Fairfield, CT - The Wagner College women's bowling team commenced its second season as a Division I program as the Seahawks competed at the Bowl for the Cure, hosted by fellow Northeast Conference (NEC) member, Sacred Heart.
The Green & White went 1-4 in the five Baker matches to conclude their first competition.
Coaches' Corner...
Head Coach
Joseph Ambrose
Opening Statement...
"I thought for the first event of the season our group did very well on tough conditions to score on. This was the program's first-ever five match day. It was a physical and long day of action, but prepared us as we get ready for NEC #1."
On Opening The Season...
"We got our first win away from Rab's Country Lanes and competed well in all five matches. We know that the wins will come and have a better sense of what we need to focus on in practice. I can't say enough of how hard our team competes."
Looking Forward...
"NEC #1 will be a big test with all matches in a Best-of-Seven Baker format on November 6-7. We look forward to that challenge in the first conference meet of the season."
Wagner 836, Molloy 826
- The Seahawks went up by six pins after shooting a 197 to Molloy's 191.
- Wagner continued to build their pin-total, shooting a 167 in the second game while the Lions recorded a 146 as the Seahawks upped its lead to 27 pins heading into the third game.
- The third game saw Molloy start to shoot their way back into the match, but Wagner was able to withstand the comeback, as Wagner outshot Molloy, 154-147, extending their lead to 34 pins (518-484).
- The Lions started to chip into the Seahawks' overall lead after the Lions recorded a 174 to Wagner's 158 as the Seahawks lead dwindled to 18.
- In the final game, Molloy edged out Wagner, 168-160, but Wagner was able to hang on for the ten-pin win, the first of the season.
Wagner 899, Monmouth 970
- Similar to the Molloy contest, Wagner jumped out to a 12-pin advantage, 199-187.
- The Hawks rallied back in rolling a 195 to Wagner's 173 as Monmouth went ahead by ten pins (382-372) heading into the third game.
- Monmouth continued to add to their total pinfall numbers up, as they outshot Wagner, 588-527 over the final three games as Monmouth secured the win.
Wagner 826, Caldwell 853
- For the third straight match, Wagner jumped out to the early lead, this time, leading by 30 after the first game against Caldwell (179-149).
- The Cougars cut the deficit to ten after outshooting Wagner 169-149, in the second game.
- Wagner recorded scores of 149-171-178 (498) over the final three games but it wasn't enough to overtake the Cougars.
- Caldwell fired off totals of 156-189-190 (535) to win by 27 pins.
Wagner 776, Felician 887
- For the first time on the afternoon, Wagner didn't hold the lead after the first game as the Golden Falcons held a 47-pin lead (171-124)
- The Seahawks came soaring back in the second game, firing off a 182 to Felician's 169, but the Golden Falcons were still ahead by 34 pins (340-306).
- Felician rolled a 235 in the third game while limiting Wagner to just a 144 which helped lead the Golden Falcons to the win.
Wagner 850, Molloy 881
- In a rematch of the first match of the day, Wagner and Molloy concluded play in this fifth match.
- Molloy went ahead by 83 pins after rolling a 221 to Wagner's 138.
- The Lions added 11 pins to its overall total (393-299) after Wagner shot a 161 to their 172.
- In the third game, Wagner fired off its second 200 game of the day, outperforming Molloy 205-135, cutting the deficit to just 24 pins.
- Molloy took game four, 182-160, increasing its lead to 710-664 entering the final game.
- The Seahawks outshot the Lions by 15, 186-171, but it was Molloy who collected the 31-pin win.
Baker Averages...
Up Next...
- The Seahawks will compete in the first Northeast Conference (NEC) meet of the season, NEC #1, which will be contested on Saturday, November 6 and November 7 in North Brunswick, NJ at Bowlero Lanes.
