketball win Big Sky Tournament; advance to NCAA tournament". Sactown Sports. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "2023 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  6. ^ Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (March 18, 2023). "Charisma Osborne powers UCLA women past Sacramento State in NCAA tournament". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "Sac State women's head basketball coach takes top job at TCU". CBS News. March 21, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  8. ^ Davidson, Joe (April 20, 2023). "'It's fun winning': New Sac State women's basketball coach vows to keep the Hornets hot". Yahoo! News. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Sacramento State. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  10. ^ "Sacramento State Hornets 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 5, 2024.