NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — The Sacred Heart University women's bowling program went 7-2 on the three-day weekend at the second Northeast Conference meet. The Pioneers are second in the league with a 14-2 record behind Fairleigh Dickinson, who are 17-1.
Sacred Heart twice defeated Duquesne (1034-981, 1045-969, 2.5-4.5), swept Wagner (1012-822, 981-757, 4-1) and lost once to Saint Francis University (951-964, 1005-863, 4-1).
SHU competes against the Knights on March 7. The team needs to win three matches over FDU to move into the top spot for the conference tournament.
Individually for the three days, Rachel Bamford led the team with an impressive 244 average in team games and an overall frame average of 21.82, with 62% strikes and 21 out of 22 single pins spares. The senior's success was followed by Colby Jones (20.36), Amanda Shelters (19.96) and Skyler Mulligan-Brown (19.81)
Day 1 – Friday
Match 1 - Team game
SHU 1,034, DU 981
169 Colby Jones
211 Amanda Shelters
193 Skyler Mulligan-Brown
202 Paige Donovan
259 Rachel Bamford
Match 2 - Baker 5 game pinfall
SHU 1,045, DU 969
SHU – DU
211-188
193-226
244-196
168-182
229-177
- A dynamic finish helped Sacred Heart secure the lead for the victory.
- SHU's starting lineup for the game consisted of Jones, who was replaced by Mannetta, along with Shelters, Mulligan-Brown, Paige Donovan and Bamford.
- SHU's starting lineup for the game consisted of Jones, who was replaced by Hannah Mannetta, along with Shelters, Mulligan-Brown, Paige Donovan and Bamford.
- Donovan led the team with 223 for 10 frames while Rachel Bamford filled all frames with a strike or spare for 202.
Match 3 - Baker best of 7
DU 4.5, SHU 2.5
SHU-DU
162-185 Loss
169-190 Loss
209-178 Win
226-235 Loss
223-233 Tie
211-163 Win
160-216 Loss
- Shelters led the team averaging 21.5 for the 14 frames, followed by Mullgan-Brown who tossed eight of 14 strikes.
- Throwing for SHU was Mannetta, Donovan, Shelters, Mulligan-Brown and Bamford.
Day 2 - Saturday
Match 1- Team Game
SHU 1,012, WC 822
237 Colby Jones
151 Amanda Shelters/Julia Favata
199 Skyler Mulligan-Brown
180 Paige Donovan
245 Rachel Bamford
Match 2 - Baker 5 game total
SHU 981, WC 757
SHU-WC
237-161
212-136
208-147
195-159
129-154
- Bamford struck six of 10 times for 193.
- SHU started Jones, Mulligan-Brown, Donovan, Shelters and Bamford in the second matchup against Wagner.
Match 3 - Baker best of 7
SHU 4, WC 1
SHU-WC
161-200 Loss
199-165 Win
168-167 Win
204-142 Win
203-193 Win
- Shelters threw seven strikes in 10 shots to score 211.
- For the final match of the day, Donovan, Shelters, Nicole Cona, Jones and Bamford dominated the lanes against the Seahawks.
Day 3 - Sunday
Match 1- Team Game
SFU 964, SHU 951
214 Colby Jones
161 Julia Favata/Amanda Shelters
191 Skyler Mulligan-Brown
167 Paige Donovan
228 Rachel Bamford
Match 2 - Baker 5 game total
SHU 1005, SFU 863
SHU-SFU
211-149
237-146
179-180
165-176
213-212
- Bamford led the team with 244 clean, including seven of 10 strikes, while Jones added six strikes for 213 to secure the first win of the matchup.
Match 3 - Baker best of 7
SHU 4, SFU 1
SHU-SFU
208-173 Win
177-181 Loss
211-169 Win
232-196 Win
218-170 Win
- Jones had 10 clean frames for 221 and Shelters 213 to take the final victory of the day.
