2023–24 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team

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.

2023–24 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–25 (4–14 Big Sky)
Head coach	Aaron Kallhoff (1st season)
Assistant coaches	De'Audra Brown Jodi Page Asha Thomas
Home arena	Hornets Nest
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big Sky women's basketball standings

v t e	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

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
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 Aaron Kallhoff (Bemidji State) Assistant coach(es) De'Audra Brown (Elizabeth City State) Jodi Page (Central Queensland) Asha Thomas (California) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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 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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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.