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James Madison University cancels remainder of softball season due to the death of Lauren Bernett
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James Madison softball team has announced that they will cancel the rest of their season.The decision was made due to the death of student-athlete Lauren Bernett.
“This was an extremely difficult decision and one that was not made lightly,” JMU head coach Loren LaPorte said in a statement Monday morning.”We are so grateful for the support of our fans all season and for the love from the softball community during the past week. We will use this time to continue healing and to honor Lauren’s memory while finishing the academic semester strong.”
Shortly before her death, 20 year old Bernett was just named as the Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week.
🥎 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 🥎
Lauren Bernett has been named the conference Player of the Week after her impressive performance this weekend!
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— JMU Softball (@JMUSoftball) April 25, 2022
