TEAM RESULTS - AHBA 1
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS - AHBA 1

TEAM RESULTS - AHBA 2
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS - AHBA 2

The Saint Vincent women's bowling team completed its weekend in Michigan with a pair of top-3 finishes in two American Heartland Bowling Association events.
 
On Saturday, the Bearcats finished third among 17 teams, while on Sunday, the team missed the top spot in a 16-team field by just 20 total pins while averaging 195.7 for the day.
 
SATURDAY
The team started strong, with three bowlers shooting over 200 in the day's opening game.  Freshman Kylie McConahy led the way with a 209, while Mareana Pilyih added a 205, and Brooke Street finished with a 203.  The team's 960 total put them in fourth place.

In game two, the overall team score went up by a pin to 961, with Kaylie Kurland (235) and Savannah Douglass (232) posting the top scores. 

Despite lower scores in rounds three (889) and four (894), SVC moved up to third place.  Daphne Stuber had the top score in the third game, with a 191, while Lilly Houle's 213 was tops in game four. 
 
In game five, SVC bounced back with a 944, with Street shooting a 238, while Skyy Nicholls' 198 led the way in game six, with SVC tallying a 905 score.  The team averaged 185.1 for the afternoon.
 
SUNDAY
The Bearcats jumped to the early lead in the tournament, with a school-record team Traditional game score of 1065 in the first game (213 average).  Street had the top score with a 238, followed by Pilyih (226), Nicholls (223), Stuber (191) and Kurland (187). 
 
Saint Vincent retained its lead over second place Lawrence Tech after shooting a 951 score in game two.  Stuber (201) and Street (200) had the high scores. 

Lawrence Tech took the lead after game three, but SVC still threw well, with a team score of 946 (189.2 average).  Street finished with a 207, while Pilyih added a 201. 
 
The format then switched to Baker team games for the final four rounds, each consisting of four games each.  The Bearcats averaged over 200 in the first round, with games of 185, 182, 234 and 204 for a total of 805.  Lawrence Tech opened a 105-pin advantage over the Bearcats with just 12 games remaining, and SVC fought back to cut the gap to just 20 in the final three rounds, which included a four-game total of 797 (199 average) in the final set.
 
Street earned Tournament MVP honors with a three-game Traditional total of 645, leading  the field of 92 competitors.  Pilyih was fifth (614), while Stuber finished 10th (585) and Nicholls was 11th (583). 
 
In Bakers, Street had a per frame average of 22.7, a game equivalent of 227.  Douglass finished at 203.3, while Houle (199.5) rounded out the top three.
 
Saint Vincent has now competed in four tournaments this year, with two wins, a second and a third place effort.  The Bearcats will be back in action on Saturday, November 7 at Lincoln Lanes in Latrobe, hosting the annual Br. Pat Lacey Memorial Tournament.  The event will serve as Senior Day for the team's four senior members.