Youngstown State University
FDU NJ Jamboree
Bowling Finishes 12th at FDU New Jersey Jamboree
10/30/2016 12:00:00 AM | Bowling
The Youngstown State bowling team beat another ranked team and finished the weekend 12th out of 27 teams at the FDU New Jersey Jamboree held at Parkway Lanes in Elmwood Park, N.J.
The Penguins finished with a 1-2 record in the final day, with their win coming over No. 15 Saint Francis (Pa.) in a Baker match to finish the 11-match qualifying round that began on Friday. YSU had the ninth-most pins in the field entering four-team bracket play, and the Penguins went 0-2 in their bracket.
Youngstown State entered the day ninth in total pins, and it maintained that spot following its 908-885 win over the Red Flash. The Penguins dropped their first bracket match 4-2 to Saint Francis (N.Y.), and they fell 4-3 to Valparaiso in the consolation match of the bracket to drop to 12th. The bracket matches were best-of-seven Baker games.
Host Fairleigh Dickinson had the most total pins through the qualifying round and earned the top seed for the brackets, but the Knights' lone loss of the weekend came in the first bracket match. LIU Brooklyn, which was seeded third, won the top bracket to claim the tournament title.
Youngstown State finished the weekend with an average of 177.3 over 68 games. That was a higher average than seven teams ranked in the National Tenpin Coaches Association Top 25.
The Penguins will compete at the Track Kat Klash in Houston, Texas, next weekend.
