FAIRFIELD, Conn.—The Sacred Heart women's bowling team opened the season with a win to kick off their Bowl for a Cure tournament, going 4-0 on the day at the Nutmeg Bowl.
The Pioneers started the day with an 883-820 win over St Francis College. In the next round, Sacred Heart took down the 2021 Bowl for a Cure Champion, Adelphi, 983-764. With a bye in the third round, Sacred Heart went on to win the fourth round, 978-912 over Bryant. The Pioneers were the tournament leader in total pins to secure the number one seed in the final position round. To wrap up the first day of the Bowl for the Cure tournament, Sacred Heart beat Adelphi for the second time in the day, 878-774.
Rachel Glowniak led the team with a 20.17 frame average followed by
Megan Prettyman's 19.38 frame average. Pettyman, a first year, led the team in strikes, tossing strikes on 50% of her attempts in her collegiate debut.
Paige Donovan and
Jacqueline Gonzalez were 100% on single pin spare conversions. The performance by the team today was a full team effort.
Match 1: 883-820 Win vs St Francis Brooklyn
Games: 150, 201, 191, 182, 159
Starting Lineup:
Rachel Glowniak,
Morgan Brunet,
Paige Donovan,
Hannah Manetta
Highlights:
Nancy Kohut threw strikes 6 of 10 shots
Match 2: 983-764 Win vs Adelphi
Games: 190, 182, 194, 255, 162
Starting Lineup:
Rachel Glowniak,
Jacqueline Gonzalez,
Paige Donovan,
Hannah Manetta
Highlights:
Rachel Glowniak threw strikes on 7 out of 10 shot for a 256 for ten frames.
Match 3: 901 Bye Round
Games: 199, 189, 190, 155, 168
Starting Lineup:
Jacqueline Gonzalez,
Molly Chiesa,
Nancy Kohut,
Rachel Glowniak,
Hannah Manetta
Highlights: Eight combined for 901 during the bye round including the debut of freshman Nancy Prettyman
Match 4: 978-912 Win vs Bryant
Games: 203, 205, 191, 198, 181
Starting Lineup:
Morgan Brunet,
Megan Prettyman,
Paige Donovan,
Rachel Glowniak,
Hannah Manetta
Highlights:
Megan Prettyman led the team with 5 of 10 strikes and 210 for ten frames
Match 5:878-774 Win vs Adelphi
Games: 184, 133, 189, 189, 183
Starting Lineup:
Morgan Brunet,
Nancy Kohut,
Megan Prettyman,
Rachel Glowniak,
Hannah Manetta
Highlights: Win in the championship match gave SHU tournament win
