HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Saint Joseph's softball team fell to James Madison, 6-2, in the opening game of the JMU Duke Invitational on Thursday evening at Veterans Memorial Park.

How It Happened
• Saint Joseph's took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first as Meghan Sinkus scored on a RBI single by Madison Fife.
• James Madison answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first to take a 2-1 advantage.
• Jasmine Hall singled home Hannah Shifflett to tie the game, then scored on a double by Hallie Hall to make it 2-1.
• James Madison added to its lead in the bottom of the second as Shifflett doubled home a pair of runs to make it 4-1.
• A defensive miscue by the Hawks allowed Shifflet to score and make it 5-1 later in the second.
• Jessica Gaughan brought the Hawks to within 5-2 with a solo home run in the top of the fourth.
• A fielder's choice off the bat of Shifflet allowed Hannah Hennessy to score to make it 6-2 in the bottom of the fourth.
• Saint Joseph's would get a runner on in both the sixth and seventh innings, but James Madison didn't yield a run as it held on for the win.

Inside The Boxscore
• Gaughan was 2-for-4 with her first home run of the season.
• Fife was 2-for-4 with a RBI.
• St. Joe's starter Emily Siler allowed five earned runs on seven hits over 3.0 innings as she moved to 2-5 on the year.
• Jules Scogna tossed three scoreless innings of relief.

Up Next
The Hawks take on Radford at 4 p.m. on Friday.