BEAUMONT, Texas – Northwestern State softball starter Miceala Bouvier tossed her first career no-hitter and the 13^th in program history, leading the Lady Demons to a 5-0 victory in Game 1 against Lamar at the Lamar Softball Complex on Friday afternoon.

The no-hitter was the first since Kaylee Guidry blanked Alcorn State, 8-0 on Feb. 20, 2013. It the first for NSU against a Southland Conference foe since Crista Miller threw a perfect game against McNeese State on April 3, 2004.

"I noticed in the top of the seventh inning that I had a no-hitter but if you say something, it gets jinxed," Bouvier said. "I just threw my stuff like I had all game and do what I know how to do. For me, what was effective was finding the umpires strike zone. I was throwing at the knees and he wasn't calling so I had to make adjustments to get the pitches I wanted."

In Game 2, NSU picked up right where it left off. Cassandra Barefield launched her second grand slam of the season, plating Sidney Salmans, Brittany Virgoe and Kellye Kincannon who led off the opening frame with singles to lift the Lady Demons to an 11-5 victory.

Brittney Jones and Micayla Sorosiak continued the frame with a singles to left. Then Kaytie Proctor doubled, driving in the duo to push the lead to 6-0. Then with two outs, Salmans notched her second single of the frame to score Proctor.

In the sixth, Sorosiak notched her eighth home run of the season, extending the NSU lead to 10-5. The double-digit scoring affair was the ninth of the season for NSU, breaking the previous school record of eight set in 2005 and matched last season.

With the wins, NSU improved to 20-12 and 10-0 in league play. The win was NSU's season-long 11^th straight. Meanwhile, Lamar dropped to 16-13 overall and 9-2 in conference action.

"It was great for her to have that performance," seventh-year head coach Donald Pickett said of Bouvier. "Her getting the no-hitter was icing on the cake. It was a tight game so she had to work for everything we got. She just kept grinding and kept them at bay."

Bouvier (10-4), a redshirt freshman, has recorded a win in seven straight appearances. It was her third complete game of the season and first since Feb. 18 against ULM. The right-hander fanned two and walked two others.

"I've had some great memories but this is definitely one of the best," Bouvier said. "It's definitely one of the best, throwing a no-hitter against a team that was 9-0 and you're in competition with them."

Hailee Rhodes recorded the first three-hit game of her career in Game 1, highlighted by a pair of doubles. The freshman scored two NSU runs. Meanwhile, Salmans finished 3-for-3 in the leadoff spot, extending her hit streak to five games.

Rhodes led off the third with her fifth double of the season, this one off the left field fall. The shortstop moved to third on a sacrifice bunt from Salmans. Virgoe brought home Rhodes on a sacrifice fly to left, a ball that likely would have left the park without a steady wind blowing in.

NSU loaded the bases with one out in the fifth but Lamar starter Laura Napoli (11-7), the Southland leader in wins, clamped down striking out Kellye Kincannon and forcing Cassandra Barefield to fly out to left. The freshman righty drew the loss, going the distance, allowing five runs while striking out two and walking a pair.

Earlier in the frame, Rhodes split the gap in right center with one out for her second double of the day and Salmans notched her second infield single of the day to push Rhodes to third. Then, after working a 3-2 count, Brittany Virgoe walked to load the bases.

In the seventh, Rhodes singled to left, recording the first three-hit game of her career. One batter later, Salmans singled to center. Then, Virgoe provided NSU's second run of the day on a double over the center fielder's head, moving Salmans to third. Kincannon provided further insurance with a single to right, plating Salmans and bringing the NSU lead to 3-0.