2023–24 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record1–14 (0–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Aaron Kallhoff (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • De'Audra Brown
  • Jodi Page
  • Asha Thomas
Home arenaHornets Nest
2023–24 Big Sky women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Washington3–0 1.00013–3  .813
Montana3–1 .75011–4  .733
Northern Arizona2–1 .66710–6  .625
Idaho2–1 .6679–6  .600
Northern Colorado2–1 .6677–7  .500
Montana State2–2 .5008–9  .471
Idaho State2–2 .5006–9  .400
Weber State2–2 .5005–12  .294
Portland State0–4 .0005–11  .313
Sacramento State0–4 .0001–14  .067
† 2024 Big Sky tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024

The 2023–24 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the Hornets Nest in Sacramento, California as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

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

2023–24 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Ayanna Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrExample Academy Chicago, Illinois
G 1 Benthe Versteeg 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoLandslake Lions Amsterdam-Zuid, Netherlands
G 2 Kaylie Edge 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSalesian College Prep Richmond, California
F 3 Solape Amusan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrIllinois Woodbury, Minnesota
C 4 Paula Haw 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrDeutschhaus Gymnasium Munich, Germany
G 5 J'yana Salton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrPorter Ridge High School Charlotte, North Carolina
G/F 10 Madison Butcher 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoDel Oro High School Loomis, California
F 14 Summah Hanson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBA Centre of Excellence Brisbane, Australia
G 15 Sofia Alonso 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrIES Emilio Ferrari Valladolid, Spain
G 20 Seilala Lautaimi 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSkyline College San Mateo, California
G 22 Lina Falk 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrGroße Schule Wolfenbüttel Wolfenbüttel, Germany
F 23 Celestine Segretain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrLycee Chevrollier Angers, France
G 24 Sophia Lee 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS FrBYU Stockton, California
G/F 31 Irune Orio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoIES 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

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:30 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+		 UC Davis L 57–79  0–5
  12 – Lautaimi  9 – Haw  4 – Versteeg  Hornets Nest (424)
Sacramento, CA
November 29, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Santa Clara L 65–70  0–6
  18 – Amusan  7 – Hanson  10 – Versteeg  Hornets Nest (309)
Sacramento, CA
December 2, 2023*
2:00 pm, 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 pm, 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 am, ESPN+		 Cal Poly L 55–72  1–8
  15 – Versteeg  5 – Hanson  6 – Versteeg  Hornets Nest (429)
Sacramento, CA
December 28, 2023
6:30 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+		 Northern Colorado     Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
January 20, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+		 Northern Arizona     Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
January 25, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Montana State     Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
January 27, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Montana     Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Portland State     Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
February 5, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Idaho     ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
February 8, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Idaho State     Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Weber State     Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
February 15, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Arizona     Findlay Toyota Court 
Flagstaff, AZ
February 17, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Colorado     Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
February 22, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Montana     Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
February 24, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Montana State     Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Portland State     Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
March 4, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Eastern Washington     Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
Big Sky tournament
March 9–13, 2024
 ESPN+		 vs.      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

  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. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Sac State women's basketball crushes Portland State in Big Sky semifinals". The State Hornet. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ "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. ↑ "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. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  8. ↑ "'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.
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