Douglasville, Pa. (February 1, 2020) – The Mount St. Mary's women's bowling team captured their second straight tournament championship, winning the Bowl for the Cure Traditionals by a narrow 17-pins over second place Adelphi.
Sophomore
Tamera Stanton led the way for the Mount, capturing All-Tournament Team honors as the third highest scorer in the field with a 1,049 five-game total (209.8 average)
. Sophomore Barbara Hawes also eclipsed the 200-mark in average, going 1,027 for a 205.4 average. Sophomore
Danielle Milo (993 total, 198.6 average) and freshman
Amanda Yeung (988, 197.6 average) also contributed nicely in the scoring effort
.
#13 Mount: 998 | Mercyhurst: 786
The Mount kicked things off with a large margin of victory against Mercyhurst exceeding 200 pins. Milo (235) and Hawes (205) were key in helping the Mount get off to a solid start.
#13 Mount: 961 | Bloomfield: 793
The Mountaineers improved to 2-0 with another lopsided win, this time in a 961-793 blowout over Bloomfield. Hawes (222), Stanton (220), and Yeung (210) were instrumental in the win.
#13 Mount: 970 | Molloy: 896
MSM used a strong ninth and tenth frame to save what appeared to be low-scoring set, instead grinding out a comfortable lead against Molloy 970-896
. Sophomore Ashley Santos led the team with a 222 game.
#13 Mount: 1,041 | Chestnut Hill: 961
The Mount rolled their highest set of the day against a hot Chestnut Hill team to secure a 1,041-961 victory in match four. Stanton (227), Yeung (223), and Milo (219) all eclipsed the 200-mark.
#13 Mount: 1,006 | #21 Adelphi: 1,063
The Mountaineers 14-game winning streak would come to an end against #21 nationally ranked Adelphi in a high scoring 1,063 – 1,006 loss. Hawes (222), Stanton (216), and Milo (213) were key in the losing effort. Despite the loss, the Mountaineers had a large enough pin advantage over Adelphi before the match to hang on for the overall tournament victory.
With the 4-1 outing, the Mountaineers improve their overall record on the season to 55-29, including 15-1 in their last two tournaments. Five more matches await tomorrow with the Bowl for the Cure Baker Tournament, beginning at 9:00 AM ET. The tournament can be streamed live on Facebook.com/MountBowling.
