# 2014–15 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hornets, were led by second 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 18–16, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament where they lost to Northern Colorado. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Pacific and Eastern Washington in the first and second rounds before losing in the third round to Saint Mary's.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 2:00 pm | | at San Diego State | L 91–99 | 0–1 | Viejas Arena (391) San Diego, California |
| 11/16/2014* 2:00 pm | | at Cal State Northridge | L 66–81 | 0–2 | Matadome (347) Northridge, California |
| 11/18/2014* 7:00 pm | | UC Davis | L 82–90 | 0–3 | Hornets Nest (494) Sacramento, California |
| 11/20/2014* 7:00 pm | | New Mexico State | W 93–85 | 1–3 | Hornets Nest (317) Sacramento, California |
| 11/24/2014* 6:00 pm | | at Saint Mary's | L 91–99 | 1–4 | McKeon Pavilion (445) Moraga, California |
| 12/03/2014* 11:00 am | | at No. 10 California | L 94–107 | 1–5 | Haas Pavilion (2,948) Berkeley, California |
| 12/06/2014* 2:00 pm | | at No. 17 Oregon State | L 61–109 | 1–6 | Gill Coliseum (2,204) Corvallis, Oregon |
| 12/12/2014* 7:00 pm | | at UCLA | L 83–92 | 1–7 | Pauley Pavilion (665) Los Angeles, California |
| 12/14/2014* 2:00 pm | | at USC | L 99–101 | 1–8 | Galen Center (498) Los Angeles, California |
| 12/19/2014* 7:00 pm | | Utah State | W 102–92 | 2–8 | Hornets Nest (258) Sacramento, California |
| 12/22/2014* 2:00 pm | | at San Jose State | L 94–102 | 2–9 | Event Center Arena (553) San Jose, California |
| 01/01/2015 1:00 pm | | at Northern Arizona | L 60–64 | 2–10 (0–1) | Walkup Skydome (204) Flagstaff, Arizona |
| 01/03/2015 6:00 pm | | at Southern Utah | W 69–67 | 3–10 (1–1) | Centrum Arena (527) Cedar City, Utah |
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm | | North Dakota | W 93–86 | 4–10 (2–1) | Hornets Nest (224) Sacramento, California |
| 01/10/2015 2:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | W 76–71 | 5–10 (3–1) | Hornets Nest (403) Sacramento, California |
| 01/15/2015 6:00 pm | | at Idaho | W 107–89 | 6–10 (4–1) | Cowan Spectrum (591) Moscow, Idaho |
| 01/17/2015 2:00 pm | | at Eastern Washington | W 73–67 | 7–10 (5–1) | Reese Court (617) Cheney, Washington |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 84–53 | 8–10 (6–1) | Hornets Nest (417) Sacramento, California |
| 01/24/2015 2:00 pm | | Weber State | W 108–65 | 9–10 (7–1) | Hornets Nest (652) Sacramento, California |
| 01/29/2015 6:00 pm | | at Montana State | L 64–91 | 9–11 (7–2) | Worthington Arena (885) Bozeman, Montana |
| 01/31/2015 1:00 pm | | at Montana | L 86–94 | 9–12 (7–3) | Dahlberg Arena (3,301) Missoula, Montana |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm | | at Portland State | W 92–60 | 10–12 (8–3) | Stott Center (429) Portland, Oregon |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | L 79–80 | 10–13 (9–3) | Hornets Nest (422) Sacramento, California |
| 02/14/2015 2:00 pm | | Idaho | W 92–84 | 11–13 (9–4) | Hornets Nest (370) Sacramento, California |
| 02/19/2015 6:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | L 76–78 | 11–14 (9–5) | Bank of Colorado Arena (510) Greeley, Colorado |
| 02/21/2015 12:00 pm | | at North Dakota | W 64–62 | 12–14 (10–5) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,767) Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| 02/28/2015 12:00 pm | | Portland State | W 123–77 | 13–14 (11–5) | Hornets Nest (380) Sacramento, California |
| 03/05/2015 7:00 pm | | Southern Utah | W 107–73 | 14–14 (12–5) | Hornets Nest (387) Sacramento, California |
| 03/07/2015 2:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 105–81 | 15–14 (13–5) | Hornets Nest (506) Sacramento, California |
| Big Sky Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2015* 10:00 am | (2) | vs. (7) Montana State Quarterfinals | W 78–62 | 16–14 | Dahlberg Arena (308) Missoula, Montana |
| 03/13/2015* 10:30 am | (2) | vs. (3) Northern Colorado Semifinals | L 79–81 $^{OT}$ | 16–15 | Dahlberg Arena (1,382) Missoula, Montana |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/19/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Pacific First Round | W 87–79 | 17–15 | Alex G. Spanos Center (918) Stockton, California |
| 03/23/2015* 7:00 pm | | Eastern Washington Second Round | W 84–49 | 18–15 | Hornets Nest (536) Sacramento, California |
| 03/26/2015* 7:00 pm | | Saint Mary's Third Round | L 69–77 | 18–16 | Hornets Nest (626) Sacramento, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||