NCAA TOURNAMENT  
Wednesday, April 7^th - Saturday, April 10^th
North Kansas City, Mo. | AMF Pro Bowl Lanes     
 
EMMITSBURG, Md. (April 5, 2021) – Mount St. Mary's bowling cracked the 16-team field at the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history this season. This week, the real test begins as the Mountaineers begin play in Region 2 on Wednesday.

First up is a showdown with Vanderbilt at 10 a.m., with a victory clinching a spot in the winner's bracket. A defeat sends them into the loser's bracket where they would have to fight at 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon to stave off elimination. Regardless of bracket, the opponent will be either Nebraska or Medaille.

All games in the regional will be streamed live on NCAA.com.

SETTING THE SCENE

The Mount finished the season at 37-18 and were one of four teams from the Northeast Conference selected to make the trip to Kansas City.

Rebecca Dodson continues as the team's leader following a Second Team All-NEC selection. The anchor bowler led in strikes with 330, adding an overall frame fill of 87 percent. Tamera Stanton is right behind her with 327 strikes and a 53.4 strike percentage in Baker play.

Junior Amanda Yeung maintained a plus-80 fill percentage, and Danielle Milo continued to make an impact with a 49.5 Baker strike percentage.

A trio of freshmen also make significant contributions to the lineup. Alyssa Alexander bowled the most and made some appearances in the fourth spot this season. Paige Boyd and Katherine Corbin came on strong later in the year, with Boyd making the NEC All-Rookie team.

THE FIELD

The quartet will be the most challenging one yet for the Mount, featuring #3 Nebraska and #5 Vanderbilt. Medaille earned the automatic qualifier from the Alleghany Mountain Collegiate Conference.

Mount St. Mary's is 3-0 all-time against Medaille with their best effort coming in a 1024-908 win in October 2018. The Mount stands 0-2 against Vanderbilt and 0-1 against Nebraska.

FORMAT

All meetings follow the Mega Match format, consisting of a best-of-three between a traditional set, a Baker set and a best-of-seven if necessary. The format was also featured at the NEC Championships.

LOOKING AHEAD

A winner for the regional is decided by Thursday. Should the Mount advance to the Final Four, those games will take place April 9^th and 10^th.

The Mountaineers will also compete in the United States Bowling Congress Sectionals during the third weekend in April.