STRATFORD, N.J. (Feb. 22, 2020) - The No. 14 nationally ranked Mount St. Mary's bowling team delivered a clutch 4-0 performance at day one of the NEC #3 meet at 30 Strikes Lanes in Stratford, N.J. The Mount picked up wins over St. Francis U, #25 nationally ranked Long Island, #13 Sacred Heart, and St. Francis-Brooklyn.
Sophomore Rebecca Dodson led the scoring pace for MSM in the setup position with a 19.64 baker frame average. Sophomore Danielle Milo was close behind her with a 19.38 baker frame average in the leadoff spot. Sophomores Tamera Stanton and Barbara Hawes also contributed nicely with baker frame averages of 18.69 and 18.64, respectively.
#14 Mount 4 (221-154-201-158-180-269) | Saint Francis U 2 (164-219-143-146-184-181)
First up was a contest with the Red Flash, one of the two teams chasing the Mount for a final spot. It took six games but the Mountaineers prevailed to stay ahead of Saint Francis in the standings. The win was highlighted by a deciding 269 in game six. The win would push the Mountaineers two games above St. Francis in NEC standings, while also owning the tiebreaker.
#14 Mount 4 (165-166-168-165-163-150-176) | #25 Long Island 3 (149-138-143-194-212-179-175)
The nationally ranked Sharks came into the weekend as the second place squad in the NEC ranks. On an extremely tough pair, and after going ahead 3-0 in a low scoring match, the Sharks began to find their rhythm and wheeled off three straight to force a deciding game seven. It came down to the final shot with Stanton getting 8-pins in the fill to secure a one-pin victory.
#14 Mount 4 (156-277-156-240-190-268) | #13 Sacred Heart 2 (191-172-277-198-187-171)
Mount's perfect day was put in jeopardy by the Pioneers, who earned two of the first three games. The Mountaineers dominated on the left lane, using a 785 to carry themselves to a comeback in games two, four and six. But a 190-187 advantage in game five on the right lane proved to be the difference in a 4-2 victory over #13 SHU.
#14 Mount 4 | St. Francis Brooklyn 0
The Mount made quick work of SFC 4-0 to officially clinch their spot at NEC Championships in March. A huge 247 second game highlighted the win.
The Mountaineers were the only team in the NEC to go undefeated on day one and will have two more matches tomorrow against #17 Fairleigh Dickinson and #10 Duquesne to conclude the regular season. The Mount will have the BYE to begin day two, with their match against FDU scheduled to start around 10:30 AM ET. As for the NEC Championships, those matches will take place March 20-22.
