BOBCAT BAKER CLASSIC
Feb. 1-2 | Hillview Lanes
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TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

FEB. 1	FEB. 2
G1 - Daemen vs St. Vincent	G6 - Daemen vs St. Vincent
G2 - Daemen at Pitt Greensburg	G7 - Daemen at Pitt Greensburg
G3 - Daemen vs Penn State Behrend	G8 - Daemen vs Penn State Behrend
G4 - Daemen vs Roberts Wesleyan	G9 - Daemen vs Roberts Wesleyan
G5 - Daemen vs LaRoche	G10 - Daemen vs LaRoche

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BACK IN ACTION
The Daemen University women's bowling team begins their spring season with a trip to the Quaker State to compete in the Bobcat Baker Classic, hosted by Pitt-Greensburg, from Feb. 1 through Feb. 2. 

HOW THE FALL ENDED
Daemen compiled a 6-4 record over two days of the Daemen Storm Fall Classic to finish in second place. Lewis, who received votes to be ranked in the National Tenpin Coaches Association Top-25, won the event and finished with a 7-3 record. All five matches today were Baker Format as well. Overall in the fall, the 'Cats competed in five tournaments. highlighted by their first-place finish in the Grapevine Classic held between Oct. 12 and 13. 

TOP THREE IN RPI
Ahead of the start of the spring, the Wildcats have the third highest RPI of any ECC team this season with an RPI of 46. Associate member Kutztown topped the list with an RPI of 30 with fellow associate member Bryant close behind at 39. After the 'Cats, St. Thomas Aquinas ranked fourth with an RPI of 52. Roberts Wesleyan (56), D'Youville (61), Adelphi (68) and St. Thomas Aquinas (82) rounded out the remainder of the conference. 

1,000 CLUB
During the fall season, Daemen managed to knock down 1,000-or-more pins on three occasions. The first instance came on Oct. 5 when the Blue and White downed crosstown rival D'Youville 1,032-902 at the Mercyhurst Invitational. Later in the fall at the Daemen Storm Fall Classic, the Wildcats downed then RV Lewis on Nov. 23, 1000-941. Against Lewis, three bowlers tallied 200 pins-or-more with junior Bailey Glass (North Tonawanda, N.Y.) leading the way with 251 total pins. Daemen ended their fall on a high note as they tallied 1,117 pins compared to 774 for Hilbert in their final match of the fall slate on Nov. 24.

WENT TO THE POLLS
The Daemen University women's bowling team was tabbed fourth in the 2024-25 East Coast Conference Women's Bowling Preseason Coaches' Poll, the league office announced on Sept. 30. It marks the third straight year that the Wildcats were predicted to finish in the top half of the league. It also marks the first time the Wildcats have been tabbed to finish in fourth since the 2018-19 campaign. Bryant University topped the poll with 76 points and seven of nine possible first-place votes. Kutztown University was tabbed second with 66 points and one first-place vote while Molloy University rounded out the top three with 60 points. Daemen was named fourth with 51 points and a first-place vote while local rival Roberts Wesleyan University rounded out the top five with 48 points. D'Youville University (40 points), Adelphi University (30), St. Anselm College (23) and St. Thomas Aquinas College (11) rounded out the remainder of the poll.

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UP NEXT
Daemen is back in action from Feb. 22-23 when they head to the Niagara Brunswick Spring Classic, hosted by Niagara University. 

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