CLAREMORE – Northeastern State was limited to three hits and fell 5-1 in their opening game of a doubleheader at Rogers State on Monday afternoon. 

Alyssia Crick broke up the no-hit bid in the sixth with two outs for the RiverHawks who fall to 20-18 overall. 

Kelsey Harmon scored NSU's lone run in the third and Alex Azua (1-3) in her first start since March 1 tossed her second complete game of the season on 121 pitches.

Three of RSU's runs came late in the game during the sixth inning. 

The Hillcats (28-12) tallied an early run with runners on the corners and one out on a single that snuck through the left side in the second inning.   NSU matched Rogers State in the next frame scoring a run without making a hit.  Harmon led the inning off with a walk and moved to second on a sac bunt.  A passed ball slid Harmon to third and Cameron Conrad brought her home on a sac fly to tie the game.

After a scoreless inning, a leadoff walk in the fourth came back around to bite the RiverHawks.  With two outs, the Hillcats hit a two-out infield single for the go-ahead run. 

Rogers State struck a final blow to the RiverHawks with two-outs in the sixth on a base-clearing double to go up 5-1. 

Northeastern State batters struck out nine times in the loss.