KIRKLAND, WA - In a packed house, Northwest went head to head with LC State in a 5-set thriller to start conference play and ultimately fell short at the end.

NORTHWEST 2, LC STATE 3

LC State came out swinging and stormed past the Eagles to take set one. But, Northwest rallied and was able to take command of set two. The back-and-forth race continued for two more sets as the Eagles and Warriors traded runs. As the fifth set bean, LC got to a quick 7-2 lead that the Eagles could not come back from. 

"Congratulations to LCSC on a terrific match," said NU Head Coach Steve Bain. "I felt like we were prepared going into tonight's contest and both teams played with energy and emotion.  But tonight, LCSC was the better team and we struggled to generate any offensive consistency, in large part because of LCSC's tough serving and our inability to convert in transition. We were simply outplayed tonight and we will have to regroup in order to be competitive against a very good Walla Walla team tomorrow night."

Ellie Van Berkum led the Eagles with 13 digs on the night.

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Northwest takes on Walla Walla on Saturday in a late night match at 9 PM.