Daemen Keglers Picked Third In ECC Preseason Coaches' Poll

10/7/2022 12:49:00 PM

By: CONTACT: Tom McDermott, Director of Athletics Communications | tmcdermo@daemen.edu

AMHERST, N.Y. - Daemen University has been picked third in the 2022-23 East Coast Conference Women's Bowling Preseason Coaches' Poll which was announced this afternoon following a vote of the league's 10 head coaches.

The No. 3 ranking is the highest for Daemen in the eight-year history of the program. Daemen's previous high ranking in the ECC preseason poll came prior to the 2018-19 season when the Wildcats were voted to finish fourth.

Adelphi edged out Mercyhurst for the top spot, as the Panthers collected five first-place votes and totaled 87 points. Mercyhurst received three first place votes and totaled 84 points. Daemen earned 73 points, while Roberts Wesleyan (59) and Kutztown (58) rounded out the top five. D'Youville and Molloy tied for sixth with 57 points, while the remainder of the poll includes conference newcomers Bryant (38) and Saint Anselm (19) and St. Thomas Aquinas (18).

In addition, Mercyhurst's Samantha Strebel also was announced as the ECC Preseason Bowler of the Year. The reigning ECC Bowler of the Year, she led the ECC in overall frame average (19.76), strike percentage (47.1), spare conversion percentage (70.0) and NTCA Player Composite Performance Index (98.13 percent).

Daemen is coming off a solid 2021-22 campaign in which they posted a program-record 55 wins and were included in the National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) Division II/III Poll national poll for the first time in program history. The Wildcats also claimed tournament titles at the Brother Patrick Lacey Memorial Tournament hosted by St. Vincent College and the Wildcat Division II Invitational hosted by Wilmington University.

Daemen returns six student-athletes from last year's team, including All-ECC selections Caitlyn Nowak (West Seneca, N.Y.) and Paige Bartosz (West Seneca, N.Y.), who have been key contributors throughout their respective careers.

Daemen opens the 2022-23 season this weekend at the Mercyhurst Invitational.

2022-23 ECC Women's Bowling Preseason Poll
1. Adelphi (5) - 87
2. Mercyhurst (3) - 84
3. DAEMEN - 73
4. Roberts Wesleyan (1) – 59
5. Kutztown – 58
T6. D'Youville - 57
T6. Molloy - 57
8. Bryant (1) – 38
9. Saint Anselm – 19
10. St. Thomas Aquinas - 18
( ) denotes first place votes

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