Northridge Women to Begin NIVC Play

The Cal State Northridge women’s volleyball team will open play today in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship at Wright State in Dayton, Ohio.

Northridge (13-17), seeded ninth among 20 teams in the pool-play tournament, faces 17th-seeded Cornell (18-8) in its first match at 11 a.m.

The major test, however, will come tonight at 7 when the Matadors meet top-seeded Kentucky (18-13).

Northridge Coach Walt Ker said that his team was fortunate to be invited to the NIVC.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo was in competition with Northridge for a bid, but the Matadors bumped the Mustangs (17-16) because they won two of three head-to-head matches in the regular season.