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The news comes one day after Bernett was named
the softball Player of the Week in the Colonial Athletic
Conference.
The school, located in Harrisonburg, Va., did not provide any
further details about her death.
"Our hearts are aching, hearing the news of the loss of one of
our student-athletes," read a statement from university
president Jonathan Alger and athletic director Jeff Bourne. ."..
We are a tight family. We are grateful that Lauren has been part
of our JMU Athletics community and will always consider her to
be be a Duke. We will miss her dearly."
Bernett was named the CAA Player of the Week after batting .788
(7-for-9) with seven RBIs and four runs during a three-game
weekend sweep of Drexel. On April 16, she tied a single-game JMU
record with seven RBIs in a game against College of Charleston.
In 2021, she helped the Dukes advance to the Women's College
World Series for the first time. They made headlines there with
a 4-3 win against No. 1-ranked Oklahoma in their opening game.
JMU canceled a doubleheader scheduled for Wednesday at home
against Longwood.
--Field Level Media
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