CHARLESTON, S.C. – Junior transfer Sierra Fretz connected on her first home run as a Hawk, but host College of Charleston topped Saint Joseph's, 5-3, in the final game of the Charleston Invitational on Sunday.

How It Happened 
• College of Charleston took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first on a two-run home run by Brooke Marquez.
• Saint Joseph's cut the deficit to 2-1 as Jenna Currie scored on a RBI single by Karelee Smith.
• A sacrifice fly by Marquez gave the Cougars a 3-1 edge in the bottom of the second.
• Fretz connected on a two-run home run in the top of the fourth to tie the game at 3-3.
• A RBI double by Malaka Belser pushed College of Charleston ahead 4-3 in the bottom of the sixth.
• A fielding error by the Hawks led to another run later in the sixth as Belser scored to make it 5-3.
• Saint Joseph's got its lead-off runner on in the top of the seventh, but the Cougars worked out of trouble to earn the 5-3 win.

Inside The Boxscore
• Fretz went 2-for-3 with a home run.
• Smith and Kayla Tauber each went 1-for-3.
• Currie and Gianna Muhaw both went 1-for-4 with a run scored.
• St. Joe's starter Jenna Wagner allowed three runs on five hits over 3.0 innings.
• Taylor Trowbridge tossed a scoreless inning of relief.
• Emily Siler moved to 0-3 as she allowed two unearned runs over 2.0 innings, while striking out one.

Up Next
Saint Joseph's returns to the field on February 23 at the Camel Stampede in Buies Creek, North Carolina.