# 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.

## 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. Due to tiebreakers, they received the #3 seed in the Big Sky tournament, where they defeated #6 seed Idaho in the quarterfinals, #7 seed Portland State in the semifinals, 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. They received the #13 seed in the Greenville 1 Region. They were defeated by #4 region seed UCLA in the first round.
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. On April 19, the school announced the hiring of BYU assistant coach Aaron Kallhoff as the team's next head coach.

## 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. |||||||||
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