After falling behind early, the Saint Joseph's softball teamed attempted to rally late on Wednesday versus Villanova, only for the Wildcats to hold on for a 3-1 win at SJU Softball Field.
How It Happened
• Villanova's Ryan Henry singled home Ally Jones to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead in the top of the first.
• Ava Franz followed with a RBI single to push Villanova's lead to 2-0 in the first.
• Saint Joseph's made it 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth as
Kayla Tauber singled home
Lauren Pscolka, however
Meghan Sinkus was thrown out at home trying to tie the game on the play.
• The Wildcats pushed their lead back to two, 3-1, on a RBI single by Chloe Smith in the top of the sixth.
• Saint Joseph's loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, but Villanova got a game-ending groundout to secure the win.
Inside The Boxscore
• Tauber went 1-for-4 with a RBI.
• Pscolka went 1-for-1 with a run scored.
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Riley York was 2-for-3 on the afternoon.
• Saint Joseph's starter
Jules Scogna moved to 2-3 on the year as she allowed two runs over 0.2 innings.
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Emily Siler tossed 6.1 innings of relief, allowing one run on five hits, while striking out four.
Up Next
The Hawks begin a three-game series at Atlantic 10 rival Rhode Island this weekend, starting with a doubleheader on Saturday.
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