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Men’s Basketball Tonight: NAU At Sac State

By on January 28, 2012 in Men's basketball

When: 7:05  tonight

Where: The Nest

Records: Northern Arizona 5-15, 1-7; Sacramento State 5-14, 0-8.

Last game: Northern Arizona lost at Idaho State last Saturday; Sacramento State lost their ninth game in a row, losing to Weber State 75-60 on Thursday in Sacramento.

Next game: The next opponent for both teams is Northern Colorado. Northern Arizona will host the Bears Monday in the first game of a six-game homestand. Sacramento State will travel to Northern Colorado on Thursday.

TV/Radio: Live audio and stats on hornetsports.com. Live video at BigSkyTv.org. Continue Reading →

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Sac State Morning Call: Thursday Edition

By on January 5, 2012 in Football, Men's basketball, Olympic sports, Women's basketball

Two more days until another men’s game. Lot’s of buzz going on before then. It’s time for some links:

What good is Northern Colorado, the Hornets’ next men’s opponent? Here’s highlights from its game two weeks ago against Colorado State:

In Hornets-related basketball news:

* BigSkyBBall.com corrected some major issues it had in its commentary post about Sac State men’s team losing Walter Jackson.

* Hoopville.com evaulated the Big Sky men’s teams after the first weekend.

* The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Weber State’s Damian Lillard is a finalist for the Bob Cousey award for best point guard.

* The Big Sky Conference had a Q&A with NAU’s Stallon Saldivar after the Lumberjacks’ victory over Sac State. Continue Reading →

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Sac State Morning Call: Friday Edition

By on December 30, 2011 in Men's basketball, Women's basketball

That trip to Flagstaff didn’t go so well to open the Big Sky Conference. Even some good breakfast links are going to be tough to swallow after that loss.

If you thought NAU posed a problem, check out the Hornets’ next opponent, Weber State, which features Damian Lillard, one of the top mid-major players in the country.

In Hornets-related basketball news:

* SacStateSports.com’s Bryan Metcalf reported how the Sac State men lost to NAU at the foul line.

* The State Hornet reported on the loss at NAU.

* The Sacramento Bee had a few paragraphs on the game.

* Here’s the full Associated Press report on the game.

* The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the men’s next opponent, Weber State, drubbed Idaho State by 14 points. Continue Reading →

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Hornets Come Up Short At Foul Line, Open Big Sky With Loss At NAU

By on December 29, 2011 in Men's basketball

Compiled from Web TV and internet reports

By Bryan Metcalf, SacStateSports.com Staff Writer

The Sacramento State Hornets entered Thursday’s game with Northern Arizona having converted on 71 percent of their free throw attempts for the season (154-217). Against the Lumberjacks, however, they converted on only 38 percent (8-21).

That margin cost them a victory in their Big Sky opening game of the 2011-12 season. For the 14th consecutive time the Hornetslost at Northern Arizona, this time by a final score of 73-64.

The Hornets (5-7, 0-1) trailed by 13 at the break, but opened the second half on a 14-2 run that tied the game at 42 just under six minutes in. Continue Reading →

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Sac State Morning Call: Leagues Opener Edition

By on December 29, 2011 in Football, Men's basketball, Women's basketball

Today’s the day that Big Sky Conference basketball starts for the Sac State men and women. The men play at NAU while the Lumberjacks visit Hornet Gym. Our apologies for not getting our conference preview capsules out yesterday. It seems that our column from 10 days ago on North Dakota’s logo controversy made quite a splash yesterday in Fighting Sioux country and we had to deal with that. We didn’t know there were so many rude people up in the Dakotas; they should  watch their language. Sorry for the tangent, on with the links:

Speaking of North Dakota, today’s video came from MJGProductions and it showed how good the Hornets can be this season. It’s from that game 10 days ago against UND, which the Hornets won 75-64.

In Hornets-related basketball news:

* SacStateSports.com’s Brian Metcalf profiled Dylan Garrity entering today’s league opener at Northern Arizona.

* Here’s SacStateSports.com’s preview capsule on the Sac State-NAU game.

* The Sacramento Bee’s Dave Carpenter also had a feature on Garrity.

* The Arizona Daily Sun previewed NAU, entering tonight’s game against Sac State.

* Here’s the Sports Network’s preview of the Sac State-NAU game.

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Men’s Basketball Tonight : Sac State at NAU

By on December 29, 2011 in Men's basketball

When: 5:35 tonight

Where: Rolle Activity Center, Flagstaff, Ariz.

Records: NAU 4-8; Sacramento State 5-6.

Last game: Northern Arizona lost at Sam Houston State, 73-49, on Dec. 20; Sacramento State lost to Southeast Missouri, 77-76, on Dec. 22.

Next game: Northern Arizona plays at Northern Colorado; Sacramento State plays at Weber State. Both games are Saturday.

TV/Radio: Live audio is available on hornetsports.com. BigSkyTV.org will have live video and nauathletics.com has live stats. Continue Reading →

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Sac State Morning Call: Post-Christmas Edition

By on December 26, 2011 in Football, Men's basketball

Yes, even SacStateSports.com is allowed a day off. If you were looking for witty banter and lots of links, well, we have them today:

Here’s an interview with Stallon Saldivar of Northern Arizona, where the Hornets visit on Thursday. Saldivar’s game-ending shot two weeks ago beat Arizona State at Wells Fargo Arena:

In Hornets sports-related news:

* The Eugene Register-Guard named Sac State’s football victory over Oregon State one of the area’ s top 10 sports stories of the year.

* Over in Corvallis, the Gazette-Times selected the Sac State game as the biggest of the Oregon State event of the year.

* The Argus-Leader profiled a former Sac State men’s basketball player Charles Garcia, who is now in the D-League.

* RushTheCourt.net has the Hornets at No. 5 in its Big Sky power rankings.

* The Eureka Times-Standard mentioned baseball player Andrew Ayers in featuring its top area athletes.

 

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Opinion: Big Sky Should Admit North Dakota Mistake, Let Fighting Sioux Go

By on December 17, 2011 in Football, Men's basketball, Olympic sports, Women's basketball

Ralph Engelstad Arena, UND Fighting Sioux Hockey

The Fighting Sioux logo on center ice at the Ralph Engelstad Arena has become an icon for the issues at North Dakota. Photo courtesy of Flicker.com.

COMMENTARY

By Bill Bradley, SacStateSports.com Editor

On Sunday at Hornet Gym, the North Dakota men’s basketball team will play Sacramento State in a non-conference game. If all goes as scheduled, UND will be back next season as a member of the Big Sky Conference.

UND is joining the league next season as part of a Big Sky expansion to 13 teams that includes Southern Utah and UC Davis and Cal Poly in football only. If only it were that easy.

The problem is UND’s entry to the Big Sky hasn’t gone as planned – at all. From its botched entry in the league to its continued controversy over the Fighting Sioux nickname, UND has transitioned into the Big Sky like a child going kicking and screaming.

Which is why the Big Sky Conference needs to say, “No thanks. We made a mistake. Thanks for playing. Go find another conference.” The premier league in the Football Championship Subdivision and a competitive mid-major group in basketball doesn’t need the long road trips and headaches UND will bring. Continue Reading →

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Sac State’s Sperbeck Hopes To Hire OC By Christmas

By on December 15, 2011 in Football

By Bill Bradley, SacStateSports.com Editor

Marshall Sperbeck

Sacramento State football coach Marshall Sperbeck said Thursday night  he hopes to hire an offensive coordinator by Christmas Day.

Sperbeck, speaking about the offensive coordinator search for the first time since it began three weeks ago, said he is down to three candidates for the job. However, Sperbeck said at least two of the candidates have not been reported.

He said:

* Weber State offensive coordinator will stay in Ogden, Utah, where he will work with new coach John L. Smith.

* He has not interviewed Northern Arizona offensive coordinator Brian Lindgren, contrary to a report from FootballScoop.com.

* He has interviewed Southern Utah passing-game coordinator Paul Peterson.

Sperbeck declined to name the other two candidates. Continue Reading →

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Report: Hornets’ OC Seach Expands To More Big Sky Candidates

By on December 14, 2011 in Football

By Bill Bradley, SacStateSports.com Editor

Brian Lindgren

Sacramento State’s search for its first football offensive coordinator in five years expanded to two more candidates – both from Big Sky Conference rivals – according to a Internet report.

FootballScoop.com reported according to sources that Northern Arizona offensive coordinator Brian Lindgren has interviewed with the Hornets and Southern Utah quarterbacks coach Paul Peterson was scheduled to interview today.

Hornets Coach Marshall Sperbeck was unavailable for comment. He has served as his own offensive coordinator for his first five seasons at Sac State.

SacStateSports.com reported two weeks ago that Weber State offensive coordinator Matt Hammer interviewed for the job and the Ogden Standard-Examiner.  That was before John L. Smith replaced retiring Weber Coach Ron McBride. A Wildcats spokesperson said Tuesday Smith has not decided on his staff. Continue Reading →

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