FINAL RESULTS
Monmouth: 19^th out of 22, 5-8 record overall
Baker: 1-4
Traditional: 3-3
Championship: 1-1
 
WOODBRIDGE, Va. – The Monmouth University Women's Bowling Team collected four wins over nationally ranked opponents and placed 19^th at the 2023 Hawk Classic this weekend hosted by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
 
The Hawks knocked down 13,440 total pins across 68 games – averaging 996.8 pins in five Baker matches and 991.7 pins in six Traditional matches.
 
Monmouth began the weekend with a 1,071-1,003 win over No. 21 Lincoln Memorial on Friday, marking the first time the Hawks have beaten the Railsplitters since the ITC Nationals in May, 2021.

On Saturday in Traditional format, Monmouth collected three consecutive wins, with two of them coming against ranked schools. The Hawks defeated No. 19 Central Missouri, 963-960, before knocking off No. 8 Sam Houston, 1,109-1,044, for the second time is as many tries dating back to last season. The Blue and White followed up the two ranked wins with a 165-pin victory over Adelphi (991-826) before falling to No. 6 Youngstown State to end the day.
 
The Hawks capped off the weekend with a seven-game win over No. 21 Lincoln Memorial in Championship play followed by a six-game loss to Wilmington (Del.) to finish the weekend in 19^th place.

NOTES & NUMBERS
- Monmouth picked up four wins over ranked opponents on the weekend, pushing its season total to seven.
- The Hawks are 7-12 overall versus ranked opponents this year.
- Monmouth's highest pin total in Baker format was 1,071 versus No. 21 Lincoln Memorial.
- Monmouth's highest pin total in Traditional play was 1,109 against No. 8 Sam Houston.
- Monmouth's largest margin of victory was 165 pins in the Traditional match win over Adelphi (991-826).
- The win over No. 8 Sam Houston is the first top-10 win of the season for the Hawks.
- The Hawks put up a season-high 14 200+ games at the event.
- Jenna Lehrer rolled a career-high 268 game versus No. 8 Sam Houston.
- Sierra Poole recorded a career-best game of 258 against Bryant.
- Morgan Davis put up four 200+ games, while Siyah Sweeny had three.
- Desiré Villalobos also recorded a 200+ game.
- Over the weekend, Monmouth knocked down 13,440 total pins across 68 games.
 
NEXT UP
The Hawks will have the holiday weekend off before competing at the Northeast Classic hosted by William Patterson from Dec. 2-3 in Lodi, NJ.