The Saint Vincent women's bowling team captured first place in the Unicorn Invitational, hosted by La Roche University at Perry Park Lanes in Pittsburgh.
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SVC started the day with a victory over Pitt-Bradford, 814-735. SVC held a small lead through the first four games of the 5-game Baker team set, then pulled away in the last game with a 182-139 win.
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The Bearcats suffered a loss in the second match at the hands of Pitt-Greensburg, 862-799. The Bobcats started strong with games of 196 and 198 to open a 75-pin lead, and it was too much for Saint Vincent to overcome.
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Saint Vincent bounced back quickly, opening the match against Penn State-Behrend with games of 206 and 213, going on to win 873-762. The team then continued to improve in the final two matches of the day, defeating Penn State-Altoona, 909-756, with a high game of 216, and outscoring host La Roche 940=769, with games of 214 and 226 to start the series.
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The Bearcats had the highest team scoring total of the day, therefore earning first place in the tournament.Â
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Senior
Mercedes Belch led the way, with a Baker per-frame average of 19.29, a game equivalent of 192.9. Sophomore
Jackie Koehler averaged 17.86 (178.6). She was followed on the scoresheet by a pair of freshmen,
Kaylea Wright (17.09) and
Sabine Strickland (17.08).Â
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Saint Vincent is now 6-2 on the season, and will return to action on Saturday, November 20, as the team hosts the two-day Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference round robin tournament at Lincoln Lanes in Latrobe. The event will start at 10AM on Saturday, and at 9AM on Sunday.
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