CONWAY, S.C. - A devastating fourth inning led LaSalle to a 7-2 win over the North Carolina A&T softball team Saturday afternoon in the Coastal Carolina Invitational. Earlier in the day, the Aggies lost to Coastal Carolina 9-0.

Against LaSalle, Dominique Smith went 1-for-3 with a run scored. Both Juanita Jernigan and Sabrina Edmonds drove in runs as Edmonds hit a solo home run.

Jernigan gave A&T a 1-0 lead in the third inning with an RBI single through to score Dominique Smith from third. The inning ended on an Edmonds fly out as the Aggies left three runners on base. Those three runners would prove costly in the fourth inning.

The Explorers brought 11 batters to the plate in the fourth inning. They scored all seven of their runs in the fourth inning to take command of the game. Danielle Cullen's two-run RBI gave the Explorers a 5-1 lead. Alyssa Bitsimis and Breanna DiTommasa ended the inning with RBI singles to give LaSalle a commanding 7-1 advantage.

Edmonds hit her second home run of the season in the sixth inning, but the Aggies went down in order in the seventh inning.

In the day's first game, Hope Fletcher went 2-for-2 for the Aggies. A&T will play their final day at Coastal Carolina's CCU Softball Field on Sunday. The Aggies dropped to 3-12 overall.