Staten Island, NY – The Wagner College women's bowling team finished third in the inaugural Seahawks Invite, hosted by Wagner at Rab's Country Lanes on Friday. The four-team invitational featured the host Seahawks, the No. 7 ranked Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers, the LIU Sharks, and the Saint Thomas Aquinas College Spartans.
Today's invitational featured three traditional matches along with two Baker matches.
The Mountaineers, who posted a 4-1 overall record, took home the inaugural team title with a total pinfall of 4,682. Both LIU and the host Seahawks recorded identical 3-2 records, but the Sharks edged out Wagner in the final pinfall count, 4,672-4,328, to take home second-place.
Traditional Match #1 – Wagner 799, Saint Thomas Aquinas 789
- Wagner edged out Saint Thomas Aquinas by ten pins in what turned out to be one of the closest matches of the tournament.
- Jessica Fetik led the way for the Seahawks, rolling a team-high 194. Totiana Miranda finished up with a 166.
- Megan Dobrinski led Saint Thomas Aquinas with a high score of 182. Brianna Randazzo rolled a 173 for the Spartans.
Traditional Match #2 – LIU 907, Wagner College 831
- In a matchup between two conference foes, LIU was paced by Francesca Rossi and Nicole Lettich as the two bowled a 206 and 201, respectively.
- Emily Cavanaugh tossed a 179 in powering the Sharks past the Seahawks.
- Totiana Miranda led the way for Wagner with a final total of 190.
- Fetik and Anelise Terrano rolled a 172 and 170, respectively.
Traditional Match #3 – No. 7 Mount St. Mary's, 924, Wagner 818
- In the last traditional match of the day, Wagner and the No. 7 ranked Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers met for the fourth time this season.
- Mount's Tamera Stanton led the Mountaineers with a score of 246. Rebecca Dodson was next at 180.
- Victoria Shaw bowled well for Wagner, firing off a 191 to lead the Seahawk bowlers.
- Terrano continued to throw the ball well, finishing with a 184.
Baker Match #1 – Wagner College 885, Saint Thomas Aquinas 735
- Wagner controlled the first baker match against the Spartans.
- Amanda Medvetz was the high bowler for the Green & White with a 221.
- Terrano continued her torrid stretch posting a 174.
- Jessica Pearson threw a 191 to lead STAC.
Baker Match #2 – Wagner 995, LIU 917
- The Seahawks avenged its early setback to the Sharks in claiming a 78-pin triumph.
- Terrano found her rhythm early in the match and rolled her highest total of the afternoon, a 235, to lead Wagner.
- Miranda and Fetik finished up at 194 while Medvetz (191) along with Amanda Burdett (181) completed the scoring for the hosts.
- LIU had two bowlers finish over 200, highlighted by Patricia Kelly's 226 performance. Lettich added a total score of 213.
After the match, an inaugural all-tournament team was announced, consisting of five bowlers. To be eligible the student-athletes must have competed in all three traditional matches.
Seahawks Invite – All-Tournament Team
Francesca Rossi, LIU (619 total | 206.33 avg.)
Tamera Stanton, Mount St. Mary's (606 total | 202.00 avg.)
Amanda Yeung, Mount St. Mary's (603 total | 201.00 avg.)
Rebecca Dodson, Mount St. Mary's (559 total | 186.33 avg.)
Nicole Lettich, LIU (559 total | 186.33 avg.)
The Seahawks had three bowlers among the top-ten finishers in the event, as Fetik placed eighth overall, averaging 170.33 after knocking down 511 pins.
Anelise Terrano was next with a 167.67 averaged (503 total pinfall) while
Totiana Miranda rounded out the top-10 with a 163.67 average (491 total pinfall).
Post-Match Interview
Head Coach
Joseph Ambrose
Opening Statement…
- "Today, we didn't perform well in the traditional matches. Missed some chances and our team spare shooting wasn't where we wanted it to be. It will be something will focus on at practice this week."
Team's play in Baker matches…
- "We were able to make the adjustments, from a equipment and lineup perspective. We saw the benefits of that as our per game average went from 163 in traditional to 188.8 in Baker.
- "We put Anelise (Terrano) in as anchor for the first time and she performed well, filling 19 straight frames and leaving just one open.
- "We used a lineup of mixing in all six bowlers and were very solid against Saint Thomas Aquinas and LIU.
- "To pick up two conference wins in the first two days of the program is truly a remarkable feat."
Looking ahead to NEC #1…The expectations and feelings for your first conference meet.
- "This is the true test. The next two weeks are conference meets. Based on the team's performance over the last two days, I think we will do better than expected."
Up Next...
- Wagner returns to the lanes the weekend of Feb. 19 for the Northeast Conference (NEC) Meet #1 in Mount Joy, PA at Clearview Lanes.
