FINAL RESULTS
Monmouth: 5-5 record 
Baker: 1-3
Traditional: 3-1
Championship: 1-1

GREENSBORO, NC – The Monmouth University bowling team saw its first conference competition of the 2021 season this weekend at the MEAC Meet and came away with a .500 record. 

The Hawks went 5-5 head-to-head in the three-day tournament and picked up two wins over top-25 teams by defeating #13 North Carolina A&T and #15 Delaware State in baker format. Sunday's bracket play had the Hawks split the two matches, with a win over UAB.

Senior Camelia Coffman paced the Hawks with an individual 11th place finish that included a pair of 200+ games. 

NOTES & QUOTES
"Our scoring pace continues to improve, but we fell short of our goal for a winning record. Our losses taught us some valuable lessons on what we need to work on to keep getting better and our wins will help us continue to build confidence. Overall it was a great experience and opportunity for our athletes to compete against some strong MEAC teams."
- Director of Bowling Karen Grygiel

- Monmouth was second on Friday with 4,729 pins in baker matches. 

- The Hawks finished third with 4,624 pins over five traditional games during Saturday's competition. 

- Mafe Aguiluz made her collegiate debut for the Hawks. 

- Monmouth went 5-5 overall, including three baker match wins. 

- The Hawks collected their first two wins over Top-25 opponents this season by defeating #15 Delaware State and #13 North Carolina A&T in baker matches.

- The event featured five MEAC teams, #13 North Carolina A&T, #15 Delaware State, UAB, Coppin State and Monmouth.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Camelia Coffman totaled 968 pins for a season-best 193.60 average and an 11th place finish to lead the Hawks. Coffman rolled two 200+ games, giving her three on the year and 32 for her career.

- Skylar Smith added one 200+ game, giving her 23 in her career, and finished 13th overall. Her 13th place spot was her highest of the year.

- Saige Yamada rolled two 200+ games, including a team-weekend and personal season-best score of 232. She has five 200+ games this year and 27 for her career.

- Amanda Zappacosta tossed her first 200+ game of the year (203), giving her four-career 200+ efforts.

- Freshman Mafe Aguiluz rolled her first-career 200+ game and averaged 191 in two traditional games.

- Dani Seaman's high game of 189 was her best of the season.

- In Friday's 976-864 win over Coppin State, the Hawks set a season-high in Baker Format and also their largest margin of victory on the year (112 pins).

- Monmouth's 982 pins in the traditional match against North Carolina A&T marked a season-high for the Hawks.

NEXT UP
Monmouth will have a weekend off before resuming its schedule on March 5 for the three-day Northeast Roundup in Lodi, NJ.