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Ladyjacks Ninth Heading into Bracket Play at Warhawk Classic
11/11/2017 10:06:00 PM | Women's Bowling
SFA goes 2-3 in team matches Saturday, head into Sunday’s bracket play as No. 9 seed
KENOSHA, Wis. – After a 1-4 day one start to NCAA Division III Wisconsin-Whitewater's Warhawk Classic in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Friday, the Stephen F. Austin bowling team went 2-3 in traditional team matches Saturday. With 4,714 pins collected on Saturday and a total pinfall of 9,462 through two days of competition at the Sheridan Lanes, the Ladyjacks go into Sunday's bracket play as the No. 9 seed in the loaded 20-team tournament.
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Second-ranked Nebraska holds the lead at Warhawk Classic with a perfect 10-0 record and 10,440 total pins. Fellow Southland Bowling League member and third-ranked Arkansas State (10,294) is second with a 7-3 mark, closely followed by fourth-ranked Vanderbilt (10,290), who has also posted a 7-3 record.
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SFA started the day out with a 2-1 record with wins over Lincoln University (Mo.) and ninth-ranked Sacred Heart but fell in their final two matches of day.
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Opening up with a 980-932 loss to 15th-ranked Adelphi, both freshmen Dakota Faichnie (Innisfil, Ontario, Canada) and Sarah Gill (Attleboro, Mass.) registered 200-pin games in the match with Faichnie right at 200 and Gill at 201. The Ladyjacks rebounded with a resounding 975-781 victory over Lincoln University (Mo.) as Gill recorded her second-straight 200 game with a 204 and senior Stephanie Schwartz (Racine, Wis.) poured in a 235.
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In match three Saturday, SFA claimed its highest pinfall of the day with a dominant 1,040-985 win over ninth-ranked Sacred Heart. Freshman Sarah Voiers (Chesterton, Ind.) bowled a career-high 267 in the match to become just the ninth Ladyjack to ever bowl over a 260 or better, while Gill (204) made it three consecutive games with at least a 200 score.
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After back-to-back wins, eighth-ranked Fairleigh Dickinson and No. 10 Central Missouri handed SFA two losses to close out the day. The Ladyjacks dropped a 984-849 decision to the Knights before being defeated by 67 pins (985-918) in the final match of the day versus Central Missouri. Schwartz was the lone bowler to claim a game score of 200 in either of the two matches as she rolled a 206 against Fairleigh Dickinson.
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A pair of SFA bowlers ranked in the top 25 of the individual standings after the traditional team matches. Schwartz finished 24th after claiming 1,002 total pins and averaging a game score of 200.4 and Voiers finished 25th with a 998 total and a 199.6 average. Gill was the Ladyjacks' third-highest bowler in 45th place with a total count of 944 and an average of 188.8.
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Vanderbilt's Maria Bulanova led the way with 1,179 total pins and averaging 235.8 per game. Julia Bond from Nebraska came in second with a 234.8 average and a 1,174 total as Arkansas State's Jordan Richard claimed 1,144 pins for an average of 228.8 in the five games to place third.
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As the ninth-seed in bracket play, SFA will face 10th-seeded Maryville University for a shot at seventh place. The Ladyjacks will play a total of three best 4-of-7 Baker matches Sunday, starting at 8:30 a.m. Should SFA win its opening match, the Ladyjacks will take on the loser of No. 7 seed Saint Francis (Pa.) and eighth-seeded Central Missouri.
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SFA's play at the Warhawk Classic can be watched live via the team's Facebook page here.
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Stay tuned to SFAJacks.com, as well as SFA's social media platforms, for complete coverage of Ladyjack bowling throughout the 2017-18 season.
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Warhawk Classic – Day Two Results
Traditional Team Matches
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Match One | No. 15 Adelphi 980 – No. 6 SFA 932
Sarah Voiers 173, Morgan Reising 178, Dakota Faichnie 200, Sarah Gill 201, Stephanie Schwartz 180
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Match Two | – No. 6 SFA 975 – Lincoln University (Mo.) 781
Sarah Voiers 193, Morgan Reising 181, Dakota Faichnie 162, Sarah Gill 204, Stephanie Schwartz 235
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Match Three | No. 6 SFA 1,040 – No. 9 Sacred Heart 985
Sarah Voiers 267, Morgan Reising 189, Dakota Faichnie 162, Sarah Gill 204, Stephanie Schwartz 183
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Match Four | No. 8 Fairleigh Dickinson 984 – No. 6 SFA 849
Sarah Voiers 192, Morgan Reising 135, Dakota Faichnie 150, Sarah Gill 166, Stephanie Schwartz 206
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Match Five | No. 10 Central Missouri 985 – No. 6 SFA 918
Sarah Voiers 173, Sarah Gill 169, Stephanie Schwartz 198, Paige Beeney 190, Megan Eaglehouse 188
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