All-Conference Awards

Box Score - Game One

Game one was not pretty for the Lady Rangers (20-21, 6-18 SAC) which gave up eight runs in third inning to put the game out of reach. The Lady Rangers fell 9-0.

The big blow was a two-out grand slam off the bat of Maddie Johnson.

Northwestern managed just two hits in the game. Megan Bourdon and Cheyanne Terry collected those hits.

Box Score - Game Two

Northwestern did not fare any better in game two falling 10-2 in five innings.

Lubbock Christian scored 10 times in the first three innings with two in the first, three in the second and five in the third inning.

Northwestern scored its runs in the fourth inning. Terry reached base on an error and Monique Zevada walked to set up runners on first and second.

After Alyssa Taylor popped out for the first out of the inning, Bourdon singled to load the bases. Jasmine Braxton struck out for the second out of the inning before Megan Snyder's single drove home a pair of runs. Jayci Wehrenberg flew out to end the inning.

The Lady Rangers had four hits in the game. Wehrenberg and Kylee Wilson had the other two hits for head coach Cody Hooper's squad.

Northwestern has two remaining games at home against Lubbock Christian and sit 6-18, one game behind Oklahoma Baptist for the final spot in the SAC Tournament. The Lady Bison have two remaining games against USAO.

ALVA, Okla. - Cheyanne Terry's ninth-inning single up the middle propeled the Northwestern Oklahoma State University softball team to a 4-3 win in nine innings over Rogers State on Thursday afternoon.

The wins give Northwestern a puncher's chance to make the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament. The Lady Rangers sit 1.5 games back of eighth place Oklahoma Baptist, which has two games against No. 3 Oklahoma City this evening. The Lady Rangers have four more conference games remaining.

Game One - Box Score

The Lady Rangers stung the ball in game one leading to a 7-6 win over the Lady Hillcats.

After starting pitcher Ashton Fitzgerald navigated a scoreless first, the Lady Rangers were hot with the bats scoring five times in the bottom half.

Alyssa Taylor's single plated Monica Jaramillo to get Northwestern (21-20, 6-16 Sooner Athletic Conference) on the board. With runners on second and third Megan Bourdon's double made the game 3-0. Bourdon scored on an error and Jasmine Braxton stole home for the fifth run of the inning.

The Lady Hillcats scored one in the second and two in the third off of Fitzgerald, who picked up the win giving up five earned runs over 4.1 innings.

Northwestern scored two more in the third inning. Alyssa Taylor singled to start the inning and was sacrificed to second on a bunt by Bourdon. Taylor scored on a double by Braxton, who scored after Katie Glenn bunted for a single.

Rogers State tried to come back but couldn't manage to break through against reliever Kellie Mason, who picked up her fourth save of the season giving up one run over 2.2 innings of work.

Braxton and Taylor each had two hits in the game.

Game Two - Box Score

Terry's ninth-inning single plating Braxton ended a thriller 4-3 in nine innings. Glenn singled past the Rogers State infield, which anticipated a bunt to put runners on first and third. Snyder was walked to load the bases with no one out. After Mason struck out and Jaramillo popped up to left, Terry ended the game wth her single.

Mason held the Lady Hillcats scoreless in the top of the ninth despite the international tiebreaker rules where a runner begins each half inning at second base. After an error put runners on first and third with no one out, Mason fanned Tory Fitch for the first out.

The Lady Hillcats attempted a double steal, but Laura Fleck was thrown out at the plate for the second out. Mason fanned Kirsten Leppla to end the inning.

Northwestern nearly lost the contest in the eighth. Rogers State scored a run on a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly, but the Lady Rangers responded in the bottom half. Terry bunted Jaramillo to third and Monique Zevada drove her in with a single to knot the game at three.

For most of game two, it was a pitcher's duel. The Lady Rangers broke through in the bottom of the fifth inning after Glennsingled to start. She stole second and was driven home on a single by Snyder.

Rogers State scored twice in the fifth chasing Braxton from the game, who pitched outstanding. The senior gave up just six hits and two runs over five-plus innings of work.

The Lady Rangers evened the score in the bottom half of the inning with the help of Terry, who was outstanding all game long. She led off the inning with a single and was sacrificed to second by Zevada. Bourdon came up with a huge single to left to tie the game at two as Northwestern went on to win the game in extras.

Mason picked up her eighth win of the season in relief of Braxton. She pitched four innings in game two giving up just one earned run.

Zevada was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate and Bourdon added three hits of her own. Glenn and Terry each had two hits.

The Lady Rangers have four remaining conference games all with Lubbock Christian. Northwestern is scheduled to play a Sunday doubleheader against the Lady Chapparals while the games previously scheduled for Alva do not have a make-up date set. 

ALVA, Okla. - The Northwestern Oklahoma State University softball team was swept by No. 3 Oklahoma City 12-0 (5 inn.) in game one and 13-0 (6 inn.) in game two.

Game One - Box Score

The Lady Rangers dropped game one 12-0 in five innings.

Starting pitcher Ashton Fitzgerald gave up just one earned run in three innings of work but the defense made five errors leading to 10 unearned runs. Fitzgerald came out in the midst of a nine-run third inning which put the game out of reach for the Lady Rangers (19-20, 4-16 Sooner Athletic Conference).

Katie Parsons pitched two innings giving up just one earned run.

Northwestern couldn't solve Oklahoma City hurler Lily LaVelle, who picked up the win giving up just one hit over three innings of work.

Megan Snyder had the only Lady Ranger hit.

Game Two - Box Score

Northwestern didn't fare any better in game two falling 13-0 in six innings.

The Rangers kept the game close until the Lady Stars scored seven unearned runs in the sixth inning. A pair of errors led to the Oklahoma City runs.

LaVelle dominated in the circle picking up her second win of the day. She went five innings giving up just three hits while striking out 11 Lady Ranger hitters.

Cheyanne Terry, Cheyenne Harper, Megan Bourdon, Monica Jaramillo, Katie Glenn and Snyder had the six hits for head coach Cody Hooper's squad.

Northwestern will play next at home at 1 p.m. Thursday against Rogers State.

In game one, the Lady Rangers scored their runs on a home run by Megan Bourdon and a single by Megan Snyder.

Ashton Fitzgerald threw 4.1 innings giving up four runs. Kellie Mason relieved Fitzgerald and threw 1.2 innings of scoreless softball.

Bourdon and Snyder each had two hits in game one.

In game two, Northwestern struck first on a solo home run off the bat of Monique Zevada.

However, Saint Gregory's scored eight unanswered runs to put the game out of reach. The Lady Rangers scored three more times in the game on Bourdon's two-run double and Snyder's single.

Jasmine Braxton took the loss for the Lady Rangers. 

Bourdon had two hits in the game for Northwestern.

The Lady Rangers (19-18, 4-14 SAC) will return to action on Tuesday against Oklahoma City. 

Game One Box - Game Two Box

Stay tuned for updates on this weekend's game. When the times are confirmed, they will be released on our website.

ALVA, Okla. - Head softball coach Cody Hooper announced the signing of Trinity Valley Community College sophomore Tiffany Santistevan.

"Tiffany will be an impact player as soon as she gets to Northwestern," Hooper said. "She has the ability to be a middle of the order hitter for us."

Santistevan batted .391 during her freshman season at Trinity Valley with two triples and six doubles. She is a corner infielder and a catcher for TVCC.

She originally graduated from Aztec High School (Aztec, N.M.) and is another player in a long list of San Juan (N.M.) County recruits for Hooper.

"San Juan County has produced some great players for us," Hooper said. "The pedigree there has been outstanding and Tiffany is a great prospect for us."

Santistevan has played under the tutelage of head coach Ashley Johnston, who played for Hooper at Northwestern before making the journey into the coaching ranks.

Box Score - Game One
Box Score - Game Two

The Lady Rangers need your support against Oklahoma Christian as they are in the thick of the race to get into the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament.

Please check our website for any updates on the matter.

Game One - Box Score

The Lady Rangers had no answer for Lady Drovers' starting pitcher Neesha Sorrell,who threw a complete game shutout giving up just five hits on the day.  The Lady Drovers downed the Lady Rangers 5-0 in game one.

Megan Bourdon collected two hits while Monica Jaramillo, Monique Zevada and Cheyanne Terry each had one.

Kellie Mason started and took the loss for the Lady Rangers (19-14, 4-10 SAC).

Game Two - Box Score

Jasmine Braxton pitched an excellent game but could not come up with the victory giving up two unearned runs in her six innings of work as the Lady Rangers fell 2-1 to USAO.

Braxton scattered six hits and struck out one batter. The California native also had two of the team's four hits in the game. She drove in the Lady Ranger run with a single in the seventh.

Northwestern was able to load the bases, but Brooke Mcleod got Terry to groundout to short to end the game.

Zevada and Katie Glenn had the other two hits for Northwestern.

The Lady Rangers will play again on Thursday at St. Gregory's with the first pitch set for 2 p.m.

ALVA, Okla. - Head softball coach Cody Hooper sat down with the athletic department to discuss the 2012 softball season to date.

Hooper Interview

SHAWNEE, Okla. - The Northwestern Oklahoma State University softball team fell 7-3 in game one but Alyssa Taylor's three-run home run helped the squad salvage a split taking game two 4-1 against Oklahoma Baptist on Friday evening.

Game One - Box Score

Northwestern gave up four runs in the first and never recovered against Oklahoma Baptist falling 7-3 in game one of the doubleheader.

The loss spoiled a 3-for-4 performance by starting catcher Monique Zevada. Zevada put the Rangers on the board in the third inning with a run-scoring double which plated Kylee Wilson.

Wilson got in on the action in the fourth inning. Her sacrifice fly put the Lady Rangers (17-12, 4-8 Sooner Athletic Conference) within three runs. Jasmine Braxton's RBI-single made the score 5-3, but that's as close as the Lady Rangers would get.

The Lady Bison added two more runs to put the game out of reach.

Game Two - Box Score

The Lady Rangers fared much better in game two using a four-run third inning to propel them to a 4-1 win.

Alyssa Taylor blasted her fifth home run of the season, a three-run shot, to give the Rangers a 4-1 lead. The home run came after Zevada's fifth hit of the day which knotted the game at one.

Zevada finished game two going a perfect 4-for-4. She finished the day with seven hits.

Starting pitcher Braxton did the rest for Northwestern scattering eight hits while giving up just one earned run. The win is Braxton's fifth of the season.

Taylor added two hits for the Lady Rangers.

The Lady Rangers will return to action this Monday at home with a doubleheader against Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College slated for a 2 p.m. start.

The doubleheader will be held in conjunction with the team's "Strikeout Scleroderma" promotion. Head coach Cody Hooper and the rest of the squad will attempt to raise awareness for the disorder.

Hooper's staff and players ask that fans wear teal or turquoise to the game to support the cause.

ALVA, Okla. - The Northwestern Oklahoma State University softball team split a doubleheader against Southern Nazarene on Tuesday, dropping the first game 7-0 and taking game two 4-3.

Game One - Box Score

The Lady Rangers (16-11, 3-7 Sooner Athletic Conference) couldn't break through against SNU starting pitcher Kaci Crawford who threw a complete game shutout while scattering seven hits.

Northwestern hurler Kellie Mason kept the game scoreless for the first four innings before the Crimson Storm broke through with a run in the fifth and three runs in both the sixth and seventh innings. Mason threw another solid game for the Lady Rangers giving up just one earned run over 5.2 innings of work.

The Lady Rangers managed to load the bases in the bottom of the fifth but could not break through as Cheyanne Terry grounded out to third to end the threat.

Alyssa Taylor finished with two hits for the Lady Rangers.

Game Two - Box Score

Northwestern bounced back to take game two 4-3 behind a solid pitching performance by Jasmine Braxton. After the Crimson Storm scored an unearned run in the top of the first, Braxton settled down keeping SNU scoreless in the second through fifth innings before running out of gas in the sixth inning. She gave up just two earned runs over 5.2 innings.

After the unearned run in the first, Northwestern tied the game on a run-scoring single by freshman Jayci Wehrenberg.

Megan Snyder hit a rocket that got past the first baseman driving home Katie Parsons to break a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the fourth.

The Lady Rangers scored two more times in the fifth. Braxton walked to lead off the inning and Terry singled to right to move Braxton third. On the play, Terry intentionally got herself caught in a run down and the first baseman threw the ball over the shortstops head and in to left field allowing both Braxton and Terry to score.

Braxton held the lead in the circle before giving up a pair of runs in the sixth inning. Mason was called on to get the four-out save. Mason got Jill Clemence to ground out to Megan Bourdon at second base to end the sixth and finished the game off in the seventh picking up her second save of the season.

Terry picked up two hits for the Lady Rangers.

The Lady Rangers will return to action with a 4 p.m. Friday doubleheader at Oklahoma Baptist.

Northwestern was scheduled to play a doubleheader against Texas Wesleyan tomorrow but those games have been cancelled due to unplayable field conditions.

Updates will be passed along throughout the day and night.

ADA, Okla. - The Northwestern Oklahoma State University softball team managed just two runs on the day falling to East Central 14-0 in five innings in the first game and 5-2 in game two.

Game One - Box Score

East Central scored five times in the second and nine times in the third to take control of the game.

Northwestern managed just two hits.

Cheyanne Terry singled in the fourth and Katie Glenn singled in the fifth.

Kellie Mason took the loss for the Lady Rangers (15-10).

The Lady Rangers mounted a little more offense in game two but it wasn't enough as head coach Cody Hooper's squad fell 5-2.

Things started off better for Northwestern  as Jasmine Braxton led off the first inning with a single and eventually scored on an error by the second baseman on a ball hit by Monique Zevada.

East Central scored five unanswered runs off of Mason, who pitched a complete game giving up just three earned runs in the game.

The Lady Rangers mounted a small rally in the seventh inning. Megan Bourdon doubled to lead off and scored on a Tiger error to make the score 5-2. The next three Lady Ranger hitters made outs to end the game.

Glenn, Ali Seibel, Kelsey Ingram and Monica Jaramillo each added hits for Northwestern.

The Lady Rangers will play at Northwood (Texas) at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The Northwestern Oklahoma State University softball team swept Huston-Tillotson 8-5 and 5-3 on Friday afternoon. The games were played at Oklahoma City University.

In game one,  the Lady Rangers trailed 5-3 in the seventh inning but got two huge home runs en route to a 5-run inning. Alyssa Taylor's 3-run homer gave Northwestern a 6-5 lead. Kellie Mason added a 2-run homer to give the Lady Rangers a 3-run cushion.

Mason came in and picked up the win in relief for the Lady Rangers (15-8).

The Lady Rangers took game two 5-3. Ashton Fitzgerald started both games for head coach Cody Hooper's bunch and was able to pick up the win in game two.

Mason picked up the save.

Statistics will be available later.

ALVA, Okla. - The Northwestern Oklahoma State University softball team came back to win a 3-2 thriller in game one but dropped the night cap 3-1 against St. Gregory's.

Game One - Box Score

Northwestern used a 3-run sixth inning to down St. Gregory's in game one of the doubleheader.

Jasmine Braxton got things started with a walk and Cheyanne Terry's infield single put runners on first and second. Megan Bourdon's sacrifice bunt attempt turned in to a base hit when no one covered first base. A walk to Ali Seibel put Northwestern on the board. Alyssa Taylor's groundout made the score 2-2. Kylee Wilson's squeeze bunt turned out to be the game winning run.

Starting pitching Kellie Mason made the lead hold getting the next three hitters after allowing a lead-off single.

Mason gave up two runs striking out six Lady Cavaliers.

Bourdon had two of Northwestern's five hits.

Game Two - Box Score

The Lady Ranger offense went dormant in the second game of the doubleheader managing just one run on four hits as the squad fell 3-1.

St. Gregory's touched up Mason for two in the first and Northwestern was held scoreless until the bottom of the fourth.

Taylor tripled to lead off the inning and scored on a two-out single by Monique Zevada. Northwestern had a chance to tie the game in the bottom of the fifth when Braxton reached on an error and was on third with less than two outs. However, St. Gregory's hurler Allison Conyers got Bourdon and Seibel to ground out to end the threat.

Mason was the tough luck loser for the Lady Rangers. She threw a second straight complete game giving up just one earned run while fanning six Lady Cavaliers.

*Photo by Lynn Martin Photography*

ALVA, Okla. - A seven-run fifth inning propelled the Lady Rangers to an 11-2 five-inning win in game one. Northwestern kept the sticks hot in game two knocking off St. Mary's 7-2.

Game One - Box Score

Megan Bourdon's walk-off three-run home run in the fifth inning capped a seven-run frame giving the Lady Rangers an 11-2 win.

Alyssa Taylor singled with one out to begin the rally. Megan Snyder followed that with a single. Kelsey Ingram got her third hit of the game to drive in the first run of the game. Kylee Wilson's pinch hit single plated the next run of the inning. Cheyanne Terry delivered a two-run single and set the stage for Bourdon's bomb.

Taylor had an RBI double in the second inning to put the Lady Rangers up 1-0. Ingram's single made it 2-0.

Ingram was at it again in the fourth inning. She had another run scoring single to make it 3-0. The fourth Lady Ranger run of the game came on a wild pitch.

Jasmine Braxton picked up the win going 4.1 innings while fanning three hitters.

Terry and Taylor had two hits in game one while Ingram went a perfect 3-for-3 in the game.

Game Two - Box Score

The Lady Rangers stayed hot in game two using a four run third inning to doom St. Mary's 7-2.

Taylor was at it again for the Lady Rangers. Her two-run single put Northwestern up 2-0. Later in the inning Wilson's two-run single gave Lady Rangers starting pitcher Ashton Fitzgerald a four-run cushion.

Fitzgerald dominated all day pitching six inning giving up just one unearned run. She was the winning pitcher for Northwestern (12-7, 1-5 Sooner Athletic Conference) and fanned six St. Mary's hitters.

The Lady Rangers upped their lead to 6-1 in the fourth inning. Bourdon drove in her fourth run of the day with a sacrifice fly and Ali Seibel's squeeze bunt drove in the sixth Lady Ranger run of the game. Seibel went a perfect 3-3 in game two.

Taylor drove in another run in the sixth with a single. She finished a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBIs.

The Lady Rangers return to action tomorrow with a 1 p.m. doubleheader against St. Gregory's.

Wilson had two hits and two RBI.

ALVA, Okla. - The Northwestern Oklahoma State University softball team could not figure out the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma pitching staff managing just two hits on the day falling 5-1 and 1-0 on Saturday afternoon.

Game One - Box Score

USAO's Neesha Sorrell dominated the Lady Ranger lineup allowing just one hit and one run while fanning 16 hitters as the Lady Drovers defeated NWOSU 5-1.

Kelsey Ingram's triple was the only hit of the game for NWOSU (10-7, 1-5 Sooner Athletic Conference). Designated player Kylee Wilson's squeeze bunt knocked in Ingram, to make it 3-1.

The Lady Drovers added two insurance runs in the top of the seventh.

Kellie Mason was the tough luck loser in the circle for head coach Cody Hooper's bunch. Mason went five innings giving up just one earned run.

Game Two - Box Score

A two-out single in the third inning off the bat of Lady Drovers third baseman Ashley Mitchell drove in the game's only run as Northwestern fell 1-0.

Northwestern didn't fare any better against USAO starting pitcher Elizabeth Agpalo who gave up just one single to Megan Bourdon.

Mason took another tough loss throwing a complete game, five-hitter while giving up just one earned run. She also fanned five Lady Drovers.

The Lady Rangers will return to action on Monday for a 2 p.m. doubleheader at home against St. Mary's.

* Photo by Lynn Martin Photography *

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The Northwestern Oklahoma State University softball team defeated Mid-America Christian University in game one of a doubleheader 9-0 behind Kellie Mason's perfect game and fell 5-3 in the night cap.

Game One - Box Score

Mason retired all 15 batters she faced while striking out seven. The win is her fifth of the season against two losses.

Northwestern won a strange type of game. The Lady Rangers managed just three hits but scored nine runs with the help of speed at the top of the lineup.

Jasmine Braxton led off the first with a single and stole second. She advanced to third on a groundout and proceeded to score on a wild pitch. A passed ball allowed Kelsey Ingram to score the second run of the game.

Northwestern broke the game open in the third with some help from the Lady Evangel defense which committed three errors in the frame. Autumn Klugh delivered a two-run single to make the MACU defense pay. More miscues allowed the Lady Rangers to make the game 8-0 after three innings.

Northwestern scored an extra run in the fourth as Lady Evangels pitcher Jackie Hilterbran walked two and hit another batter in the inning. Monica Jaramillo scored on a wild pitch to make the game 9-0.

Mason took care of the rest in the circle for head coach Cody Hooper's bunch.

Game Two - Box Score

NWOSU had some defensive woes in game two which the Lady Evangels made them pay for. A ball got past catcher Monique Zevada on a strikeout which would have been the third out of the inning. MACU went on to score four times in the inning.

"We laid down after Kellie (Mason) threw a perfect game," Hooper said. "That's why we are not a good team yet."

With runners on first and third with one out in the third inning, the Lady Rangers had a runner picked off third base to put a halt to a potential big inning.

The Lady Rangers got back in the game scoring three times in the top half of the fifth. Braxton and Cheyenne Terry singledwith one out inthe inning and Megan Bourdon reached on an error to load the bases.

Zevada was hit by a pitch to make the score 4-1. Alyssa Taylor singled home two runs to make it 4-3. Zevada was later thrown out at the plate on what would have been a sacrifice fly off the bat of Megan Snyder which would have tied the game at four.

MACU added a fifth run in the bottom of the fifth inning on what was officially scored an inside-the-park home run.

The Lady Rangers couldn't make the comeback.

NWOSU will take the field next on Saturday at noon for a home doubleheader against the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.

Game One - Box Score

The speed at the top of the Lady Ranger order has proven to be a strength early and they made life tough on Bethany early in a 9-4 win.

Jasmine Braxton reached on an error to start the game and Cheyenne Terry reached on a fielder's choice to put runners on first and second. Megan Bourdon's sacrifice bunt turned in to gold for Northwestern as Bethany's defense threw the ball away allowing Braxton to score.

Glenn stole home as Bourdon was caught stealing second base to give the Lady Rangers a 2-0 lead.

Bethany scored three times in the fifth inning, but Kylee Wilson's run scoring double knotted the game at three.

Northwestern opened the game up with a six-run sixth inning where the rangers had four hits. The biggest of the bunch came from pinch hitter Jayci Wehrenburg, who doubled home two runs.

Starting pitcher Kellie Mason settled down from there allowing just one more unearned run to pick up the win. Mason threw a complete game while striking out six hitters.

Alyssa Taylor was the only Lady Ranger hitter with two hits in the game.

Northwestern used a four-run first to catapult to an 11-3 win over McPherson in the second game of the day. The one-two punch of Braxton and Terry got on base and scored to start the game. The pair combined to score five of Northwestern's 11 runs in the game.

Braxton scored on a double by Taylor, one of three hits she had in the game, and Terry scored on a double by Monique Zevada.

Terry delivered a two run single in the third inning as part of a four-run inning that saw the Lady Ranger lead inflate to 9-3. Bourdon delivered a single to end the game by run rule in the sixth inning.

Braxton, much like Mason, turned in a solid performance in the circle for head coach Cody Hooper giving up just three earned runs all coming in the third inning. She struck out four batters and scattered six hits.

Braxton, Glenn, Taylor and Terry all had multiple hits for Northwestern (7-4, 0-2 Sooner Athletic Conference).

Game Three - Box Score

Ashton Fitzgerald had the best performance of all the Ranger pitchers throwing a complete game shutout in a 6-0 win against Bethel. Fitzgerald gave up just three hits all game long while fanning five hitters.

Small ball gave Bethel problems in the third inning. Cheyenne Harper reached on an error and Braxton's speed forced an error on a sacrifice bunt to put runners on first and second. Terry sacrificed the runners to second and third for Bourdon who hit a sacrifice fly to make it 1-0.

Ali Seibel smoked a ball over the right field fence in to a wind that was howling in to put Northwestern up 3-0.

Monica Jaramillo doubled to lead off the fourth and immediately stole third. Kelsey Ingram's sacrifice fly put Northwestern up 4-0.

The Lady Rangers added one in the fifth on a Seibel's groundout and another in the sixth with the help of a Bethel miscue.

Taylor had two doubles for the Lady Rangers while Jaramillo had a triple and a double.

The Lady Rangers play tomorrow in Moore against Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College with 1 p.m. as the designated time for the first pitch.

For easier access, here is a look at the Lady Rangers schedule for the Friends Tournament.

Saturday, March 3

9:30 a.m. (Field 2) - NWOSU vs Briar Cliff
11:30 a.m. (Field 5) - Morningside vs. NWOSU

Sunday, March 4

9:30 a.m. (Field 4) - NWOSU vs. Bethany
11:30 a.m. (Field 4) - NWOSU vs. McPherson
1:30 p.m. (Field 4) - NWOSU vs. Bethel.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The Northwestern Oklahoma State University softball team dropped a doubleheader to Oklahoma Christian 10-3 in game one and 11-0 in game two to open up the Sooner Athletic Conference schedule.

Game One - Box Score

The Lady Rangers (3-3, 0-2 SAC) got a run in the fourth on Megan Bourdon's sacrifice fly and tied the game in the fifth on Jasmine Braxton's single. However, the Lady Rangers left the bases loaded in the inning.

In the bottom half, the Lady Eagles scored four runs all after two outs.

Bourdon homered to cut the Lady Eagles lead to 6-3 in the sixth, but Oklahoma Christian scored four more runs in the bottom half to put the Lady Rangers in a seven-run whole that they wouldn't recover from.

Game Two - Box Score

The Lady Rangers never found a groove in game two falling behind four runs after two innings.

Oklahoma Christian added one in the fifth and scored six times in the fourth inning to put Northwestern down 11-0. The game ended by the run rule after five innings.

Northwestern managed just two hits, one from Jayci Wehrenberg and the other by Monique Zevada.

The Lady Rangers will return to action Saturday at the Friends Tournament.