GREELEY, Colo. – The Portland State softball team's season came to an end Thursday evening at the Big Sky Tournament, falling to second-seeded Sacramento State, 15-4, in an elimination game at Gloria Rodriguez Field.

With the run-rule win, the Hornets advanced in the tournament and improved to 27-22 on the year, while the Vikings closed out their 2025 campaign with a 12-39 record.

Sacramento State came out hot, jumping to a 6-0 lead behind a three-run homer in the first inning and three more runs in the second. Alapese Matautia responded for the Vikings in the bottom of the second with a two-run home run, cutting the deficit to 6-2 to shift the momentum in PSU's favor.  

The Hornets, however, pulled away in the later innings—adding three runs in the fourth and six more in the fifth to extend their lead to 15-2.

With their season on the line, the Vikings showed fight in the bottom of the fifth as Sherreigh Nakoa-Chung delivered a two-RBI double to score Matautia and Neveah Smith. But Sacramento State shut the door shortly after, forcing a pop-up and a strikeout to end the game via the mercy rule.

The Hornets tallied 14 hits to the Vikings' four. Nakoa-Chung led the way with two hits, while Matautia and Smith added one apiece.

Portland State finished the week 0-2 at the tournament, marking its first winless appearance since 2016 and ending a four-year streak of top-three finishes—a stretch that included a runner-up finish in 2024.