THE GAME FACTS
Scores: #14 UMES 922, Howard 725
                #2 Vanderbilt 1110, #14 UMES 1022
                #4 Louisiana Tech 1011, #14 UMES 927
                #14 UMES 1048, #12 Tulane 861
                #6 Arkansas St. 1012, #14 UMES 933
Location: New Castle, Del.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Hawks opened the Northeast Classic with a very tough draw with three top-six teams. However, first up, UMES took down a familiar MEAC opponent in Howard by nearly 200 pins with a 922-725 victory.
• Next up were the Commodores of #2 Vanderbilt. Despite a 267 in game four of five, the Hawks dropped the matchup 1110-1022, in the teams' third meeting this season.
• It didn't get much easier as #4 Louisiana Tech was next. The Hawks claimed games one and four, but the final pin total was in favor of the Bulldogs, 1011-927.
• UMES rebounded with a ranked win over #12 Tulane in the fourth matchup of the day. Not only did the Hawks claim each of the five games, but also the pin total by nearly 200 with a 1048-861 win over the Green Wave
• The final dual of the day saw UMES take on #6 Arkansas St. The Hawks took games one and two by a combined three pins before the Red Wolves took games three and four in close competition. Game five saw UMES slip while ASU claimed the meeting, 1012-933.

BY THE NUMBERS

• The Hawks faced off against three top-six teams on the same day for the first time this season. 
• UMES hit over 1,000 twice on the day (loss to #2 Vanderbilt, win over #12 Tulane)

SPARE THOUGHTS WITH COACH PETRIN

• "We had an up and down day against tough competition. I thought we did some things really well but we know we have to be more consistent going into Saturday. We missed a lot of spare opportunities in our three losses, which most likely would have made the difference."
• "I thought Gabby (Gabriella Ochoa Hubbard) was strong for us throughout the day. She has been good at staying focused and being consistent."
• "The Northeast Classic is always a challenging event with a great field. We will regroup and get ready for Saturday."

UP NEXT

• The Hawks be back on the lanes tomorrow, January 20 with traditional game matchups with against #23 Central Missouri, #15 Mount St. Mary's, #21 McKendree, Adelphi, and #10 Maryville.