Sophomore
Jessica Guesman set a Saint Vincent record with a 279 game, as the Bearcats swept Pitt-Bradford on the road to improve to 43-5 on the season.
Guesman started the second game of the day with a pair of strikes, left and converted a 4-pin in the third, then finished the game with 9 consecutive strikes for her 279. It was the highest single-game score in school history, and her 9 straight strikes equaled a school mark.
In game one, SVC's lineup was consistent, as the team defeated the Panthers by a score of 905-775.Â
Dani Koehler led the way with a 195, while Guesman shot a 190.Â
Meghan Christman finished with a 177, while
Morgan Barlock had a 174 and
Olivia Emmonds had a 169. Â
SVC threw a 968 team score in game two, while Bradford finished with an 840. Following Guesman on the scoresheet was Koehler (179) and Christman (177). Barlock finished with a 168, while Emmonds had a 165.
The format then changed to a five-game Baker total, and the Bearcats got off to a quick start, shooting games of 199 and 200. The Bearcats ended the set with scores of 151, 175 and 181, winning the point by a 906-738 total. Â
Guesman led the team in Baker play with a 20.0 average, a game equivalent of 200. Emmonds scored a 19.0 average, while freshman
Anna Tatham finished at 17.67 and Barlock shot 17.28.
Guesman's two-game total of 469 also set a school record, while the team's total in the two traditional games was 1873, also a school record.
Saint Vincent will be back in action on March 7-8 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Tournament in Altoona.
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