FINAL RESULTS
Monmouth: 3 of 11, 8-4 record
Baker: 2-3
Traditional: 5-0
Championship: 1-1

GLEN BURNIE, MD –  The Monmouth University bowling team rolled its way to a third-place finish in the first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference event of the 2019-20 season this weekend at Bowl America Glen Burnie.

Monmouth had an 8-4 head-to-head record across the three-day event, including a perfect 5-0 record in traditional team matches. The Hawks earned victories over two ranked opponents, with wins over No. 19 UAB and #8 North Carolina A&T.

Sophomore Saige Yamada earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team with her fifth place finish. Yamada totaled 1,220 pins across six traditional games.

NOTES & QUOTES
"Competition in the MEAC gets stronger each year and it showed in this weekend's first conference meet. We came out with a good record and posted some strong scores. We are looking forward to the prep time leading into our next tournament to keep improving our scoring pace." - Director of Bowling Karen Grygiel

- Monmouth improved to 17-7 overall through two competitions in 2019-20.

- The #25 ranked Hawks defeated two nationally-ranked opponents over the weekend, including a traditional match win over #19 UAB and then a bracket victory against #8 North Carolina A&T.

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

 NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Monmouth's highest pin total in baker format was 1,025 in the win over Howard. It marked the highest baker format total of the season for the Hawks.

- Monmouth's largest margin of victory was 285 pins in the traditional match win over Florida A&M (1025-898). It was the largest traditional match difference of the 2019-20 season.

- Skylar Smith led Monmouth with a 235 high game in traditional match play. Smith had three 200+ games over the weekend and now has five-career 200+ games. She finished 35^th, the best individual place of her career.

- Saige Yamada's fifth-place finish was the highest of her career. She rolled the first three 200+ games of her season, including a season-best 236. Yamada has eight-career 200+ efforts.

- Erin Ohta threw a career-high game of 226, her first 200+ game of the season and third career

- Camelia Coffman rolled two 200+ games, giving her three on the year and 20 for her career..

- Kyla Day recorded her 18^th career 200+ game and second of the season with a season-best 201.

NEXT UP
Monmouth resumes competition on November 22 when it competes at the UMES Hawk Classic in Millsboro, DE.