Lodi, NJ – The Wagner College women's bowling team secured three wins on Sunday to close out the Felician University Falcon Fall Classic.
Additionally, sophomore co-captain
Totiana Miranda became the first Seahawk bowler to earn All-Tournament honors after finishing fourth overall during Traditional match play.
As a whole, Wagner finished sixth overall with a 4-5 record in the nine games bowled at Lodi Lanes.
Coach's Corner – Head Coach Joseph Ambrose
"I believe we turned the corner this weekend as a program. Going into Sunday, I felt like we needed to be faster with lane transitions. We were able to do, as we secured four wins. I am extremely proud of our team's effort all weekend. I am happy for Totiana's accomplishment as she bowled well this weekend. We are still a young team but we will carry this momentum into our next competition at Coppin State."
Wagner 816, Molloy 793
- The Seahawks were pitted against the Lions in the opening match of Sunday's competition.
- The Green & White jumped out to 183-157 lead after the first game but Molloy was able to rally back in the second game, 151-146
- With a 21-pin lead heading into the third game, the Seahawks managed to edge out the Lions, 172-165, increasing the lead to 28 pins.
- Molloy chipped away at the deficit, rolling a 154 in the fourth game while the Seahawks managed to post a 145.
- Entering the final game with a 19-pin advantage, the Green & White outshot the Lions, 170-166 and took the overall match by 23 pins.
Wagner 831, Felician 804
- Wagner squared off against the hosting Falcons in the second match of the day.
- Felician jumped out to a 48-pin lead after taking game one, 199-151.
- The Seahawks answered back in the second game, outshooting the hosts, 166-133, and trimming the Falcons' lead to 15 pins.
- The Green & White took its first lead of the match after posting a 174 to Felician's 152 as Wagner went ahead by seven pins.
- The Falcons narrowed the Wagner lead to just two pins after edging the Seahawks, 156-151 in the fourth game.
- In the fifth and final game of the match, the Seahawks were rolling on all cylinders, shooting 189 while Felician posted a 164 as the Green & White notched their second victory of the day by 27 pins.
Wagner 778, Fairleigh Dickinson 855
- In the third match of the day, the Seahawks took on a familiar foe in the FDU Knights.
- FDU jumped out to 25-pin advantage after rolling a 171 to Wagner's 146.
- The Knights increased its lead to 85 pins after finishing the third game at 176 while Wagner rolled a 143.
- FDU would go on to roll a 184 in the fourth game while the Seahawks finished at 165.
- Wagner outshot FDU, 164-137, in the final game, but the Knights picked up the win in the overall match.
Wagner 785, D'Youville 791
- One of the closest matches of the day, the Seahawks took on the Saints that was back-and-forth throughout the five Baker matches.
- D'Youville took a 25-pin lead after the first game (147-122) before the Green & White rattled off a 190-167 score in the second game, trimming the Saints' lead to just two pins entering the third game.
- The Green & White would take the third game, 170-151, in building a 17-pin lead.
- D'Youville came back in the match, outshooting Wagner, 165-123, in taking a 25-pin lead into the final game.
- Despite a 180-161 performance from the Seahawks, the Saints managed to hang on for the six-pin win as Wagner moved to 2-2 on the day.
Wagner 833, Saint Francis U 800
- The final match of the tournament pitted a pair of Northeast Conference (NEC) foes in the Seahawks and the Red Flash.
- SFU went ahead by six-pins, 162-156, before Wagner answered back with a 165 in the second game, trimming the Red Flash lead to one, 322-321.
- Another narrow contest in the third game went in favor of Wagner, as the Seahawks edged out the Red Flash, 148-145, in taking a 469-467 lead into the fourth game.
- Saint Francis U fired off a 195 in the fourth game while Wagner rolled a 176 as the Red Flash took control of the match by 17 with the fifth game looming.
- Wagner regained their composure and rolled a 188 while the Red Flash managed to record a score of 138 as the Seahawks picked up their third victory of the day and fourth of the tournament.
Individual Standings…
- Following Miranda's fourth-place finish, in which she averaged a 189.60 (948 total pins), newcomers America Carhart and Lauren Ruth Sarreal placed among the top-20, as Carhart finished with a 168.40 (842 total pins) and Sarreal at a 166.00 (830 total pins).
Baker Averages…
- Carhart paces the Seahawks this weekend during Baker competition, posting a 16.9 average.
- Sarreal was next at 16.7 followed by Miranda 16.3 and co-captain Amanda Medvetz at 16.1.
Up Next…
- Wagner will head down to Baltimore, MD this weekend to compete at the Golden Eagles Classic, hosted by Coppin State University.
