Saint Joseph's Sarah Ostaszewski and Taylor Marinelli each collected a hit in their home opener, but visiting Villanova prevailed as it topped the Hawks, 5-0, on Wednesday afternoon at the SJU Softball Field.

How It Happened
• Villanova took the early lead, 1-0, in the top of the first on a solo home run by Megan Kern.
• The Wildcats extended their lead to 3-0 in the top of the third on RBI singles by Ryan Henry and Victoria Sebastian.
• Chloe Smith pushed Villanova's lead to 5-0 in the top of the fifth with a two-run home run.
• Saint Joseph's had its best scoring chance in the bottom of the sixth as Ostaszewski led off and reached second on a fielding error.
• Villanova kept SJU off the board though as the Wildcats got three consecutive outs to end the threat.

Inside The Boxscore
• Marinelli was 1-for-3 with a double.
• Ostaszewski finished the contest 1-for-3 with a single.
• In the circle, Ashley Stokes allowed three runs on six hits in 2.1 innings and struck out one in her season debut, but moved to 0-1 with the loss. 
• Tossing 4.2 innings of relief, Saige Stutz allowed two earned runs on three hits and struck out five.

Up Next
The Hawks (1-4) host Army West Point on Friday at 2 p.m.

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