FINAL RESULTS
Monmouth: 2 of 11, 9-3 record
Baker: 3-2
Traditional: 5-0
Championship: 1-1

ROCKAWAY, NJ –  The Monmouth University women's bowling team opened its 2019-20 season with a second-place finish at the Caldwell Cougar Classic hosted by Caldwell University at Rockaway Lanes.

Monmouth went 9-3 during the three-day event, including a perfect 5-0 record in traditional team matches. The Hawks earned victories over four ranked opponents at the event, highlighted by their two wins over No. 9 Fairleigh Dickinson

Senior Kyla Day led the Hawks individually with a 12th-place finish as she totaled 1,097 pins across six traditional games.

NOTES & QUOTES
"It was a great start to our season. I'm very proud of this team and the way they rallied together when they needed to." - Director of Bowling Karen Grygiel

- The #25 ranked Hawks defeated four nationally-ranked opponents over the weekend, including two during Baker matches on Friday, #11 Sacred Heart and #24 Long Island University.

- Monmouth defeated #9 Fairleigh Dickinson twice, during Saturday's traditional match and in Sunday's championship round.

- Monmouth has two top-ten wins in the 2019-20 season.

 NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Monmouth's highest pin total in baker format was 993 in the win over #11 Sacred Heart

- Monmouth's largest margin of victory was 194 pins in the traditional match win over New Jersey City University (991-806).

- Camelia Coffman led Monmouth with a 238 high game in traditional match play. Coffman's 238 was a new Monmouth career high and she registered her 18^th career 200+ game.

- Erin Mastropietro rolled a career-high game of 215, her first 200+ game.

- Kyla Day recorded her 17^th career 200+ game.

NEXT UP
Monmouth returns to competition on November 8 when it competes in the first MEAC event of the season, in Baltimore, MD.