Youngstown State University
Hawk Flight Invite
Penguins Stay in Sixth Heading into Sunday's Bracket Play
3/4/2017 12:00:00 AM | Bowling
The Youngstown State women's bowling team earned three wins and got a strong individual performance from Alexis Grim for the second straight tournament on Saturday at the Hawk Flight Invite.
The Penguins will enter Sunday's bracket play in sixth place and will take on Vanderbilt, which is fifth in the tournament and ranked fifth in the Top 25. The Commodores finished one pin ahead of the Penguins in the 10 qualifying matches over Friday and Saturday.
Youngstown State won its first three matches of the day with victories over Duquesne, Caldwell and No. 16 LIU Brooklyn. The Penguins edged Duquesne by 15 pins, 896-881, and they topped Caldwell 966-932. YSU then beat the 16th-ranked Blackbirds 957-855. The Penguins lost 908-839 to No. 25 St. Francis Brooklyn, and they fell in the pool positional match to No. 9 Delaware State, 955-911.
Individually, Grim led the Penguins with 999 pins in her five games for an average of 199.80. That ranked her 10th overall in the individual standings. She was consistent across the lanes with a high of 224 and a low of 179. Ashley Kolb averaged 187.00 over five games to place 22nd, and Emily Dietz had a solid final four games to finish with a 185.60 average and place 24th. Nikki Mendez was the only other Penguin to bowl in all four games, and she finished 36th with an average of 172.40.
Youngstown State's bracket match against Vanderbilt will begin at 9 a.m.
Saturday's Team Match Results
- #23 Youngstown State 896 - Duquesne 881
- #23 Youngstown State 966 - Caldwell 932
- #23 Youngstown State 957 - #16 LIU Brooklyn 855
- #25 St. Francis Brooklyn 908 - #23 Youngstown State 839
- #9 Delaware State 955 - #23 Youngstown State 911
