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Winter Sports

»» MEN’S BASKETBALL

After posting the best overall record in its Div. I history (1991-present) and setting numerous program records last year, the program has one goal in mind: winning its first-ever Big Sky Conference championship. After reaching the Big Sky Tournament each of the last four years, the Hornets will enter the season with seven returners.

»» WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

The team is working to improve its record for the third consecutive season under head fourth-year coach Dan Muscatell. He welcomes the largest incoming class of his tenure, while also returning six letter-winners from a year ago.

»» GYMNASTICS

After winning six league championships in the last seven seasons, expectations for the team will once again be high. Last season, Sac State claimed the Western Athletic Conference title and advanced to the NCAA Championships for the second time in school history.

Spring Sports

»» SOFTBALL

One season removed from a 35-20 overall record and a 14-6 mark in the Pacific Coast Softball Conference, Sac State will look to post its fourth straight season with at least 30 wins. The Hornets, who finished just one game out of first place and narrowly missed a selection to the NCAA Regionals, return 13 players from last year’s team, which posted the most victories since 1995.

»» BASEBALL

Sac State enters its second year as an affiliate member of the Western Athletic Conference with an elevated pitching staff, a talented incoming class of freshmen and junior college players, and a solid group of returning position players.

»» TRACK AND FIELD

Senior shot putter David Nichols will look to become an All-American for the third straight season this spring. Senior Roshena Duree will lead the way for the women after being named the conference’s Field Athlete of the Year last season. In June, Sac State will serve as host for the NCAA Div. I Outdoor Track and Field Championships for the third straight year.

»» WOMEN’S TENNIS

Despite a roster that featured six freshmen last season, the Sacramento State women’s tennis team was able to win its fifth-consecutive Big Sky Conference title. Sac State enters the season having won 34-consecutive matches against Big Sky competition, a streak which dates back to 2002.

»» MEN’S TENNIS

After being crowned the Big Sky Conference’s co-regular season champions last season, the team will return four players in 2007. In addition, the team welcomes a recruiting class that was ranked the 18th-best in the nation among Div. I teams by the Tennis Recruiting Network.

»» ROWING

After winning last year’s Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association championship for the first time since 2001, the rowing team will look to repeat as conference champions in 2007. The Hornets welcome back 26 studentathletes this year.


»» GOLF

The Hornet women will be one of the favorites to win the Big Sky Conference championship. Last season, Sac State placed third but the team returns the core of its lineup. Head coach Adam Pohll continued his rebuilding of the men’s golf program. A talented group of young players will guide the team during the spring.