2021-22 Women's Basketball News
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BASKETBALL’S LIANNA TILLMAN NAMED SACRAMENTO STATE’S FEMALE STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
July 01, 2022Basketball’s Lianna Tillman has been named Sacramento State’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year. -
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL’S ISNELLE NATABOU NAMED SACRAMENTO STATE’S FEMALE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
June 14, 2022Women’s Basketball’s Isnelle Natabou has been named the Sacramento State Female Newcomer of the Year.
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HORNETS PLACE 34 STUDENT-ATHLETES ON BIG SKY CONFERENCE WINTER ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
June 06, 2022Sacramento State student-athletes in four winter sports have combined to receive 34 Big Sky Conference all-academic honors the league office announced.
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REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER KIDS CAMPS NOW OPEN
June 01, 2022
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TILLMAN NAMED BIG SKY MVP; NATABOU NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR AS PART OF BIG SKY AWARDS
March 07, 2022For the first time in school history, the Sacramento State women’s basketball team is home to the Big Sky Conference Most Valuable Player as Lianna Tillman earned the award, it was announced today. Freshman Isnelle Natabou was also named the Big Sky Newcomer of the Year.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HAS SEASON COME TO A CLOSE WITH 74-64 LOSS TO WEBER STATE
March 07, 2022The Sacramento State women’s basketball got off to about as good of a start as possible but could not continue that momentum before falling to Weber State, 74-64, in the first round of the Big Sky Tournament on Monday.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BEGINS BIG SKY TOURNEY JOURNEY ON MONDAY
March 06, 2022After far exceeding preseason expectations, Sacramento State will start its postseason journey against Weber State at the Big Sky Tournament in Boise, Idaho on Monday, March 7, at 4:30 p.m. PT. The Hornets are seeded seventh in the tournament after closing the regular season with a 10-10 conference record. Weber State, which is seeded 10th, posted a 6-14 mark in league games.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ENDS REGULAR SEASON WITH NARROW LOSS TO MONTANA, 59-53
March 04, 2022Isnelle Natabou scored 25 points and Lianna Tillman added 21 but the pair were countered by 29 from Sophia Stiles who led Montana to a 59-53 win over the Sacramento State women’s basketball on Friday night at The Nest.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HOSTS MONTANA FOR SENIOR NIGHT ON FRIDAY
March 03, 2022Friday night will serve as the season home finale for Sacramento State when the team welcomes Montana to The Nest at 7 p.m. The Hornets will recognize five seniors before the game and then will take on the Griz in a contest which could decide the difference between playing on Monday or Tuesday to start the upcoming Big Sky Tournament.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SUFFERS 65-52 HOME LOSS TO MONTANA STATE
March 02, 2022Kola Bad Bear scored 20 points to help Montana State to a 65-52 road win over Sacramento State on Wednesday night at The Nest.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BEGINS FINAL WEEK AGAINST MONTANA STATE ON WEDNESDAY
March 01, 2022The Big Sky Conference will wrap up play this week with games on Wednesday and Friday with a lot still to play for. The Hornets are currently sixth in the Big Sky standings but are just two games out of third place and guaranteed to be now lower than seventh in the next week’s Big Sky Tournament in Boise, Idaho. With one more win, the Hornets will tie for the largest year-to-year improvement by a Big Sky Conference team.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NEVER TRAILS TO EARN ROAD WIN AT EWU, 67-58
February 26, 2022The Sacramento State women’s basketball team jumped out to a quick start and never looked back en route to a 67-58 win at Eastern Washington on Saturday afternoon. The Hornets led 22-9 after the first quarter and never trailed in the game while improving to 14-13 overall and 10-8 in the Big Sky Conference.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TAKES ON EAGLES ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON
February 25, 2022The Sacramento State women’s basketball team will play its final road game of the regular season as the team heads to Eastern Washington on Saturday, Feb. 26, at 1 p.m. The Hornets will enter the game with a 13-13 overall record and are 6-7 in road games. The team most recently lost at Idaho on Thursday to suffer its third-straight setback. The team has not lost more than three in a row at any point this season.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS AT IDAHO, 73-68; TILLMAN SCORES CAREER HIGH
February 24, 2022Despite a career-high 35 points from Lianna Tillman, the Sacramento State women’s basketball team could not overcome a strong fourth quarter by Idaho in a 73-68 Vandal victory on Thursday night at ICCU Arena.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STARTS FINAL ROAD TRIP AT IDAHO ON THURSDAY
February 23, 2022The Sacramento State women’s basketball team will begin its final road trip of the regular season when it plays at Idaho on Thursday, Feb. 24 at 6 pm PT. The game will mark the team’s first appearance at the new ICCU Arena in Moscow, Idaho. The Hornets are 6-6 in road games this season, including a 5-3 mark in Big Sky road games. The team will also play at Eastern Washington on Saturday.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL MEETS FIRST-PLACE IDAHO STATE ON SATURDAY
February 19, 2022With just five games remaining on the Big Sky schedule, Sacramento State has established itself fas one of the better teams in the league. After losing its first four league games of the year, the Hornets are 9-2 since. That span includes a win at Idaho State which is the defending conference champion. Three of the five teams left on the schedule have winning conference records and all five have won at least five Big Sky games this year.
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LATE SECOND HALF RUN PROPELS IDAHO STATE TO 67-56 WIN OVER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
February 19, 2022A one-point game at halftime, Idaho State outscored Sacramento State in the second half, 37-27, on the way to a 67-56 victory over the Hornets on Saturday afternoon at the Nest.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL UPENDED AT HOME BY WEBER STATE
February 17, 2022Despite a career-high tying 29 points from Lianna Tillman, the Sacramento State women’s basketball team was never able to get on track in a 62-52 loss to Weber State on Thursday at The Nest.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BEGINS HOMESTAND AGAINST WEBER STATE ON THURSDAY
February 16, 2022Sacramento State is 9-1 in its last 10 games with its lone loss coming in a 79-76 road setback on Jan. 29. The Hornets will have a chance to avenge that loss when they welcome the Wildcats to The Nest on Thursday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m. In that game, Sacramento State overcame a 12-point third-quarter deficit to take a four-point lead late in the fourth. However, Emma Torbert sunk a three with 19 seconds to go to give the Wildcats the win.
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LATE RUN LIFTS WOMEN'S BASKETBALLL TO 71-62 ROAD WIN AT SOUTHERN UTAH
February 12, 2022Trailing by 10 points late in the second half, Sacramento State made a furious comeback to win another road game at Southern Utah, 71-62, on Saturday afternoon at America First Event Center.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOPS BEARS, 65-55, BEHIND FOUR PLAYERS IN DOUBLE DIGITS
February 10, 2022The Sacramento State women’s basketball team overcame a 1-point halftime deficit to win for the eighth time in its last nine games with a 65-55 win at Northern Colorado on Thursday.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STARTS ROAD SWING AT UNC ON THURSDAY
February 09, 2022Winners of seven of its last eight games, the Sacramento State women's basketball team will play at Northern Colorado on Thursday night.
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TILLMAN NAMED BIG SKY PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR
February 08, 2022Sacramento State’s Lianna Tillman was named co-ROAR Organic Big Sky Player of the Week, it was announced today. The honor is the second for Tillman this season.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL KEEPS ROLLING WITH 73-62 WIN OVER PORTLAND STATE
February 05, 2022The Sacramento State women’s basketball team earned its seventh victory in its last eight games with a 73-62 win over Portland State on Saturday at The Nest. The Hornets were led by 27 points from Lianna Tillman and 23 points and 17 rebounds from Isnelle Natabou. Senior Summer Menke also became the 15th player in school history to have 1,000 career points with 13 points.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WELCOMES PORTLAND STATE ON SATURDAY
February 04, 2022Sacramento State will make a brief stop at The Nest as the team hosts Portland State on Saturday for a noon tip (NOTE: the game was previously scheduled for 2 p.m.). The game comes after the Hornets played three consecutive road contests and proceeds two more away from home. Sacramento State has won its last three home games and is 5-2 at The Nest this season.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NEVER TRAILS IN 76-62 ROAD WIN AT NAU
February 03, 2022The Sacramento State women’s basketball team jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter and never trailed in a 76-62 win over Northern Arizona at the Walkup Skydome on Thursday night.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HEADS TO NAU TO START SECOND HALF OF BIG SKY SEASON
February 02, 2022Sacramento State will play at Northern Arizona on Thursday night to start its final 10 games of the regular season.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HAS WIN STREAK COME TO END AFTER LATE THREE FROM WEBER STATE
January 29, 2022The Sacramento State women’s basketball team had its five-game winning streak snapped with a 79-76 setback at Weber State on Saturday afternoon.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYS AT WEBER STATE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON
January 28, 2022Riding a five-game win streak, the Hornets will look take on Weber State on Saturday, Jan. 29, at 11 a.m. PT.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HANDS IDAHO STATE FIRST HOME LOSS OF THE YEAR, 73-57
January 27, 2022The Sacramento State women’s basketball team entered Thursday’s night game with the second-longest active winning streak in the Big Sky Conference. The Hornets left Reed Gym tied for the longest as the team handed defending Big Sky champion Idaho State a 73-57 loss.
