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JMU softball headed to the NCAA Super Regionals

Posted at 10:07 AM, May 24, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-24 10:07:14-04
(Photo: JMU Athletics Photography)

(Photo: JMU Athletics Photography)

HARRISONBURG, Va. – For the first time in program history, James Madison softball is headed to the NCAA Super Regionals after defeating Longwood 5-1 on Sunday.

JMU set a program record of 49 wins, besting the record of 48, set last season. The seventh-seeded Dukes advanced to play the 10th-seeded LSU Tigers in a best-of-three Super Regional, to take place May 27-28. JMU will also host the series.

The Dukes went 3-0 in the regional, defeating Princeton 7-0, North Carolina 10-1, and Longwood 5-1.