FINAL RESULTS
Overall: 6-7
Traditional: 3-2
Baker: 3-2
Championship: 0-3

SMYRNA, TN – The No. 24 Monmouth University bowling team (52-51, 10-6 MEAC) closed out its regular season slate at Vanderbilt's Music City Classic over the weekend. In a tough field that included 19 ranked squads, the Hawks earned a 16^th place finish overall out of 33 competing schools.
 
On Friday, MU picked up a win over No. 12 Maryville in Baker play. The Blue and White also notched a victory on Saturday in a traditional match against Alabama State, who received votes in the latest NTCA poll.
 
Siyah Sweeny was the top individual finisher for the Hawks on Saturday, placing 34^th overall out of 203 bowlers. The sophomore achieved a total pinfall of 1,023 over five games, which was good for an average score of 204.6 per game. She posted three 200+ games, including a high game of 258 which was the highest single-game score for a Hawks bowler this season.

NOTES & QUOTES
"Though our win-loss record doesn't reflect it, we bowled well this weekend and averaged the highest we have all season amongst the most difficult field in the country. I'm very proud of our scoring pace and the fight our student-athletes showed going up against several top ten programs. It was a great event to gear us up for conference championships this weekend." – Director of Bowling Karen Grygiel

-Monmouth finished the regular season with an overall record of 52-51
-They earned the fourth seed in the MEAC with a 10-6 record in league play
-Grygiel reached the 50-win mark for the fifth time in the last five full seasons
-The Hawks were ranked in each monthly NTCA poll throughout the regular season
-Saige Yamada was the team leader in 200+ games with 17 over the course of the season
-Yamada also bowled the most games (45) and finished with the highest total pinfall (8,621)
-Jamie Phelan finished with an average score per game of 192.2, which was a team-best

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Over five games, Phelan had an average score of 196.6 with two 200+ games
-Yamada knocked down 927 pins over five games, notching two 200+ games
-Jenna Lehrer bowled four games, tallying two 200+ games while posting an average score of 193.5
-In two games, Mafe Aguiluz had a total pinfall of 389 including a high game of 201
-Sierra Poole had an average score of 175 over her two games
-Dani Seaman knocked over 292 pins over two games

NEXT UP
The Hawks will turn their focus to the MEAC Championships this weekend in Chesapeake, VA. The three-day event begins on Friday, March 25 and runs through Sunday, March 27. The first match for the fourth-seeded Hawks will be against fifth-seeded Morgan State at 9:00 AM on Friday.