FINAL RESULTS

DAY THREE RECAP
KENOSHA, Wis. – The 10th ranked Fairleigh Dickinson women's bowling team finished seventh at the UWW Warhawk Classic after going 2-1 in bracket play on Sunday.

The Knights finished the weekend 7-5 and sit at 27-10 overall this season. 

"Coming into this weekend we knew it would be a tough one because the tournament field was full of top 10 teams and NCAA selection hopefuls," said head coach Mike LoPresti. "Overall, we improved each day and held our own. We are certainly a better team leaving than when we arrived. And, that's why we upgraded our season schedule. We needed to be challenged more, and the experience will payoff down the road."

No. 3 Arkansas State beat No. 5 McKendree in the championship match to secure the title.

 The first round on Sunday the Knights squared off with No. 9 Wisconsin Whitewater in a best-of-seven baker match. Fairleigh Dickinson got past the Warhawks in five games. The Knights win close games in games one and three. Whitewater won game four, 199-181, before the Knights wrapped up the match with a 190-172 win game five.

With the win over the hosts, the Knights moved onto face No. 2 Stephen F. Austin in round two. The Lady Jacks beat the Knights in five games. Fairleigh Dickinson fell behind three games to none before winning game five 232-169. SFA rolled its third 200 game in game five to end the match with a 222-172 win.

In a rematch of the first round, the Knights once again topped the Warhawks in five games to finish in seventh. Fairleigh Dickinson won the first three games with scores of 171, 215 and 157 before dropping game four. The Knights finished with their best score of the day with a 256 in a 66-pin win.

Individually, Karsyn Lukosius and Melanie Hannon were both named to the All-Tournament team. Lukosius has earned two all-tournament team honors this season and this was Hannon's first.

LoPresti continued, "Melanie Hannon stepped up this weekend. She clearly exhibited why she is a three-time All-American. Karsyn Lukosius showed tremendous resiliency during the event. After struggling with her mechanics on Friday, she found her stroke on Saturday and continued to demonstrate how explosive her game can be during the traditional game matches and the baker playoff rounds. I am extremely proud of these two for putting the program on their backs this weekend."

DAY TWO RECAP
KENOSHA, Wis. – Number-ten ranked Fairleigh Dickinson will be the seventh seed when bracket play starts tomorrow at the UWW Warhawk Classic after going 3-2 on Saturday in traditional team games.

The Knights will play the eight seed No. 9 Wisconsin Whitewater Warhawks to open bracket play tomorrow.

Karsyn Lukosius was the top individual on the day with a 231.2 average over five games. The high score for the junior was a 258 in game three. The 258 was not the highest score by a Knight on the day, Melanie Hannon rolled a 268 in game two on her way to 227 average and third in the individual standings.

Saturday started with a loss to the No. 9 Warhawks 966-916. Lukosius led the way with a 233. Morgan Walsh had the next score at 181 for the Knights.

The Knights got back to .500 on the day with win over No. 5 McKendree 1,076-935. Three Knights rolled over a 200. Hannon had her 268, Laura Branch tallied a 237 and Lukosius had a 207.

Game three saw the Knights improve to a pin total of 1,081 and beat Maryville; 1,081-813. Lukosius led the way with a 258. Hannon was close behind with a 235 and 226 had a 226. Morgan Brown almost hit 200 with a 197.

Fairleigh Dickinson made it three straight wins after beating No. 21 Valparaiso, 1,032-874. Lukoisus led the charge again with a 244. Hannon (221) and Brown (210) were also over 200 as well.

In the final match of the day, No. 4 Vanderbilt was the opponent for Fairleigh Dickinson. The Commodores got the win, 1,028-951. Hannon had a 235 and Lukosius has a 214 for Fairleigh Dickinson.

The winner of the Knights and Warhawks match tomorrow gets the loser of Sacred Heart and Stephen F. Austin. If the Knights go 3-0 tomorrow they will be able to move up to fifth place.
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DAY ONE RECAP
KENOSHA, Wis. – The first day of the Wisconsin Whitewater Warhawk Classic had No. 10 Fairleigh Dickinson go 2-2 with a bye over five baker matches.

The five baker matches were total pin fall over five games. Fairleigh Dickinson sits in eighth place (4,693) in the standings after the first day.

"We're happy to finish the day 2-2 considering how inconsistently we played," said head coach Mile LoPresti afterward. "We prepared ourselves well, but it really did not translate [today]. We will need to step it up tomorrow because we're scheduled to play against the rest of the tournament leaders. I'm confident we can play better."

The Knights opened the day with a win over Lincoln (Mo.) 831-696. The Knights rolled a 168 to the Tigers' 103 in game one. A 212 in game three for the Knights and a 133 for the Tigers allowed the Knights to pull away further.

Game two of the day saw the Knights take on No. 3 Arkansas State. The Red Wolves came away with a 968-907 win. The Knights started well with a 191 and a 179 in the first two games and led by 69 pins after games one and two. Arkansas State then rolled 245, 208, 214 to close the match and win by 61 pins.

Fairleigh Dickinson bounced back in game three against No. 25 Elmhurst with a 990-781 win. The Knights started well with a 197 in game one. None of the five games had a margin of fewer than 25 pins. The Knights rolled a 244 in game four to put the match out of reach and followed that up with a 199 in game five.

The Knights had a bye in match four. They did record their highest pin fall of the day – 1,031 – which will go towards seeding on Sunday.

Second-ranked Stephen F. Austin ended the Knights' day with a 993-894 loss. The Lady Jacks started with a 223 to the Knights' 171. The Knights came back with a 204 in game two, but in game five the Knights put up a 159 to SFA's 192.

Five traditional team games are scheduled for the teams tomorrow.