# 2015–16 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hornets, led by third-year head coach Bunky Harkleroad, played their home games at Hornets Nest. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 10–8 in Big Sky play, to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals to the Big Sky women's tournament where they lost to Eastern Washington.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 14, 2015* 1:00 p.m. | at Utah State | W 95–86 | 1–0 | Smith Spectrum (320) Logan, UT |
| November 19, 2015* 6:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State | L 77–80 | 1–1 | Pan American Center (1,265) Las Cruces, NM |
| November 21, 2015* 12:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | L 71–84 | 1–2 | The Pit (5,178) Albuquerque, NM |
| November 28, 2015* 12:05 p.m. | San Francisco | L 94–95 | 1–3 | Hornets Nest (387) Sacramento, CA |
| December 5, 2015* 4:00 p.m. | vs. Villanova Cal Classic semifinals | L 54–78 | 1–4 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| December 6, 2015* 1:00 p.m. | at California Cal Classic 3rd-place game | L 99–117 | 1–5 | Haas Pavilion (612) Berkeley, CA |
| December 13, 2015* 2:00 p.m. | at UC Davis | W 92–77 | 2–5 | The Pavilion (503) Davis, CA |
| December 18, 2015* 7:05 p.m. | No. 19 UCLA | L 76–109 | 2–6 | Hornets Nest (688) Sacramento, CA |
| December 20, 2015* 5:05 p.m. | Hawaiʻi | L 72–74 | 2–7 | Hornets Nest (435) Sacramento, CA |
| December 22, 2015* 2:05 p.m. | UC Irvine | W 126–78 | 3–7 | Hornets Nest (349) Sacramento, CA |
| December 29, 2015* 7:00 p.m. | at Cal Poly | L 72–97 | 3–8 | Mott Athletic Center (619) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2016 12:05 p.m. | Portland State | W 132–91 | 4–8 (1–0) | Hornets Nest (391) Sacramento, CA |
| January 7, 2016 7:05 p.m. | Montana State | L 79–80 | 4–9 (1–1) | Hornets Nest (315) Sacramento, CA |
| January 7, 2016 2:05 p.m. | Montana | W 83–75 $^{OT}$ | 5–9 (2–1) | Hornets Nest (389) Sacramento, CA |
| January 14, 2016 6:00 p.m. | Idaho State | W 68–59 | 6–9 (3–1) | Reed Gym (926) Pocatello, ID |
| January 16, 2016 1:00 p.m. | at Weber State | L 66–77 | 6–10 (3–2) | Dee Events Center (527) Ogden, UT |
| January 23, 2016 12:00 p.m. | at Portland State | W 126–78 | 7–10 (4–2) | Peter Stott Center (212) Portland, OR |
| January 28, 2016 7:05 p.m. | Idaho | L 88–98 | 7–11 (4–3) | Hornets Nest (427) Sacramento, CA |
| January 30, 2016 2:05 p.m. | Eastern Washington | L 83–100 | 7–12 (4–4) | Hornets Nest (524) Sacramento, CA |
| February 4, 2016 6:00 p.m. | at Montana | L 83–90 | 7–13 (4–5) | Dahlberg Arena (2,919) Missoula, MT |
| February 6, 2016 1:00 p.m. | at Montana State | L 99–116 | 7–14 (4–6) | Worthington Arena (1,678) Bozeman, MT |
| February 11, 2016 7:05 p.m. | Weber State | W 87–64 | 8–14 (5–6) | Hornets Nest (443) Sacramento, CA |
| February 13, 2016 2:05 p.m. | Idaho State | W 83–62 | 9–14 (6–6) | Hornets Nest (284) Sacramento, CA |
| February 18, 2016 6:00 p.m. | at Eastern Washington | W 94–91 | 10–14 (7–6) | Reese Court (689) Cheney, WA |
| February 20, 2016 2:00 p.m. | at Idaho | L 60–107 | 10–15 (7–7) | Cowan Spectrum (906) Moscow, ID |
| February 25, 2016 7:05 p.m. | Northern Colorado | W 83–72 | 11–15 (8–7) | Hornets Nest (489) Sacramento, CA |
| February 27, 2016 2:05 p.m. | North Dakota | L 79–86 | 11–16 (8–8) | Hornets Nest (429) Sacramento, CA |
| March 2, 2016 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah | W 82–72 | 12–16 (9–8) | Centrum Arena (487) Cedar City, UT |
| March 4, 2016 5:30 p.m., FSAZ+ | at Northern Arizona | W 111–79 | 13–16 (10–8) | Walkup Skydome (487) Flagstaff, AZ |
| Big Sky women's tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2016 5:35 p.m. | vs. Southern Utah First Round | W 102–89 | 14–16 | Reno Events Center (1,274) Reno, NV |
| March 9, 2016 5:35 p.m. | vs. Eastern Washington Quarterfinals | L 97–100 | 14–17 | Reno Events Center (1,320) Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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