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Sac State (Afternoon) Call: Post-Montana Loss Edition

By on February 12, 2012 in Football, Men's basketball, Women's basketball

So much for that four-game winning streak for the men’s basketball team. That game against Montana didn’t go so well – and the refs seemed to forget that you’re supposed to get the calls at home. Anyways, here’s the links:

In Hornets-related basketball news:

* SacStateSports’ Bryan Metcalf mentioned the proliferation of second-half fouls that may have dug a hole for the Hornets.

* The Sacramento Bee’s Dave Carpenter wrote about the frustration of the Sac State defense against Montana.

* The Missioulian wrote about Montana’s success on the road after the victory.

* GrizBasketball.com had some post-game thoughts on the game.

* Here’s the Associated Press game story. Continue Reading →

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Sac State Morning Call: Montana Showdown Edition

By on February 11, 2012 in Men's basketball, Olympic sports, Women's basketball

Just like in football, it always seems to come down to Montana. The Hornets put their four-game winning streak on the line tonight when they play host to Montana. Can the Hornets really keep up this run? The answers come tonight. The links come now:

How good is Montana? The Grizzlies didn’t fare too well against Weber State and Damian Lillard in one of their few losses this season:

In Hornets-related basketball news:

* SacStateSports.com’s Bryan Metcalf had his preview of the game.

* GrizBasketball.com reported that Sac State’s victory over Montana State clinched a Big Sky Tournament berth for Montana.

* The Missoulian previewed the game, looking at the Hornets’ sudden winning streak.

* Grizzlies blogger GrizVox wrote about Montana’s men’s basketball winning streak.

* OddsShark.com has the numbers comparison for the game.

* Here’s The Sports Network preview of the game. Continue Reading →

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Record night for Garrity powers Hornets to fourth-straight win

By on February 9, 2012 in Men's basketball

By Bryan Metcalf, SacStateSports.com staff writer

Two weeks ago the Sacramento State Hornets men’s basketball team had lost nine straight games and it looked like a season that started out as one of the best in school history was destined for a disappointing end.

One problem: someone forgot to tell the Hornets.

Sacramento State defeated Montana State 86-76 Thursday night at the Nest to win their season-high fourth-straight game on a record-setting night for point guard Dylan Garrity.

Garrity dished out 16 assists, the most in a Big Sky game in 21 seasons.

“We’ve got more confidence coming off these wins,” junior swingman Joe Eberhard said. “We started playing a full 40 minutes where before we would have one good half and one bad half.”

The four-game winning streak is the best since the Hornets (9-14, 4-8) won five in a row from Dec. 29, 2005 – Jan. 14, 2006 and ties last season’s conference win total with only four games to play. Continue Reading →

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Sac State Morning Call: Wednesday Edition

By on February 8, 2012 in Football, Men's basketball, Olympic sports, Women's basketball

We’re one day away from the men’s basketball team playing host to Montana State. Until then, let’s cook up some links:

We saw how Sac State fared against Weber State; here’s how Montana State did against the conference leaders last month:

In Hornets-related basketball news:

* The State Hornet wrote about the men’s team’s late push for a Big Sky playoff spot.

* The State Hornet had a feature on women’s basketball player Kylie Kuhns.

* The Missoulian wrote about the Montana women’s basketball team’s recent success entering Thursday’s game with Sac State. Continue Reading →

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Sac State Morning Call: Tuesday Edition

By on February 7, 2012 in Men's basketball, Olympic sports, Uncategorized

There’s kind of a buzz around the campus with the Sac State men winning three in a row in basketball. Now let’s see if they can keep it up. Here’s some links:

What do we know about Montana State, which is coming in Thursday? Learn a little bit about them with this highlights video from a month ago against Portland State:

In Hornets related basketball news:

*First, the Feb. 18 Bracket Buster Tournament game at home against San Jose State now has a 7:05 p.m. start.

* Dave Carpenter’s weekly area hoops notebook led with Kylie Kuhns passing 1,000 career points.

* The Deseret News reported that Damian Lillard was selected Big Sky player of the week for the fifth time after averaging 37.5  points  a game last week. It makes you appreciate the Hornets defense 10 days ago that held him to 21 points.

* The Spokane Spokesman-Review wrote about Eastern Washington’s Brianne Ryan and Montana State’s Katie Busey sharing the Big Sky’s weekly women’s award. Continue Reading →

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Hornets Drop Ninth Consecutive Big Sky Game

By on January 19, 2012 in Men's basketball

By Bryan Metcalf, SacStateSports.com Staff Writer

Compiled from web reports

BOZEMAN, Mont. – A disturbing trend is appearing for the Sacramento State Hornets: an inability to win in the Big Sky Conference.

The Hornets (5-12, 0-6) lost their seventh straight game last night, 72-65 at Montana State (9-8, 4-2).

Dating back to last season, the Hornets have now lost nine Big Sky games in a row.

Sacramento State trailed 40-28 at the half, and surrendered six of the first eight points in the second before answering with a 7-2 run that closed the gap to 11 with 15 minutes remaining.

A 12-4 run for Sacramento State closed the gap into single digits at 58-53 with 7:29 to play. Continue Reading →

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Big Sky Conference Picks: Week 12 / Rivalry Weekend

By on November 18, 2011 in Football

Give the Big Sky Conference credit. The people there get it. They have gotten out of the way and put allowed six schools close in proximity to play rivalry games.

Now NAU and Southern Utah may not be rivals now, but they will be next season when the Thunderbirds join the league. And Montana-Montana State is the biggest league rival.

But the Big Sky will strike gold next season when UC Davis joins the Big Sky and makes  its 58-year rivalry with Sac State a conference game. That will put even more importance on a game that previously has just been about pride. Now it will be an important league game, too.

That said, Big Sky needs to make its biggest rivalry games are played in Week 12.  It allows for a build up if a playoffs spot is at stake and creates renewed interest both teams are playing out the schedule, like Sac State and UC Davis.

The numbers:Last week 3-1; The season: 40-16. Here’s our picks:

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Big Sky Now Has No. 1 FCS Team: Montana State

By on November 14, 2011 in Football

The Big Sky Conference can now boast having the top team in the Football Championship Subdivision.

The Montana State Bobcats moved into No. 1 in The Sports Network FCS Top 25 poll without playing Saturday. The 9-1 Bobcats moved up one spot and took over the top spot thanks to North Dakota State’s first loss of the season.

Montana State has a 41-point lead over Sam Houston State and received 76 first-place votes. Rival Montana (8-2), which also was idle, moved up one spot to No. 7.

The Montana schools meet this Saturday for the 111th time. Both schools are expected to qualify for the 20-team FCS playoffs field.

The Big Sky also has a third team in the Top 25 poll for the first time since Sac State fell out last month. Portland State (7-3) squeaked in at No. 25 ahead of Indiana State, keeping its playoffs hopes alive. The Vikings finish their regular season this Saturday when they host  Weber State.

Here’s the complete poll: Continue Reading →

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Big Sky Conference Picks: Week 11

By on November 11, 2011 in Football

We’re one week from the Big Sky Conference Game of the Century – well, sort of.

With no Montana and Montana State on the schedule until they meet in eight days, this week’s picks are going to be a tough call. We won’t try to match last week’s perfect record, but we won’t go out on many limbs, either.

Then again, our record isn’t usually this good over an entire season, so we’re ready for this to be an 0-4 week.

That said, there’s some pretty tough games to call. Lets’ dive in.

The numbers:Last week 4-0; The season: 37-15. Continue Reading →

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Montana State Inches Closer To FCS Top Spot

By on November 7, 2011 in Football

Big Sky Conference leader Montana State inched closer to the Football Championship Subdivision No. 1 ranking in this week in The Sports Network Top 25, which was released today.

No. 2 Montana State (9-1), which already has clinched a share of the Big Sky title, 157 points of No. 1 North Dakota State (9-0) . The top-ranked team will likely be selected as the No. 1 seed in the FCS playoffs, which will be announced in two weeks.

The only other Big Sky school ranked was Montana (8-2), which moved up from No. 10 to No. 8.

For the complete poll, click here:

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