Niagara Spring Classic (Hosted by Niagara University)
Feb. 21-22 | Niagara Falls, N.Y.
BACK IN ACTION
The Daemen University women's bowling team is back in action this weekend, competing at the Niagara Spring Classic on Saturday and Sunday. Earlier this year, the Wildcats competed at Niagara's Brunswick Fall Open, picking up wins over Pitt Bradford, D'Youville, and Penn State Behrend.
TOURNAMENT INFO
The tournament begins on Saturday with traditional format matches against Niagara, Hilbert, Mercyhurst, Roberts Wesleyan, and William Smith. On Sunday, the tournament switches to Baker Format, with the Wildcats battling Merrimack, Bryant, and Penn State Behrend. There will also be one final round of Baker best-of-seven based on the results. Daemen competed in this tournament last season, earning wins over D'Youville, Bryant, Pitt-Bradford, and William Smith.
LAST TIME OUT
Daemen bowled at the Wildcat D2/D3 Invitational last weekend. The Wildcats dropped all four of their matches on the first day, falling to Emmanuel (GA), #15 Newman, Dominican (NY), and Felician. Daemen then competed in a blind round, knocking down 828 pins. Leading the way individually was
Brenna Forsha (Tonawanda, N.Y.), with an average of 190.00, finishing in 13th place out of 54 bowlers. Daemen put on a strong showing on Day 2, posting a 4-1 record in Baker Format matches. The team came back to defeat Holy Family (789-783), then, after falling to Kutztown, defeated Adelphi (912-903). The Wildcats followed that with another win over Holy Family by just one pin, 796-795, also in comeback fashion, before defeating Wilmington (806-743). On the final day, the Wildcats earned wins over Wilmington (4-0) and Adelphi (4-2) in Baker best-of-seven matches before falling to Felician (4-2) as Daemen took home sixth place.
ECC WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Forsha was named to the ECC Weekly Honor Roll on Thursday. She led the Wildcats with an average of 190.00, finishing 13th out of 54 bowlers in traditional rounds on the first day of the Wildcat D2/D3 Invitational. Forsha posted scores of 207, 181, 187, 157, and a high score of 218 in the final round of the day. The junior also helped the Wildcats earn wins over Holy Family (2x), Adelphi, and Wilmington (Del.) in Baker Format matches on the second day. On the final day of action, she helped Daemen finish sixth at the tournament with wins over Wilmington and Adelphi in Baker best-of-seven matches.
BY THE NUMBERS
Through this point in the season, Forsha is the team leader in strikes (259) and strike percentage (38.9%). Right behind her is Sabrina Palmer (Waterloo, N.Y.), who has thrown 234 strikes and posted a strike percentage of 36.1%. Forsha has completed 661 frames for the Wildcats this season, while Palmer has completed 647. Mackenzie Hutchins (Wheatfield, N.Y.) is the team leader in spares (283).
UP NEXT
The Wildcats head to Rochester next Sunday to compete at the Redhawk Invitational.
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