Midlothian, Va. - Monmouth University women's bowling team wrapped up the fall portion of the 2010-11 schedule with a 10^th place finish at the 2010 St. Paul's Jeanette Lee Invitation last weekend.

"This past weekend was a great way to finish up our first semester of competition," said head coach Karen Grygiel. "This weekend, we met new goals and plan to continue reaching new heights when we return to competition in the spring. The level of competition this team has exhibited in its first year is inspiring." 

The Hawks finished 10^th out of a field of 22, while recording a new game-high of 1,009 on the weekend.  MU finished with a 9-5 record during the two-day event, the best head to head win-loss percentage of the young season.

Individually, it was Brittany Havens (Bordentown, N.J./Bordentown Reg.) which led the Hawks with a 193.33 average, while junior Rikki Del Donno (Fairless Hills, Pa./Pennsbury [FDU]) held a 178.8 average and Emily Fiore (Toms River, N.J./Toms River East) had a 174.8.  MU had three bowlers with more than 1,000 pins knocked down over the weekend.

In Sunday's baker match play format, the Hawks defeated Bowie State (964-815) in their opening round match before topping Virginia Union by a score of 1,389-1,286 in the next match.  The Hawks ultimately lost to conference foe Long Island to claim 10 ^th place.

Monmouth, which owns a 23-26 record, will have a bit of a break before returning to compete in the Kutztown Invitational on January 28-30.