Box Score JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Georgetown University softball team finished the JU/UNF Spring Break Challenge on a good note, defeating the Charleston Southern Buccaneers 3-1 on Sunday morning in Jacksonville, Florida. The Hoyas scored all three runs in the bottom of the first inning and advance to 6-17 on the season while the Buccaneers fall to 6-20 overall.
 
Junior Noelle Holiday (Bear, Del. / Red Lion Christian Academy) led the Hoyas at the plate with a pair of hits and senior Sarah Bennett (Owings, Md. / Northern) had a double on the day, her second of the season. Bennett brought in two RBIs for the squad while Holiday brought in one.
 
Junior Anna Brooks Pacha (Houston, Texas / St. John's School) threw a complete game and allowed one run off of five hits as well as struck out four batters.
 
The Hoyas wasted no time taking the lead in their first at bat. With two Hoyas on base from walks, Holiday blasted one to center field and scored sophomore Macy Cartwright (Naples, Fla. / Naples). Bennett was next in the order and doubled to left field to bring in another pair of runs for the Blue & Gray to give the team a 3-0 advantage.
 
Both teams had opportunities to score in the following innings, including Georgetown in the bottom of the second with bases loaded off of three walks, but a ground out ended the inning quicker than the Hoyas anticipated.
 
The Buccaneers entered the scoring column in the top of the fifth with a shallow hit to right field to send a runner home to make it 3-1, but Georgetown held on the rest of the way to seal the win.
 
The Blue & Gray will play in its final tournament of the 2019 campaign next weekend in the Buff & Blue Challenge, hosted by George Washington, beginning Friday, March 15 until Sunday, March 17. Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.