CEDAR HILL, Texas - Sophomore pitcher Rachel Lamont tossed a complete-game shutout to lead Texas Wesleyan to a split with Northwood on Wednesday afternoon in Red River Athletic Conference action. The Lady Knights took game one, 6-1, but the Lady Rams fought back to take the second game, 4-0.

     Northwood (14-15, 5-3 RRAC) opened the scoring in the first game, pushing across a run in the first inning.

     Texas Wesleyan (19-10, 5-1 RRAC) answered with a run of its own in the third inning when second baseman Jessica Bancroft singled home shortstop Vanessa Urteaga to knot the score, 1-1.

     The Lady Knights put the game out of reach in the fifth inning by scoring five runs to make the final score, 6-1.

     Sophomore Tara Sharp (5-2) suffered the loss for Texas Wesleyan, allowing four runs on five hits in 4.1 innings of work.

     In the second game, Wesleyan jumped out to an early lead as centerfielder Danah Merck and Bancroft each had RBI-singles in the first and third innings respectively. Junior Marie Stone delivered a pinch-hit RBI-single in the fourth inning to put the Lady Rams ahead, 3-0. First baseman capped off the scoring in the top of the seventh inning when singled in the final Lady Ram run.

     Lamont (5-3) picked up the victory for Texas Wesleyan, allowing just six hits, while walking one and striking out four batters in seven innings of work.

     Texas Wesleyan will be back in action Friday when it they host conference-leader Houston Baptist. The doubleheader is set to begin at 12 p.m. at Sycamore Park. Wesleyan is currently in second place in the RRAC, only one game back of Houston Baptist.