TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Northeastern State women's soccer team earned a 5-0 victory over Southern Nazarene in Thursday night's season-opening scrimmage at DeLoache Field.
 
Five different RiverHawks found the back of the net as the green and white kicked off the 2015 campaign with a triumphant performance.
 
NSU led 1-0 at the half on the strength of a 40th-minute goal from true freshman midfielder Alanah Martin.
 
The RiverHawks took total control of the contest early in the second half when they scored three goals in a three-minute span. Sophomore midfielder Julia Mathis was up first with a marker at 60', followed by a third goal from senior midfielder McKenzie Musella in the 62nd minute. Junior forward McKenna added a fourth goal 45 seconds later and sophomore forward Madison Dobbs closed the scoring with a goal in the 77th minute.
 
Junior Jordan Woodruff and redshirt freshman Meg Smith combined for the clean sheet. Both played a half and finished with a total of five saves.
 
Northeastern State outshot SNU 24-9 and led 6-0 in corner kicks.
 
The RiverHawks will begin the regular season at home with a 5:30 p.m. kickoff Sept. 4 against Northwestern Oklahoma State.
 
-GoRiverHawksGo.com-