Las Cruces, New Mexico (March 1, 2016)—The Mount St. Mary's softball team dropped both games of a doubleheader at New Mexico State on Tuesday afternoon.

GAME 1:  New Mexico State 9, Mount St. Mary's 4

In the opening game of the doubleheader, the Mount (0-7) scored twice in the top of the third inning to take a 2-1 lead.  Jessica Greenewald singled with one out, and she came around to score on a Rachel Heinze triple.  Lindsay Heinze followed with a base hit to left field to give the Mount the lead.

The Aggies (13-6) tied the game in the bottom of the third inning on a Fahren Glackin RBI double, and a four-run fifth inning snapped the tie.  New Mexico State added three runs in the sixth to take a 9-2 lead.

The Mountaineers rounded out the scoring with a pair of runs in the top of the seventh.  Greenewald and Megan Baker each singled, and Lindsay Heinze's double drove home the runners to make it 9-4.

Greenewald went 3-for-4 at the plate in the game while Baker and Rachel Heinze were both 2-for-4.  Lindsay Heinze drove home three runs while going 2-for-3 with Marian Ruf also adding a pair of hits.

The Mount outhit the Aggies, 10-to-9, in the game.

GAME 2:  New Mexico State 10, Mount St. Mary's 0

New Mexico State scored eight times in the bottom of the second en route to a 10-0 win in the second game of the twinbill.

Greenewald, Rachel Heinze, Rachel Gavigan, Ruf and Marisa Mayes each had a hit for the Mount in game two.   Victoria Castro paced New Mexico State, going 3-for-3 with two home runs and five RBI.

Mount St. Mary's is back in action tomorrow with a doubleheader at UTEP.