MONMOUTH, Ore.—Tossing a three-hit shutout in the final game of the series, freshman Maddie Meyer led Western Oregon to a GNAC split against Northwest Nazarene on Saturday.

Northwest Nazarene's (19-18, 8-8 GNAC) Jordan Adams posted a shutout of her own in the opener in a 1-0 win while Mayer evened the series for Western Oregon (20-11, 8-6 GNAC) in a 7-0 victory in the back half of the doubleheader.

The Wolves will return to action on Monday, April 8 when they face Montana State Billings in a makeup series. First pitch against the Yellowjackets is set for 9 a.m. in Portland, Oregon.

WOU will continue action later in the week at for a April 13 battle at Concordia before hosting the Cavaliers the following day for a home twin bill.

Game 1: Northwest Nazarene 1, Western Oregon 0
Keeping Western Oregon off the scoreboard for the first time in over a month, NNU's Jordan Adams tossed a complete-game four hitter to earn a 1-0 win in the opener.

The Nighthawks scored the lone run of the game with a one-out single by Kylie Orr that plated Anna Williams. Williams reached after being hit by a pitch and advanced around the bases on a wild pitch and a passed ball.  

WOU's best scoring chance occurred in the 3rd inning with back-to-back singles by Ayanna Arceneaux and Ryanne Whitaker, but Adams escaped damage with a groundout to shortstop to get the lead runner ended the threat with one of her six strikeouts. Adams retired the Wolves in order in three separate innings.

Chandler Bishop took the hard-luck loss after allowing just three hits and the one unearned score.  

Arceneaux and Whitaker combined to go 4-for-5 at the plate to account for all four of WOU's hits.

Game 2: Western Oregon 7, Northwest Nazarene 0
After watching her counterpart toss seven innings of scoreless ball, freshman Maddie Mayer mirrored the performance with her first collegiate shut out.

Mayer allowed just a single baserunner through the first four innings as a one-out double came up empty for the Nighthawks in the 2nd inning.

The Wolves backed up the performance with a seven-run eruption in the bottom half of the 4th. Following RBI swings by Baylie Kahele and Ayanna Acreneaux, Ryanne Whitaker blasted a 3-run triple to left to make it a 5-0 contest. Three batters later, Jenna Kelly extended the advantage to 7-0 with a 2-run single to center.

NNU managed just three baserunners in the game as Mayer did not walk a batter in the outing.