Hawks earn wins over OCU, NC A&T and ASU in second day of Colonial Lanes Classic


HARAHAN, Louisiana - As the University of Maryland Eastern Shore bowling team prepares for the final day of the Colonial Lanes Classic, UMES comes into Sunday at 7-3 overall which included Saturday wins against Oklahoma Christian, North Carolina A&T and Alabama State.


"Today was a good test to see where we are as a program," UMES head coach Roger Petrin said. "We had some good moments and I think our best bowling remains ahead of us as we prepare for Sunday."


The Hawks, who are ranked twelfth in the nation, began Saturday with a come from behind win over OCU. Down by 30 pins entering the final frame, the Hawks went on to pull out the victory, 967-960. The the second match of the day, UMES ran into a tenth ranked Louisiana Tech team which bowled a total of 1094 to defeat the Hawks. The Saturday docket continued to be challenging as the Hawks lost by just four pins, 916-912, to eighth ranked Sam Houston State. 


"We showed great mental focus to come back against Oklahoma Christian which is a program that I think will eventually climb up in the national ranking," Petrin says. "We struggled to find consistency in our next two matches against two quality programs in Louisiana Tech and Sam Houston State. While we dropped those matches, it is an excellent experience for our ladies to go up against some of the top teams in the nation in order to access our strengths, weaknesses and where we need to improve."


The Hawks bounced back with their best bowling of the weekend. UMES had strong performance against fourth ranked NC A&T as the Hawks tallied 1003 pins compared to Aggies' 978 performance. UMES finished the day with a pin count of 1049 to beat Alabama State's score of 1019.


"I thought we did a great job of regaining our mental edge while finding a balance of focus and comfort against NC A&T. We always have excellent matches against them and had a level of familiarity and friendliness playing against a fellow MEAC institution," said Petrin. "We ended the day strong. The focus now becomes going undefeated on Sunday and placing as high as we can."


Currently in seventh place, the Hawks enter Sunday with the potential of placing as high as fifth place overall. The Hawks will face Alabama State in the first round of Sunday's bracket style competition.


UMES had totalled a team score of 9570 pins and a 191.4 average. NC A&T currently leads the 16 team field with 10514 pins and a 210.3 average.


In individual competition, Brooke Roberts currently leads all Hawk bowlers with an average of 209.40 and a pin count of 1047 which places her in 13th our of 99 individuals. Mariana Santos-Rivero is currently in 21st place with a 198 average and a 1005 pin count.



Follow the action of the final day of the Colonial Lanes Classic on:


Stream 1 - https://www.youtube.com/live/CkM4YBNq8qk?feature=shared

Stream 2 - https://www.youtube.com/live/GfDJgCXFHzI?feature=shared

Stream 3 - https://www.youtube.com/live/xlQUSr9bMj8?feature=shared