New Castle, DE - The Wagner College women's bowling team went 5-5 at the Northeast Invitational in New Castle, DE from Friday, January 17 to Sunday, January 19, hosted by Sacred Heart.

On day one, the Seahawks participated in five Baker-style matches, winning three and dropping two.

Wagner defeated Dominican (NY) (983-814), Merrimack (942-942), and Howard (933-816) but fell to Nebraska (854-1001) and Stephen F. Austin (789-984).

On day two, Wagner competed in five traditional matches, going 2-3 on the day.

The Green & White's tournament was highlighted by a traditional victory over defending National Championship winners #1 Vanderbilt (922-910).

Wagner would defeat #12 McKendree (991-984) before dropping three straight to Jacksonville State (900-1098), Felician (943-1032), and Mount St. Mary's (875-927).

As a team, the Seahawks would finish in 30th out of 38 participating teams, with an average pinfall of 183 per game.

Individually, junior Samantha McDermott finished in 40th out of the 247 player field, averaging a pinfall of 207.2 per game, highlighted by a 224 pinfall performance against Felician.

Senior Kristina Colon followed by earning 68th place, with an average pinfall of 193.8.

Wagner's win over #1 Vanderbilt is the biggest in program history since the Seahawks took down the 2022 national champions, McKendree (1013-948), at last year's North East Classic in early January of 2023.

Next up, the Seahawks will host the Seahawk Invite at Rab's Country Lanes on Sunday, January 26.