GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team shut out Towson, 5-0, and then fell to George Washington, 2-1, on the final day of the UNCG Invitational on Sunday at the UNCG Softball Stadium. 
 
The shutout was the Spartans' second of the season and are now 11-3 overall.
 
GAME 1: UNCG 5 – Towson 0

• Rylie Williams was the only Spartan to have a multi-hit game, swinging 2-for-3 at the plate with two runs scored, four RBI and two home runs.
• In the circle, Jorde Chartrand pitched 7.0 innings, struck out a season-best nine strikeouts and allowed just one hit.
• After retiring three-straight batters, the Spartans went to the plate and with the bases loaded, Betsy Eatmon drove in a run for a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first.
• Following two scoreless innings, UNCG scored three runs on four hits in the bottom of the fourth to give the Spartans a 4-0 lead.
• With two outs and runners on first and second, Williams crushed a 2-1 count over the left field wall for a three-run blast, her fifth homer of the season and seventh of her career.
• Chartrand struck out three-straight batters in the top of the fifth and then got out of a jam with back-to-back strikeouts.
• Williams punched out her second home run of the game in the bottom of the sixth to extend UNCG's lead to 6-0.
• Chartrand once again got it done in the circle and retired three-straight batters on two ground outs and a pop up to hold on for her first win of the season.

PITCHING RECORD
Jorde Chartrand: W, 1-0
Amanda Medina: L, 1-3
 
GAME 2: UNCG 1 - George Washington 2

• Kaylyn Belfield went 3-for-3 with one walk.
• After four scoreless innings, George Washington finally capitalized with runners on base in the top of the fifth.
• The Revolutionairies put runners on second and third following a sacrifice bunt and Cadence Gilliland's sacrifice fly to center field drove in one run before an error gave George Washington a 2-0 lead.
• UNCG threatened in the bottom of the sixth but stranded two runners on base.
• With one out in the bottom of the seventh, Williams hit a double to deep left field and was moved over to third on a ground out.
• Laney Deane, who pinch hit, drove in Williams on a single to right center, cutting the deficit to 2-1.
• The Spartans loaded the bases with two outs after Samantha Beck hit a single to left field, but UNCG came up short after a running miscue leaving the Revolutionaries heading home with a 2-1 win.

PITCHING RECORD
Salem Ward: L, 7-1
Cece Smith: W, 3-1
 
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The Spartans are scheduled to play three games away from UNCG Softball Stadium next week, starting with a single contest versus North Carolina A&T at 3:00 p.m. at Lady Aggies Softball Complex.