Ladyjacks in Second Place Following First Day of Kutztown Invitational

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LIMERICK, Pa. – A mere 16 pins separate the SFA bowling team and the top place in the 2019 Kutztown Invitational standings following day one of the three-day event hosted by Kutztown University at Limerick Bowl in Limerick, Pennsylvania. The Ladyjacks out-bowled four opponents in Baker matches Friday and knocked down 5,180 total pins to sit in second place among a 28-team tournament field.

Competing amongst 20 of the nation's top 25 teams according to the most recent National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) poll, SFA earned a pair of victories over two of the country's best and defeated both St. Francis College (N.Y.) and Morgan State on the opening day of play. Tallying over 1,000 pins in each of the five matches, the Ladyjacks got off to a hot start by earning a 1,002-936 win over 23rd-ranked Duquesne. Highlighted by a 246 game five, SFA claimed more pins than Duquesne three out of the five games in the match.

The Ladyjacks' lone blemish Friday came in the second match of the day when No. 7 Fairleigh Dickinson racked up 1,105 pins, compared to SFA's 1,036. A high-level match, both teams rolled games over 200 in the final four stanzas with the Ladyjacks claiming game two by a count of 244-231. SFA notched its second top-25 triumph with a 1,021-886 defeat of 16th-ranked Sacred Heart. Despite being out-bowled 200-146 in the first game of the match, the Ladyjacks rolled a head-turning 269 in game four en route to taking the final four games of the contest.

Across its following two matches, SFA outdid its opponents in nine of 10 games as the Ladyjacks cruised to a 1,098-887 win over St. Francis College (N.Y.) and a 1,023-829 victory over Morgan State. SFA recorded games of 256 and 255 against St. Francis College (N.Y.) and had two games of 213 and a 233 game versus Morgan State, registering seven 200-pin games in its last two match wins.

Junior Megan Eaglehouse, freshman Carlene Beyer, senior Paige Beeney, sophomore Sarah Gill and senior Dakotah Hazlewood started all five matches for the Ladyjacks, while sophomore Sarah Voiers saw action as well.

Seventh-ranked Fairleigh Dickinson went a perfect 5-0 Friday and owns the tournament lead with a pinfall total of 5,196.

The Kutztown Invitational will resume Saturday morning at 8:25 a.m. CST with five traditional team matches. Sunday, a champion will be crowned as each team's pinfall total from Friday and Saturday's Baker and traditional matches will determine seeding for bracket play. Three rounds of best 4-of-7 Baker matches for bracket play will begin Sunday at 7:25 a.m. CST.

SFA will face No. 13 Delaware State, 21st-ranked Adelphi, Chestnut Hill, No. 17 Monmouth and 25th-ranked and event host Kutztown Saturday in traditional team matches.

Stay tuned to SFAJacks.com, as well as SFA's social media platforms, for complete coverage of Ladyjack bowling throughout the winter and spring.

Kutztown Invitational – Day One Results
Baker Matches

Match One | No. 10 SFA 1,002 – No. 23 Duquesne 936
L, 179-177; W, 223-208; W, 174-169; L, 200-182; W, 246-180

Match Two | No. 7 Fairleigh Dickinson 1,105 – No. 10 SFA 1,036
L, 169-159; W, 244-231; L, 228-227; L, 215-203; L, 256-203

Match Three | No. 10 SFA 1,021 – No. 16 Sacred Heart 886
L, 200-146; W, 194-158; W, 207-185; W, 269-185; W, 205-158

Match Four | No. 10 SFA 1,098 – St. Francis College (N.Y.) 887
W, 212-184; W, 256-193; L, 182-171; W, 255-158; W, 204-170

Match Five | No. 10 SFA 1,023 – Morgan State 829
W, 213-172; W, 165-157; W, 199-175; W, 233-166; W, 213-159

-SFA-

Schedule

Ladyjacks in Second Place Following First Day of Kutztown Invitational

Players Mentioned

Paige Beeney

Carlene Beyer

Megan Eaglehouse

Sarah Gill

Dakotah Hazlewood

Sarah Voiers

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