James Madison University softball player Lauren Bernett died on Monday at the age of 20. On Thursday, authorities revealed that the athlete died by suicide.

“The official report from the medical examiner’s office is pending, and out of respect for her family and friends, there is no other information to release at this time,” Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson told the Associated Press. 

Lauren Bernett was a 20-year-old sophomore from Pennsylvania who was named Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week a day before she died. She also helped the Dukes reach the Women’s College World Series for the first time in 2021. 

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Her death was announced on Wednesday by the school management. 

“Our hearts are aching, hearing the news of the loss of one of our student-athletes. Lauren Bernett was a high-achieving member of our softball team and a great ambassador of JMU and our athletics program. She was a key member of our 2021 Women’s College World Series team as a freshman catcher last year,” JMU president Jonathan Alger and athletic director Jeff Bourne said in a combined statement. 

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“College athletics is great because of the people with whom we get to interact every day. 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 a Duke. We will miss her dearly.”

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Following her death, a statement on JMU Athletics’ Twitter handle read, “The JMU family is devastated to have lost one of our own. All our love and support are with Lauren’s family, her @JMUSoftball community and all those who knew her.”