FAIRFAX, Va. - The George Mason softball team went 0-2 in their first day of the Mason Invitational, falling in extra innings to Monmouth in the first game 6-5 before dropping a 10-2 decision to Longwood. The tournament is being held at the George Mason Softball Complex and will span over three days.

Extra innings were needed to decide the first game between the Patriots and Monmouth. Mason got out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning with Julia Czarnecki scoring after a Brooke Blankenship double. Tiffany Webb scored the second run for Mason.

The Hawks rallied back in the fourth scoring two runs off a Kayleena Flores triple bringing Vanessa Cardoza home and scoring herself on the throw. Monmouth then added a run in the eighth inning to take the lead.

Mason scored two runs in the eighth inning to force the game into extra innings when Czarnecki scored on a Blankenship single and Blankenship crossed the plate on a Megan Blank triple to left field.

In the tenth inning, Monmouth scored two runs to bring the game to 6-4. Tish Derer and Kayla Weiser scored for the Hawks. Derer scored after a Weiser single and Wiser scored after a Scherr sacrifice fly. Mason would get an additional run from Lauren McColgan in the tenth but it wouldn't be enough for the win.

Jordan Barnett was the winning pitcher for Monmouth and Casey Herring picked up her third loss.

Longwood got off to an 1-0 start in the first inning before adding two more runs in the third from Megan Baltzell and Kori Nishitomi.  Longwood cushioned its lead to 6-0 with two more unanswered runs.

Mason's first run came in the sixth inning from Casey Price after Harvell grounded out to short stop. Blank scored the second run for Mason in seventh off a Rodriguez single RBI.

Longwood would add another three runs before the game ended.

Mason will be back in action tomorrow when facing Monmouth at 12:15 p.m. and Longwood at 4:30 p.m. for day two of the Mason Invitational.