# 2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hornets were led by fifth 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 7–23, 5–13 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament to Montana.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2017* 5:05 pm | | Holy Names | W 100–53 | | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 4:00 pm | | at Kentucky Matthew Mitchell Classic | L 70–101 | 0–1 | Memorial Coliseum (4,313) Lexington, KY |
| 11/11/2017* 3:00 pm | | vs. Morehead State Matthew Mitchell Classic | L 71–75 | 0–2 | Memorial Coliseum (670) Lexington, KY |
| 11/14/2017* 4:00 pm | | at No. 12 West Virginia | L 47–101 | 0–3 | WVU Coliseum (1,211) Morgantown, WV |
| 11/18/2017* 1:00 pm | | at Arizona State | L 58–106 | 0–4 | Wells Fargo Arena (1,788) Tempe, AZ |
| 11/24/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Nevada Nugget Classic semifinals | L 68–95 | 0–5 | Lawlor Events Center (1,358) Reno, NV |
| 11/25/2017* 11:00 am | | vs. UC Riverside Nugget Classic 3rd place game | W 99–72 | 1–5 | Lawlor Events Center (83) Reno, NV |
| 11/30/2017* 7:00 pm | | at UC Davis | L 72–79 | 1–6 | The Pavilion (408) Davis, CA |
| 12/06/2017* 5:05 pm | | Antelope Valley | W 95–62 | 2–6 | Hornets Nest (212) Sacramento, CA |
| 12/15/2017* 6:00 pm | | at San Francisco | L 76–90 | 2–7 | War Memorial Gymnasium (202) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/18/2017* 12:30 pm | | vs. Miami (FL) Puerto Rico Classic | L 56–82 | 2–8 | Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (105) Trujillo Alto, PR |
| 12/20/2017* 12:30 pm | | vs. Northern Illinois Puerto Rico Classic | L 75–84 | 2–9 | Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (104) Trujillo Alto, PR |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2017 1:00 pm | | at Portland State | L 73–74 | 2–10 (0–1) | Pamplin Sports Center (302) Portland, OR |
| 01/04/2018 7:05 pm | | Idaho | W 79–64 | 3–10 (1–1) | Hornets Nest (156) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/06/2018 2:05 pm | | Eastern Washington | L 72–83 | 3–11 (1–2) | Hornets Nest (302) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/11/2018 6:00 pm | | at Montana | L 59–68 | 3–12 (1–3) | Dahlberg Arena (2,333) Missoula, MT |
| 01/13/2018 1:00 pm | | at Montana State | L 50–85 | 3–13 (1–4) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,724) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/18/2018 12:05 pm | | Weber State | L 56–78 | 3–14 (1–5) | Hornets Nest (505) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/20/2018 2:05 pm | | Idaho State | L 71–85 | 3–15 (1–6) | Hornets Nest (229) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/27/2018 1:05 pm | | Portland State | L 72–81 | 3–16 (1–7) | Hornets Nest (272) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/01/2018 6:05 pm | | at Eastern Washington | L 76–82 | 3–17 (1–8) | Reese Court (332) Cheney, WA |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm | | at Idaho | L 66–101 | 3–18 (1–9) | Cowan Spectrum (419) Moscow, ID |
| 02/08/2018 7:05 pm | | Montana State | W 88–77 | 4–18 (2–9) | Hornets Nest (243) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/10/2018 2:05 pm | | Montana | W 79–64 | 5–19 (3–9) | Hornets Nest (214) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/15/2018 6:05 pm | | at Idaho State | L 71–83 | 5–20 (3–10) | Reed Gym (825) Pocatello, ID |
| 02/17/2018 1:05 pm | | at Weber State | L 73–86 | 5–21 (3–11) | Dee Events Center (908) Ogden, UT |
| 02/22/2018 7:05 pm | | Northern Arizona | L 90–95 $^{OT}$ | 5–22 (3–12) | Hornets Nest (212) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/24/2018 2:05 pm | | Southern Utah | W 79–77 | 6–22 (4–12) | Hornets Nest (373) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/28/2018 5:05 pm | | at North Dakota | W 72–66 | 7–22 (5–12) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,552) Grand Forks, ND |
| 03/02/2018 6:05 pm | | at Northern Colorado | L 68–90 | 7–23 (5–13) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,473) Greeley, CO |
| Big Sky Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2018 12:05 pm | (9) | vs. (8) Montana First Round | L 80–87 | 7–24 | Reno Events Center Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||