# 2024–25 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team represents California State University, Sacramento during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hornets, led by second-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 2023–24 season 6–25, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Idaho State, before falling to Northern Arizona in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 28, 2024* 6:30 pm | Cal State East Bay | W 71–58 | – | 20 – Martin | 5 – Versteeg | 9 – Versteeg | Hornets Nest (342) Sacramento, CA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Jessup | W 78–51 | 1–0 | 17 – Falk | 9 – Falk | 7 – Alonso | Hornets Nest (425) Sacramento, CA |
| November 7, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | UC San Diego | W 71–60 | 2–0 | 16 – Tied | 9 – Jaiteh | 7 – Versteeg | Hornets Nest (340) Sacramento, CA |
| November 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Lincoln | W 88–55 | 3–0 | 18 – Falk | 10 – Taylor | 5 – Versteeg | Hornets Nest (397) Sacramento, CA |
| November 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Cal State Fullerton | W 67–40 | 4–0 | 13 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 6 – Versteeg | Titan Gym (266) Fullerton, CA |
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Long Beach State | L 68–69 | 4–1 | 20 – Falk | 11 – Versteeg | 7 – Versteeg | Hornets Nest (411) Sacramento, CA |
| November 20, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UC Davis | L 45–76 | 4–2 | 16 – Versteeg | 7 – Versteeg | 3 – Versteeg | University Credit Union Center (783) Davis, CA |
| November 29, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | vs. Abilene Christian FIU Thanksgiving Tournament | L 53–75 | 4–3 | 11 – Martin | 3 – Tied | 3 – Butcher | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| December 1, 2024* 8:00 am, ESPN+ | vs. Wagner FIU Thanksgiving Tournament | W 73–34 | 5–3 | 20 – Peneueta | 9 – Peneueta | 6 – Tied | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (431) Miami, FL |
| December 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Kansas City Big Sky-Summit League Challenge | W 74–57 | 6–3 | 31 – Martin | 7 – Martin | 6 – Versteeg | Hornets Nest (329) Sacramento, CA |
| December 7, 2024* 12:00 pm, SLN | at Omaha Big Sky-Summit League Challenge | L 63–67 | 6–4 | 22 – Martin | 11 – Falk | 5 – Versteeg | Baxter Arena (757) Omaha, NE |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | San Jose State | W 66–39 | 7–4 | 17 – Martin | 7 – Martin | 4 – Tied | Hornets Nest (327) Sacramento, CA |
| December 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, MWN | at New Mexico Lobo Invitational | L 57–69 | 7–5 | 17 – Martin | 5 – Lee | 8 – Versteeg | The Pit (4,260) Albuquerque, NM |
| December 20, 2024* 1:00 pm, MWN | vs. Abilene Christian Lobo Invitational | L 49–80 | 7–6 | 14 – Falk | 4 – Tied | 9 – Versteeg | The Pit Albuquerque, NM |
| Big Sky regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Portland State | W 76–74 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (1–0) | 28 – Jaiteh | 8 – Falk | 10 – Versteeg | Viking Pavilion (530) Portland, OR |
| January 9, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Idaho | L 48–63 | 8–7 (1–1) | 13 – Versteeg | 11 – Peneueta | 4 – Versteeg | ICCU Arena Moscow, ID |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Washington | L 80–89 | 8–8 (1–2) | 23 – Martin | 6 – Peneueta | 7 – Versteeg | Reese Court (642) Cheney, WA |
| January 16, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Northern Arizona | | | | | | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Northern Colorado | | | | | | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Idaho State | | | | | | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID |
| January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Weber State | | | | | | Dee Events Center Ogden, UT |
| January 30, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Montana State | | | | | | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Montana | | | | | | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| February 6, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Eastern Washington | | | | | | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| February 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Idaho | | | | | | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| February 13, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+ | at Northern Colorado | | | | | | Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO |
| February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Northern Arizona | | | | | | Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 20, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Weber State | | | | | | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Idaho State | | | | | | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Montana | | | | | | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT |
| March 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Montana State | | | | | | Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT |
| March 3, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Portland State | | | | | | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| Big Sky tournament |||||||||
| March 8–12, 2025 ESPN+ | vs. | | | | | | 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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