Nov. 9, 2014 MEAC North #1 Day 2 ScoresheetÂ
HYATTSVILLE, Md. - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's (UMES) women's bowling team concluded the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) northern division play with another perfect 5-0 record today and improved to 10-0 in league play and 17-7 overall.
The No. 5 ranked Hawks finished the day in first place with their 5-0 record while #19 Delaware State went 4-1. Morgan State was 3-2, Howard was 2-3, Coppin State was 1-4 and Hampton was 0-5. Those standings would mirror the final results as the Hawks went 10-0, Delaware State 7-3, Morgan State 6-4, Howard 5-5, Coppin State 2-8 and Hampton at 0-10.
The Hawks won the day with a total pinfall of 4,759, besting DSU by 410 pins.
UMES topped Howard to open the day. They easily rolled past the Bison 918-740 in the total-pinfall five-game Baker format. The Hawks opened with a 243 and never looked back. Next up was rival Delaware State. The Hornets made a match of it as UMES edged them 968-945. The Hawks opened with a 232 to start the scoring. They didn't roll another 200 plus game the rest of the match and DSU got two, a 205 and a 202, but UMES kept it close enough after they built the 54 pin lead in game one.
The third match was against Coppin State. UMES soared over the Eagles 972-583, posting three 200 plus games (203, 225 and 206). The fourth match was Hampton and UMES cruised 882-645 winning all five games easily. The Hawks closed out the day with a win over Morgan State 1019-748 for their highest pinfall of the day in the five game set. UMES built a huge lead to start, winning game one 223-115 and then adding a 215 and a 212 over the next two games.
Coach Kayla Bandy juggled her lineup throughout the day, getting freshman Melanie Copey (Ontario, NY.) her first taste of collegiate bakers in the wins over Coppin State and Hampton. She also used four different lead-off bowlers and a pair of different anchors, taking advantage of the opportunity to try different lineups.
UMES got solid play from Valerie Riggin (Vista, Calif.) who filled 94% of her 50 frames bowled, all in the third position. Victoria Jones (Baltimore, Md.), coming off a solid day yesterday, combined with Thashaina Seraus (Oranjestad, Aruba) to mark in the tenth frame 21 of the 25 baker games. Jones bowled four of those games in anchor while Seraus carried the load in the fifth spot.
Sara Pelayo (Distrito Federal, Mexico) who bowled lead-off in two matches and second in another filled almost 90% of her 28 frames for a solid showing.
Tatiana Munoz (Ibague Tolima, Colombia), who led the Hawks yesterday, wasn't quite as good on Sunday, but combined on both days and had a 92% single-pin spare percentage and a 43% strike percentage, which can be thought of similar to a batting average, meaning on the weekend she would have struck 43 times out of 100 frames thrown, her best percentage for a tournament in her career.
"We got a total team effort this weekend," said Bandy. "Everyone contributed; some showed in the stats, some didn't. We got everybody some time and they took advantage of it. Each player did their part to fill frames. Justyne Falbo (Greensburg, Pa.) was one of those who filled frames when we needed her to. She is throwing it the best she has since coming to UMES and I am looking forward to seeing that kind of improvement in everyone. Our lone freshman Melanie [Copey] got some action and I think she will start really improving. This team can be very exciting and I am looking forward to see where we can go with our mix of seniors to newcomers"
UMES hosts the Hawk Classic next weekend, an 18-team tournament hosted by Millsboro Lanes, in Millsboro, Del. Action starts Friday, November 14th and ends Sunday, November 16th.
"I think this was a good weekend for us," concluded Bandy. "It helped us prepare for the Hawk Classic. We now have a better understanding of where our strengths lie and we plan to capitalize on those moving forward."
