# 2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hornets, led by fourth year head coach Bunky Harkleroad and played their home games at Hornets Nest. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 6–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament where they lost to Weber State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/30/2016* 2:05 pm | | Holy Names | W 92–55 | | Hornets Nest (268) Sacramento, CA |
| 11/06/2016* 2:05 pm | | San Francisco State | W 81–46 | | Hornets Nest (207) Sacramento, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 6:00 pm | | at San Francisco | L 80–91 | 0–1 | War Memorial Gymnasium (612) San Francisco, CA |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | | Cal Poly | W 97–96 | 1–1 | Hornets Nest (381) Sacramento, CA |
| 11/16/2016* 7:05 pm | | Nevada | L 95–99 | 1–2 | Hornets Nest (332) Sacramento, CA |
| 11/18/2016* 6:00 pm | | vs. New Mexico State Bank of Hawaii Classic | L 73–99 | 1–3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| 11/20/2016* 5:00 pm | | vs. Youngstown State Bank of Hawaii Classic | L 94–102 | 1–4 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| 11/25/2016* 2:05 pm | | Hofstra | W 97–85 | 2–4 | Hornets Nest (305) Sacramento, CA |
| 11/29/2016* 7:05 pm | | Cal State Stanislaus | W 102–72 | 3–4 | Hornets Nest (339) Sacramento, CA |
| 12/03/2016* 7:35 pm | | USC | L 95–111 | 3–5 | Hornets Nest (954) Sacramento, CA |
| 12/08/2016* 7:00 pm | | at California | L 73–97 | 3–6 | Haas Pavilion (1,484) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/10/2016* 2:05 pm | | at UC Irvine | W 78–70 | 4–6 | Bren Events Center (159) Irvine, CA |
| 12/18/2016* 2:05 pm | | UC Davis | L 78–110 | 4–7 | Hornets Nest (613) Sacramento, CA |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 6:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | L 88–95 | 4–8 (0–1) | Bank of Colorado Arena (592) Greeley, CO |
| 12/31/2016 12:00 pm | | at North Dakota | L 71–94 | 4–9 (0–2) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,405) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/07/2017 12:05 pm | | Portland State | L 86–88 | 4–10 (0–3) | Hornets Nest (334) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/12/2017 7:05 pm | | Southern Utah | W 81–69 | 5–10 (1–3) | Hornets Nest (275) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/14/2017 2:05 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 82–76 | 6–10 (2–3) | Hornets Nest (416) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/19/2017 6:00 pm | | at Montana State | L 80–84 | 6–11 (2–4) | Worthington Arena (1,316) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/21/2017 1:00 pm | | at Montana | W 73–60 | 7–11 (3–4) | Dahlberg Arena (2,966) Missoula, MT |
| 01/28/2017 12:00 pm | | at Portland State | W 77–68 | 8–11 (4–4) | Peter Stott Center (283) Portland, OR |
| 02/02/2017 7:05 pm | | Eastern Washington | L 65–72 | 8–12 (4–5) | Hornets Nest (448) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/04/2017 2:05 pm | | Idaho | L 58–72 | 8–13 (4–6) | Hornets Nest (302) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/09/2017 11:00 am | | at Weber State | L 60–66 | 8–14 (4–7) | Dee Events Center (1,046) Ogden, UT |
| 02/11/2017 1:00 pm | | at Idaho State | L 60–79 | 8–15 (4–8) | Reed Gym (1,016) Pocatello, ID |
| 02/16/2017 7:05 pm | | Montana | W 99–69 | 9–15 (5–8) | Hornets Nest (358) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/18/2017 2:05 pm | | Montana State | L 82–104 | 9–16 (5–9) | Hornets Nest (370) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/23/2017 5:30 pm | | at Northern Arizona | L 88–91 | 9–17 (5–10) | Walkup Skydome (513) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 02/25/2017 1:00 pm | | at Southern Utah | W 110–104 | 10–17 (6–10) | Centrum Arena (1,012) Cedar City, UT |
| 03/01/2017 7:05 pm | | North Dakota | L 78–92 | 10–18 (6–11) | Hornets Nest (314) Sacramento, CA |
| 03/03/2017 7:05 pm | | Northern Colorado | L 74–102 | 10–19 (6–12) | Hornets Nest (607) Sacramento, CA |
| Big Sky Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2017 12:05 pm | (9) | vs. (8) Weber State First Round | L 97–98 $^{OT}$ | 10–20 | Reno Events Center (672) Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||