PENSACOLA, Fla. - The Sunshine State didn't shine down too brightly on the Northwest volleyball team in Thursday's matches in the Pensacola State Tournament.

Northwest fell 3-0 and 4-1 in a pair of contests against tournament host Pensacola State and Coastal Alabama-East, opening the season at 0-2.

Sophomore Micah Swift finished with a combined 13 kills, while Kaley Rikard and Cristen Cleveland totaled 11 kills across both matches. Jacia Hayes finished the day with three kills, followed by two from Swift and Kailey Gooch across both matches.

Northwest will close out action in the Pensacola State Tournament on Friday, as the Lady Rangers will face Enterprise State (11 A.M.) and Santa Fe College (1 P.M.). Both matches will tentatively broadcasted by Pensacola State at https://piratenetwork.live/watch-live/.


Pensacola State 3, Northwest 0