WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. - The Daemen College women's bowling team swept a three-match night versus Thiel College tonight at Transit Lanes, running their overall record to 7-10 in the team's inaugural season of competition.

Daemen downed the visiting TC Tomcats, 706-665 in the opening match of the night, paced by the 189-game of redshirt-freshman Kaitlyn O'Hara (Clarence Center, N.Y./Clarence).

The Wildcats went on to win tonight's second match, 678-640.  True freshman Jess Cunningham (Watervliet, N.Y./Watervliet) led Daemen with a 170 in the second match.

Cunningham paced the Wildcats with a 169.5 average in the two team-style matches tonight, followed by O'Hara's average of 168.  Sophomore Julianna Brnik (Cheektowaga, N.Y./West Seneca East) chipped in with a 140 average in the pair of Daemen wins.

The highlight of the night came in the third match, a Baker-style, best-of-seven series which was won by Daemen, 4-3.  Thiel opened with a 142-138 edge in the opening game, but Daemen went on to win three-straight (161-139, 158-147, 150-147) to take control.  The Tomcats rebounded with wins in the fifth (122-117) and sixth (152-124) games, sending the match to a winner-take-all seventh frame.  Daemen came out on top, 181-123 in the frame, to win the match.

O'Hara (11.71 pins per frame) and Brnik (10.5 pins per frame) paced the Wildcats in the Baker-style match.

The matches tonight conclude the fall portion of Daemen's 2015-16 schedule.  The Wildcats resume play on February 2, 2016 versus Medaille College.