FAIRFAX, Va. - The Patriots dropped the final two games of the Cherry Blossom Classic, losing to Bowling Green by a score of 1-0 and to Cornell by a score of 7-4.

In the first game, sophomore Stephanie Maher pitched brilliantly, going seven and a third innings, while scattering six hits, striking out nine and allowing only one unearned run.  Unfortunately, Mason was held to just one hit in the eight inning ballgame.  Senior Tori Dudley's infield single to the shortstop in the fourth inning was the only hit for Mason in game one.

At the beginning of the eighth inning, freshman Cori Prince was placed on second and advanced to third base on a groundout by Katie Rynex.  However, the Patriots were unable to take advantage of the opportunity and eventually saw Bowling Green capitalize on their first chance in the bottom of the eighth.

In the second game, Mason was able to put together nine hits but left 12 runners on base in a game in which they ultimately lost 7-4.  As they away team, the Patriots started the game by scoring a run off three consecutive singles to start the game by  senior left fielder Alyssa See, freshman centerfielder Cori Prince and freshman designated player, Brooke Blankenship, who got the RBI.  The Big Red however bounced back with two runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning.

After Cornell scored three more runs in the bottom of the second, Mason responded with a run of their own in the top of the third when senior shortstop Rachael Davies hit a sac fly to drive in Blankenship.

Mason scored again in the top of the fourth when right fielder Tiffany Webb scored off an error committed by the Cornell first baseman after Prince singled.  But once again in the bottom half of the inning, Cornell was able to score two more runs of their own to bring the score to 7-3.

The Patriots scored one more run in the top of the sixth when See singled and eventually scored on an RBI single from Blankenship.  Despite the improved offensive production from game one to game two, Mason did not have enough to mount a full comeback in the games latter innings.

With the conclusion of the Cherry Blossom Classic, Mason will now shift their focus to a home game on Tuesday against UMBC at 3:30pm at the Mason Softball Complex.