AMHERST, N.Y. — Daemen University women's bowling head coach Daniel Antkowiak has announced the program's 2026-2027 schedule. 

The team will compete in 11 tournaments, including five in the fall and six in the spring. The Wildcats will host the 2027 ECC Women's Bowling Championship.

Daemen begins its season with back-to-back trips to Pennsylvania, first at the Mercyhurst Invite (Oct. 3-4), then two weeks later at the Kutztown Golden Bear Invite (Oct. 17-18). 

The Wildcats will stay local, bowling at the Niagara University Brunswick Fall Open on Oct. 24-25. Daemen then heads back to the Keystone State for the Duquesne Invite on Nov. 7-8. The fall portion of the schedule concludes with the Hilbert Hammer Classic (Nov. 21-22).

After the holiday break, the Wildcats pick back up Jan. 23-24 with the ECC Clash in Endicott, N.Y. The following weekend, Daemen competes at the WNY Cup in Buffalo on Jan. 31.

The team hits the road for the Wildcat DII-DIII Invite in Deptford, N.Y. (Feb. 13-14). It's then back to Niagara for the Brunswick Spring Classic (Feb. 20-21). The regular season concludes with the Redhawks' Queen City Classic on March 6-7 in Kenmore, N.Y.

Daemen will host the 2027 ECC Women's Bowing Championship at their home lanes, AMF Lancaster Lanes, March 18-21. More information will be available as the tournament approaches.

The Wildcats finished the 2025-26 campaign with a 34-52 record and went 1-3 at the 2026 ECC Women's Bowling Championship. Daemen brings back four key members from last year's squad, including Brenna Forsha (Tonawanda, N.Y.), who earned All-ECC Third Team accolades last season. 
 

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