Women's Bowling 2019-20 Season Review

4/27/2020 3:00:00 PM

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The 2019-20 season marked the fifth in the history of the Daemen women's bowling program.
The Wildcats set a program record for wins in a season, finishing 40-34 overall; the previous record of 35 wins had been set in the 2017-18 season.
The Wildcats competed in seven tournaments throughout the season giving the team its heaviest dose of tournament play since the inception of the program.
In tournament play, the Wildcats posted four top-three finishes, including a tournament championship at the Brother Patrick Lacey Memorial hosted by St. Vincent College in mid February.
Unfortunately, the team was not able to compete for a conference championship as their season was suspended in mid March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SCHEDULE / RESULTS

ROSTER

STATISTICS

3 THINGS TO KNOW HEADING INTO THE 2019-20 SEASON

1. The Wildcats will return eight players from their 2018-19 team that went 27-27 overall, three of whom were named the team's award winners at the Wildcat Night of Honors last May. The group of returners is headlined by junior Alex Syrotynski (East Greenbush, N.Y.) who earned team MVP honors after posting a 17.43 pins-per-frame average in traditional matches, as well as a 17.00 pins-per-frame average in Baker format contests. Katie Good (Hamburg, N.Y.) and Alex Hasiotis (Rochester, N.Y.) also return after posting traditional averages of better than 17.00 pins per frame. Hasiotis was the team's Wildcat Award recipient last season. Most Improved Player recipient Adrianna Pencek (Dunkirk, N.Y.) also returns.

2. The 2019-20 season marks the program's second under the direction of head coach Carrie Racsumberger. An accomplished bowler who has authored 15 games with a 300+ score, Racsumberger was appointed to the position shortly before the 2018-19 campaign and went on to guide the program to its second straight season with 25+ wins. In her inaugural recruiting class, Racsumberger added three newcomers to the program - Western New York products Paige Bartosz (West Seneca, N.Y.) and Caitlyn Nowak (West Seneca, N.Y.), as well as Nicole Bergeron (Lima, N.Y.).

3. The Wildcats will open their fall season with five successive tournaments, beginning Oct. 12-13 with the Grapevine Classic hosted by Penn State Behrend. Additional tournaments include the Mount Shootout (Oct. 19-20, hosted by Mt. St. Mary's), the Medaille Invitational (Nov. 2-3, hosted by Medaille), the Redhawk Fall Rally (Nov. 9-10, hosted by Roberts Wesleyan) and the Wildcat Invitational (Nov. 15-17, hosted by Wilmington). Daemen will also meet St. Vincent (Nov. 23), Roberts Wesleyan (Dec. 6) and D'Youville (Dec. 8) in head-to-head matches, and the team's schedule will continue into the spring semester, culminating with the East Coast Conference Championships (Mar. 20-22 at Limerick, Pa.).

Carrie Racsumberger completed her second season as the team's head coach in 2019-20

Freshman Paige Bartosz made an immediate impact in her first collegiate tournament, ranking eighth in traditional scoring average at the Grapevine Classic. Bartosz would go on to lead the team in Baker (18.08) and traditional (18.48) pins per frame averages this season.

ERIE, Pa. - The Daemen College women's bowling team kicked off its 2019-20 season today with opening-day action of the inaugural Grapevine Classic. The two-day tournament is being hosted by Penn-State Behrend and is taking place at Eastland Bowl. The tournament features eight teams from the states of Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio. FULL RECAP
ERIE, Pa. - The Daemen College women's bowling team posted a 3-2 record during second-day action of the inaugural Grapevine Classic today. The two-day tournament was hosted by Penn-State Behrend and took place at Eastland Bowl. The tournament featured eight teams from the states of Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio. FULL RECAP

FREDERICK, Md. - Playing in their second tournament in as many weekends, the Daemen College women's bowling team opened play at the Mount Shootout today, winning two of their five traditional matches. The two-day tournament features 16 competing teams, and is being hosted by Mount St. Mary's University at Terrace Lanes. FULL RECAP
FREDERICK, Md. - The Daemen College women's bowling team went winless in four matches here today during second-day action of The Mount Shootout. The two-day tournament features 16 teams, and is being hosted by Mount St. Mary's University at Terrace Lanes. FULL RECAP

KENMORE, N.Y. - The Daemen College women's bowling team posted a 4-1 record in their return to action today at the Medaille College Invitational. The two-day tournament is being held at Classic Lanes. FULL RECAP
KENMORE, N.Y. - The Daemen College women's bowling team won two of five matches during second-day action of the Medaille College Invitational today. The eight-team tournament was held at Classic Lanes. FULL RECAP

Junior Katlyn Newberry was among the team's top performers for the third-straight season. Her 17.73 pins per frame average in traditional matches ranked second on the squad.

LOCKPORT, N.Y. - The Daemen College women's bowling team posted a 3-2 record during opening day action today at the Redhawk Fall Rally. The two-day tournament is being held at Brad Angelo Lanes and is being hosted by Roberts Wesleyan College. FULL RECAP
LOCKPORT, N.Y. - The Daemen College women's bowling team won three of four matches during second-day action of the Redhawks Fall Rally. The two-day tournament is being held at Brad Angelo Lanes and is being hosted by Roberts Wesleyan College. FULL RECAP

NEW CASTLE, Del. - The Daemen College women's bowling team opened the Wildcat Invitational with wins in three of their five matches today, including an 881-780 defeat of crosstown rival Medaille College. The three-day tournament is being hosted by Wilmington University at Bowlerama Lanes, and the 12-team field includes eight of Daemen's East Coast Conference brethren. FULL RECAP
NEW CASTLE, Del. - The Daemen College women's bowling team sits in seventh place following day-two action at the Wildcat Invitational, posting a total pin fall of 8,774 thus far. The three-day tournament is being hosted by Wilmington University at Bowlerama Lanes, and the 12-team field includes eight of Daemen's East Coast Conference brethren. FULL RECAP
NEW CASTLE, Del. - The Daemen College women's bowling team earned a sixth-place finish as play concluded at the Wildcat Invitational. The three-day tournament was hosted by Wilmington University at Bowlerama Lanes, and the 12-team field included eight of Daemen's East Coast Conference brethren. FULL RECAP

Adrianna Pencek enjoyed a solid junior season, ranking second on the team with an 18.01 pins per frame average across 206 Baker frames.

LANCASTER, N.Y. - The Daemen College women's bowling team won two of three matches against Saint Vincent College this afternoon at Lancaster Lanes. The Wildcats opened the day with an 835-834 win in a traditional match. The final two matches were scored using the Baker total pin fall format. Saint Vincent took match two (884-819), before Daemen closed out the day with a 905-891 win in match three. FULL RECAP

LANCASTER, N.Y. - The Daemen College women's bowling team closed out the fall portion of their 2019-20 season in style tonight, sweeping a pair of head-to-head matches vs. rival Roberts Wesleyan College at Lancaster Lanes. The Wildcats scored a 962-864 win in a traditionally scored match to open the night, and followed up with a 4-1 victory in a Baker format best-of-seven games match. The Redhawks edged Daemen 175-171 in the opening round of the best-of-seven, but Daemen rallied to take four straight rounds: 192-162, 215-163, 194-171 and 178-169. FULL RECAP

NEWS: @DaemenBowling Spring Schedule Announced https://t.co/BYzXOBdCuz
— Daemen Wildcats (@DaemenAthletics) December 20, 2019

Freshman Caitlyn Nowak rolled a team-high 229 in Daemen's 1,046-796 win over D'Youvill on Jan. 29. It marked the first time in the five-year history of the program that the Wildcats topped 1,000 pins in a traditional format match.

LANCASTER, N.Y. - The Daemen College women's bowling team got their 2019-20 season resumed in successful fashion this evening by sweeping a pair of matches against crosstown rival D'Youville College at Lancaster Lanes, and made some history along the way. FULL RECAP

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Daemen College women's bowling team opened their first-ever trip to the Sunshine State by splitting four matches today at the Wildcat Classic. The three-day tournament is being hosted by Bethune-Cookman University. Today's matches were played under Baker total pinfall rules. FULL RECAP
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Daemen College women's bowling team continued to compete during their first-ever trip to Florida, posting a 1-4 record on day two of the Wildcat Classic. The three-day tournament is being hosted by Bethune-Cookman University. FULL RECAP
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Daemen College women's bowling team picked up a pair of wins against a single defeat today to close the Wildcat Classic. The three-day tournament was hosted by Bethune-Cookman University, and featured 11 competing teams. Daemen, one of just three non-Division I teams in the field, claimed ninth place in the final tournament standings. FULL RECAP

For the second time in the last three seasons, Daemen took top honors at the Brother Patrick Lacey Memorial Tournament hosted by St. Vincent College. Junior Alexis Hasiotis & freshman Paige Bartosz were named to the All-Tournament Team.

GREENSBURG, Pa. - For the first time this season, the Daemen College women's bowling team is a tournament champion. The Wildcats posted a 3-1 record and took home the title from the Brother Patrick Lacey Memorial Tournament hosted by St. Vincent College at Hillview Lanes today. It marks the second time that Daemen has claimed this tournament's championship in the last three seasons. FULL RECAP

ECC Women's Bowling Rookie of the Week - Paige Bartosz, @DaemenAthletics https://t.co/baGSr5qEZh pic.twitter.com/Nf5wGTJxNy
— East Coast Conference (@ECCSports) February 20, 2020

The unfortunate cancellation of the season meant an abrupt end to the career of Katie Good, the team's lone senior. Good is the third four-year player in program history.

COVID-19 Update: The ECC Women's Bowling Championship has been canceled. https://t.co/QhIkChYfrq pic.twitter.com/6K4K1SK2WH
— East Coast Conference (@ECCSports) March 12, 2020

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