Women’s Bowling Finishes Fifth At Bobcat Baker Tournament

MONROEVILLE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's bowling team placed fifth at the two-day Bobcat Baker Tournament hosted by Pitt-Greensburg with a record of 3-5 in eight baker matches.

Final Scores

Day One (Baker):

Saint Vincent 888, Penn State Behrend 756
Penn State Behrend 690, La Roche 648
New Jersey City 793, Penn State Behrend 725
Penn State Behrend 727, Mt. Aloysius 658

Day Two (Baker):

Penn State Altoona 719, Penn State Behrend 718
Alvernia 883, Penn State Behrend 823
Ursuline 872, Penn State Behrend 741
Penn State Behrend 762, Pitt-Greensburg 635

Key Moments:

* The Lions went 2-2 to end in third place after day one, picking up victories over La Roche (690-658) and Mt. Aloysius (727-658)
* In the second match of the day, Behrend put out the baker lineup of Ashley Debich (Leechburg, PA/Kiski Area), Emily Warrene (Tarentum, PA/Deer Lakes), Chelsea Wayne (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy), Sidney Batsa (Latrobe, PA/Greater Latrobe), and Bella Pilyih (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler Area) that recorded a win against the Redhawks
* To end Saturday afternoon, Debich served as the lead bowler once again, while Pilyih was the anchor to help the Lions defeat the Mounties. Also, Katy Richardson (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg) was added as bowler three for Wayne in the final match of day one
* To begin the final day of the tournament, Penn State Altoona pulled off a one pin advantage to take down Behrend (719-718)
* The Lions earned their first victory on Sunday in the final match against Pitt-Greensburg, 762-635
* The lineup of Debich, Warrene, Richardson, Batsa, and Pilyih took four of five games from the Bobcats to win the last match of the tournament
* As a team, Behrend finished with a total pinfall of 6,680 and average game score of 148.4
* The Lions knocked down a team-high 823 pins in their match against Alvernia

Up Next:

* Behrend will compete in the Daemen Classic next weekend, beginning on Saturday, Nov. 11