SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After a big win in Cheney that helped improve its standing for the upcoming Big Sky Conference Tournament, the Sacramento State women's basketball takes aim at an unbeaten road trip, facing off against league-leading Idaho on Saturday (Feb. 21) at 2 p.m., in Moscow, Idaho.
GAME #28
WHAT: Sacramento State (12-15, 6-8 Big Sky) at Idaho (22-5, 13-1 Big Sky)
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026
TIME: 2 PM PT
WHERE: Moscow, Idaho
ARENA: ICCU Arena
WATCH: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: GoVandals.com
GAME NOTES: Sacramento State | Idaho | Big Sky Conference
THE COACHES
• Sacramento State's Aaron Kallhoff enters his third year at the helm of the Hornets' program, posting a 33-58 mark and a 111-134 overall record in seven-plus seasons as a head coach
• Kallhoff claimed his 100th career win as a head coach in Sacramento State's 2025-26 season-opening win over Stanton University
• Arthur Moreira is in his second season as head coach at Idaho, posting a 40-17 overall record
BIG SKY BIG PICTURE
• Thursday morning's win at Eastern Washington was a big boost for the Hornets, who moved into a tie for fifth place in the Big Sky standings with four games remaining in the regular season
• Sacramento State is now tied with Northern Arizona and leads the Eagles by a game for the No. 7 spot, but the Hornets hold the head-to-head tiebreaker with EWU thanks to their series sweep should those two end up tied
• Seeds No. 5 and 6 earn a couple of days off, not having to play until the quarterfinals on March 9 against the No. 3 (Idaho State) and No. 4 seeds (Northern Colorado)
• Seeds 7 through 10 play on the tournament's first day on March 7, with the winners taking on the top two seeds 24 hours later
ABOUT THE VANDALS
• The hottest team in the Big Sky Conference right now, league-leading Idaho enters the weekend with a 22-5 overall record and a 13-1 mark in conference play holding a one-game advantage over second-place Montana State
• The Vandals have won their last 11 straight games dating back to a 99-66 loss on the road against the Bobcats on Jan. 10 and have won their last 11 by an average of 14.7 ppg -- including eight of those by double digits
• Idaho has won 11 of its 12 games at home this year, having won seven straight dating back to a 92-89 loss to Oral Roberts on Dec. 3
• Junior guard Hope Hassmann leads a balanced scoring attach for the Vandals, standing as one of five players averaging double figures (13.9 ppg), while shooting 38 percent overall to go with a team-high 118 assists
• All told, eight players are averaging better than six points per contest
• The Vandals lead the league in scoring offense (79.5 ppg), field goal percentage (.434), rebounding (46.8 rpg) and blocked shots (4.33 bpg), while standing second in scoring margin (+12.6 ppg), three-point percentage (.317), field goal percentage defense (.379), and assists (14.63)
SERIES NOTABLES
• Idaho leads the all-time series with Sacramento State by a 20-9 count dating back to 1993
• The two have been Big Sky rivals since 2015 with the Vandals leading that series, 15-8
• Idaho posted a 62-55 victory over the Hornets in Northern California back on Jan. 22, a game that saw Sacramento State close to within three points with three minutes to play before the Vandals hit their free throws down the stretch
• Idaho has won four of the last five meetings with the Hornets with Sacramento State's last victory coming on Feb. 8 of last season at home, 56-53
• The two schools have split the last 10 meetings evenly with the Hornets last winning in Moscow on Feb. 4, 2023, by a 77-70 count
• On the road, Sacramento State has won just twice on the road against Idaho, posting a 2-12 mark in Moscow with wins in 2015 and 2023
LAST TIME OUT
• A late-morning tip-off in Cheney, Wash., was no problem for the Hornets, who led by as many as 19 points and finished strong for a 69-60 win over Eastern Washington on Thursday
• The win snapped a four-game skid for Sacramento State and gave the Hornets their first regular-season sweep over the Eagles since 2021-22
• Benthe Versteeg finished with a team-high 16 points and was on triple-double watch with seven rebounds and eight assists
• Rubi Gray (13), Keanna Salave'a (12), and Fatoumata Jaiteh (10) also finished in double figures
• The Hornets used a huge second quarter to break open a one-point game at the end of the first, shooting 41 percent and outscoring EWU by a 17-9 count to lead by nine at the break
• Sacramento State used a pair of 11-2 bursts in the third to go up by 19 with 3:20 to play in the period, but the Eagles clawed their way back, closing to within six before the visitors hit 9-of-10 fro mthe line in the final 90 seconds to ice the win
• The Hornets shot 46 percent overall for the game, but heated up in the second half, shooting at a 64 percent clip -- including 60 percent in the fourth period alone
