FINAL RESULTS
Monmouth: 16^th out of 18, 5-8 record overall
Baker: 2-3
Traditional: 3-2
Championship: 0-3
 
MILLSBORO, Del. – The Monmouth University women's bowling team placed 16^th at the 2022 Hawk Classic Invitational this weekend hosted by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
 
Monmouth put together a 5-5 record through the first two days of the event, which included wins over St. Francis Brooklyn and #22 LIU in Baker format, as well as victories over Mercyhurst, #10 Fairleigh Dickinson, and #5 Sam Houston in Traditional format. The Hawks fell short in all three of their Championship matches on Sunday.
 
The two Monmouth freshmen put together an impressive showing at the three-day event. Brillian Soedarmasto led the Hawks with an average of 198.4 over five traditional games, earning her 14^th place individually. Desiré Villalobos posted the highest single-game performance on Saturday as she knocked down 258 pins versus #9 Youngstown State.
 
In addition, Jamie Phelan, Jenna Lehrer, and Sierra Poole each recorded a 200+ game for Monmouth.
 
NOTES & QUOTES
"We had some strong wins throughout the weekend against some top opponents in the country which shows this team's true potential. Our fall events gave us a good idea of what we need to prioritize working on during our winter break. Very proud of this group overall and excited to start preparing for next semester's competition." – Head Coach Karen Grygiel
 
- The #23 Hawks topped three nationally ranked opponents during the weekend, beating #22 LIU in Friday's Baker play, and then #10 Fairleigh Dickinson and #5 Sam Houston in Saturday's Traditional play.
 
 NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Monmouth's highest pin total in baker format was 946 against #2 Vanderbilt.
- Monmouth's largest margin of victory was 101 pins in the Baker match win over St. Francis Brooklyn (898-797).
- Monmouth's wins over #10 Fairleigh Dickinson and #5 Sam Houston are the program's first victories over a top-10 opponent since beating #2 McKendree on January 2, 2022 (1089-1052).
- The Hawks fell to #13 Duquesne via tiebreaker, 83-95, after tying at 867 in regulation.
- Brillian Soedarmasto finished 14^th individually with a 198.4 average, including a high game of 214.
- Soedarmasto rolled three 200+ games.
- Jamie Phelan finished in 39^th place with a 180.8 average, including a high game of 213.
- Desiré Villalobos rolled the best game of the entire event on Saturday knocking down 258 pins.
- Jenna Lehrer, Sierra Poole, and Villalobos each recorded a 200+ game.
- Over the weekend, Monmouth averaged 176.9 pins per game, which ranked 13th overall.
 
NEXT UP
Monmouth enters its winter break with a 15-19 overall record, going 8-10 in Baker play, 5-5 in Traditional play, and 2-4 in Championship play. The schedule for the spring semester will be released shortly.