TEAM RESULTS

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Led by Tournament MVP James Gatto, the Saint Vincent Bearcats recorded their highest tournament finish of the season, capturing second place in the Greater Pittsburgh Collegiate Classic, hosted by SVC at Hillview Lanes in Greensburg.

Gatto was the top individual scorer, averaging 223.2 over four games, winning the title by 23 pins among the field of 80.  As a team, the Bearcats finished as runners-up to Shawnee State University by 67 pins.  Shawnee State averaged 204.5 as a team, while SVC averaged 202.8.  A total of 11 teams competed.

Joining Gatto on the All-Tournament Team was Brandon Dunmire, who finished 4th at 205.5.  Michael Fekete was 9th overall, at 196.5, while Garrett Contee was 14th (192.7) and Dominick Spence was 16th (190.2).

The Bearcats got off to a slow start, shooting an 891 team score in the first Traditional game, led by Contee's 194.  SVC was in fifth place after the opening game.  In game two, SVC averaged over 202 as a team, shooting a score of 1013, led by Dunmire (248) and Gatto (234), jumping into second place behind Shawnee State, where they would remain the rest of the day.  The Bearcats followed with a 972 third game, with Gatto (222) and Fekete (209) leading the way.  Going into game four, the Bearcats trailed the Bears by 110 pins, but put together their best game of the day, averaging over 220 with a total of 1104. Gatto (247), Contee (237), Dunmire (235), Fekete (211) and Ryan Schuck (174) comprised the lineup.  After four Traditional games, SVC trailed Shawnee State by just four total pins, 3984-3980.

Up next were 16 Baker team games, broken into four 4-game blocks.  SVC topped the 200 mark in just twice in the first four games, while the Bears averaged 235 during the same span, opening a 165-pin lead that proved to be too much to overcome.  SVC shot a 261 in game 8, then a 246 in game 12, but found themselves 177 pins out of first with just four games to go.  Thanks to games of 246, 202, 212 and 220, the Bearcats cut the margin by more than 100 pins, but fell short of first place.

The Bearcats will head back to Ohio on Saturday, January 20 for the fourth Ohio Bowling Conference event of the season.  The tournament will take place at The Palace.