The Saint Vincent women's bowling team has advanced to the Championship match of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference tournament by winning a pair of matches in the semifinal round.

MATCH ONE:
The Bearcats won the traditional game over Mount Aloysius College by a score of 940-890, then outscored the Mounties 837-762 in a five-game Baker total.

In the traditional game, SVC was led by Olivia Emmonds with a 224 game, while Dani Koehler shot a 215.  Jessica Guesman finished with a 185, while both Monique Koehler and Jackie Koehler finished with twin scores of 158.

In a 5-game total Baker series, the Bearcats jumped to a 60-pin lead after one game, 191-131, and never looked back, winning by 75 pins.

MATCH TWO:
Saint Vincent defeated Medaille College by a score of 934-922 in the traditional game, led by Guesman's 223 game.  Dani Koehler shot 198, while her sister Jackie finished with a 190.  Emmonds added a 168, while Monique Koehler shot a 155 game.

In the Baker match, Medaille defeated SVC by 86 pins, and earned the total pin tiebreaker to advance to the Championship match next week.

MATCH THREE:
SVC then faced New Jersey City University in a Best-of-7 Baker elimination contest.  SVC fell behind early, 1-0, but won the next three games with scores of 213, 220 and 204.  NJCU fought back to tie the match at three, setting up a one-game finale.  The Bearcats held on for a 159-150 win in the final match to earn an opportunity to face Medaille in the Championship on Saturday, March 20.

In traditional games, Dani Koehler paced the Bearcats with an average of 206.5, while Guesman averaged 204, and Emmonds finished at 196.  

In Baker play, Abby Kyle led the team with a per-frame average of 19.20, a game equivalent of 192.  Dani Koehler averaged 18.31 per frame, followed by Guesman (18.26), Emmonds (17.79), Anna Tatham (17.0), Monique Koehler (16.80), Jackie Koehler (16.13), Kaitlyn Morrison (13.75) and Mercedes Belch (11.57).

SVC and Medaille will meet in the Championship on Saturday, March 20, at 12Noon at Sims Lanes in Beaver Falls.