SINKING SPRING, Pa. — Daemen had a strong start to the Kutztown Golden Bear Invite, going 4-1 on Saturday to open the action. The team finished fifth in total pinfall for the traditional matches with 4,259.

The Wildcats opened the day by defeating Felician 888-827. Daemen then knocked off Alvernia (876-698), Fairleigh Dickinson (910-854), and Molloy 848-789. The team's only loss of the day came after finishing tied, 737-737, against Holy Family. HFU won the tiebreaker 93-63 to take the match 830-800.

Match 1 - Daemen 888, Felician 827
Match 2 - Daemen 876, Alvernia 698
Match 3 - Daemen 910, Fairleigh Dickinson 854
Match 4 - Daemen 844, William Smith 789
Match 5 - Holy Family 830, Daemen 800 (HFU wins tiebreaker).

Individually, Kenzie Smolnik (Rochester, N.Y.) led the way for the Wildcats with an average of 181.90, finishing ninth out of 83 bowlers. She logged a high score of 212 in Daemen's first match of the day against Felician. 

Brenna Forsha (Tonawanda, N.Y.) finished with an average of 177.80 after posting a score of 214 against Molloy, as she finished 12th. Cassidy Papero (Cheektowaga, N.Y.) registered a 167.80 average and placed 25th. Emma Snowman (North Tonawanda, N.Y.), Shelly Cummings (Victor, N.Y.), and Alyssa Crewe (Lewiston, N.Y.) rounded out the scoring for Daemen.

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