TOWSON, Md. - Towson University softball team fell 6-0 in extra innings to 20th-ranked James Madison Sunday afternoon in the Tigers Softball Stadium.
The Tigers pitching tandem of Melissa Abrahamian and Sara Johnson kept the Dukes scoreless through eight innings.
 
How it Happened

•          Abrahamian pitched 4.2 innings for the Tigers.
•          Sara Johnson entered in the fifth inning and pitched out of a two-out bases loaded jam in the fifth inning by retiring Taylor Newton on a 3-2 pitch.
•          Breanna McDowell had Towson's first hit for the second straight game.
•          Both of McDowell's hits came with two outs in the fifth inning.
•          Julia Smith-Harrington hit a two-out double in the bottom of the seventh inning.
•          Chloe Poulich battled JMU pitcher Megan Good for 11 pitches, fouling off several of them.
•          Sara Johnson had four strikeouts in 3.2 innings to raise her season total to a team-leading 76.
•          Through eight innings, Towson's pitching held JMU to 2-for-17 with runners on base.
•          The Dukes were 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position in the first eight innings.
•          James Madison scored six runs in the top of the ninth highlighted by two-run singles from Kate Gordon and Megan Good.

Up Next
Towson is back at home for a mid-week doubleheader against Morgan State on April 3. The first pitch is slated for 2:00 p.m. inside Tigers Softball Stadium.