PONCA CITY, Oklahoma --  Northern Oklahoma College tuned up for the NJCAA Region 2 Softball Tournament hosting Cowley College in a doubleheader in Ponca City on Tuesday.

The Mavs (39-19) won the first game 8-1 and dropped the nightcap 7-2.

Mavs 8, Cowley 1

Kyia Monahwee homered and doubled driving home two runs leading NOC past Cowley 8-1 in Game 1.

Aylin Nunez added three hits and scored two runs.  Madison Kettler added two hits as well.

The Mavs led 2-1 until the 4th when NOC plated six runs in the 5th and 6th to blow the game open.

NOC out hit Cowley 12-2.

Taylor Lane (19-10) started in the circle pitching 4.1 innings of no hit softball.  Jenna Chassie and Morgan Rohwer also pitched for the Mavs.

Cowley 7, Mavs 2

Cowley gained revenge in Game 2 winning 7-2.

Monahwee and Emily Poindexter had runs batted in for the Mavs while Kettler walked four times.

Chassie was the starter for the Mavs while Lane (19-11) and Kylie Garrett pitched in relief.

NOC faces Rose State in the NJCAA Region 2 Tournament Thursday at Seminole State College.  First pitch is at 6:30 p.m.

Mavs 8, Cowley 1

                 123 456 7--R   H   E

Cowley       000 100 0--1   2   5

Mavs          200 240 x--8  12  2

Mavs--Lane, Chassie (5), Rohwer (7) and Heisler.  2B--Monahwee, Poindexter.  HR--Monahwee.  SB--Nunez.  W--Lane (19-10)

Cowley 7, Mavs 2

                123 456 7--R   H   E

Cowley      010 420 0--7   6   1

Mavs        101 000 0--2   4    3

Mavs--Chassie, Lane (5), Garrett (7) and Heisler.  SB--Monahwee 2, Nunez.  L--Lane (19-11)