Behrend Bowling Ready for AMCC Championships

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The No. 4 Penn State Behrend women's bowling team will compete in the first round of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships against No. 5 New Jersey City. Match time at Pines Plaza Lanes in Pittsburgh is set for 10 a.m. The winner of this single elimination mega match will take on No. 1 Saint Vincent at 2:30 p.m.

Coverage:

Video | AMCC Tournament Page

No. 4 Behrend News & Notes:

* Behrend enters the conference tournament with an overall record of 34-41 and an AMCC record of 11-9
* The Lions most recently defeated Pitt-Bradford in two traditional games and a baker match last Saturday to end the regular season
* In November, Behrend finished 6-4 for fourth place at the AMCC Round Robin 1, which consisted of 10 baker games
* At the beginning of February, the Lions tallied a record of 5-5 at Round Robin 2 for an overall conference record of 11-9 to earn the fourth seed in the AMCC Tournament
* For the season, Sidney Batsa (Latrobe, PA/Greater Latrobe) has tallied a team-high traditional average of 164.38 in 40 games played, while Bella Pilyih (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler Area) leads the Lions with a baker average of 16.86 over 372 frames
* In 204 traditional games played, Behrend holds a team average of 158.65 with a total pinfall of 32,365

No. 5 New Jersey City News & Notes:

* New Jersey City comes in to Friday's match with an overall record of 22-32 and a conference record of 10-10
* The Gothic Knights picked up two wins over nationally-ranked Niagara (915-911) and Bloomfield (874-826) at the Northeast Region Roundup hosted by Wilmington this past weekend
* New Jersey City placed fifth in the AMCC Round Robin 1 with a record of 6-4 and tallied a record of 4-6 for eighth place in the second round robin, finishing with an overall record of 10-10 for the fifth seed in the conference tournament
* Senior Rebecca Hoff leads the team and ranks top-10 in the conference with an 18.07 traditional average and a 17.42 baker average

Tournament Schedule:

FRIDAY

10:00am:  First round (single elimination mega match)
Match 1:  #3 Alvernia vs. #6 Pitt-Bradford
Match 2:  #4 Penn St. Behrend vs #5 New Jersey City

1:00pm: Lunch (re-oil)

2:30pm:  Second Round (double elimination mega match)
Match 3:  Winner of Match 2 vs. #1 Saint Vincent
Match 4:  Winner of Match 1 vs. #2 William Smith

SATURDAY

9:30am:  Third Round (double elimination mega match)

Match 5:  Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4
Match 6:  Loser of Match 3 vs. Loser of Match 4
(Loser of M6 is eliminated)

1:30pm:  Fourth Round (double elimination mega match)

10 mins. practice

Match 7:  Loser of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6
(Loser M7 is eliminated)

SUNDAY

9:30am:  Fifth Round (double elimination mega match)
Match 8:  Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 7

10 mins. Practice (only if Match 9 is needed)

Match 9:  Immediately following Match 8
(only needed if Winner of Match 5 is Loser of Match 8)