LYNCHBURG, Va. - The Bridgewater College softball team fell twice to No. 2 Emory 3-2 and 12-0 (five innings) in a non-conference doubleheader at a neutral site in Lynchburg, Va. on Friday afternoon.

Game one: Emory 3, Bridgewater 2

Bridgewater (4-14) pushed nationally-ranked Emory (29-1) to the limit during game one of the doubleheader.

Senior Brianna Cox allowed only three hits, one earned run and struck out four through 6.2 innings of work. Cox also went 3-for-3 at the plate with a RBI and run. Senior Brooke Throckmorton and Hannah Nyquist also notched two hits each.

Emory got on the scoreboard in the first inning on a grounder to plate Jenna Wilson for a 1-0 lead. However, Cox would keep Emory's lineup in check through majority of the contest.

The Eagles answered in the sixth inning as Cox blasted a RBI double to center field and Mariah Wharton drove in Cox on a single for a 2-1 advantage.

Nonetheless, an error and a hit by pitch with the base loaded in the seventh allowed Emory to regain the lead and win the first game.

Game two: Emory 12, Bridgewater 0 (five innings)

Brittany File pitched three hitless innings and Toko Miller provided two innings of relief to keep the Eagles of the scoreboard.

Emory caught fire with a five-run inning in the top of the second and never looked back. EU scored its first five runs on a three-run double by Alyssa Pollard and two singles.

Sophomore Hannah Trala recorded five strikeouts and didn't give up a hit in 2.2 inning for the Eagles.

The Eagle are back action with a conference doubleheader against Randolp-Macon on Tuesday, March 29 at 3:00 p.m.