SINKING SPRING, Pa. - Senior Ashley Sham paced the Burgundy and Blue and finished fifth in the individual standings as the No. 10 FDU women's bowling team concluded their first team-scoring competition of the 2022-23 campaign Saturday, taking part in the two-day Golden Bear Invite, hosted by Kutztown at Berks Lanes. The Knights (3-2) won their first two matches of the day before falling to No. 13 (DII/III) Caldwell and splitting the final two traditional scoring bouts of the afternoon. FDU resides in the fifth place slot among the team standings.
 

Results

(All traditional scoring)
Match 1 - FDU 968, Bloomfield 790
Match 2 - FDU 988, Chestnut Hill 938
Match 3 - No. 13 (DII/III) Caldwell 942, FDU 888
Match 4 - FDU 989, No. 6 (DII/III) Wilmington (Del.) 825
Match 5 - Molloy 939, FDU 897
 

Inside the Scorecard

• Sham and junior Jennifer Oxman each posted scores of 212 to lead the team in the opener against Bloomfield.
• Sophomore Allysha Howard would roll a 245 game against the Griffins in the second match of the morning - the highest score of any FDU bowler on the day.
• The Lititz, Pa. native Sham would continue her dominance in her home state with a 202 game in the third, finishing with scores of 203 and 183 to round-out the traditional scoring portion of the Golden Bear Invite.
• Newcomer graduate student Natalie Swindell shined with a Knights-best 235 in the redemption win over Wilmington (Del.)
• Finishing her day with a 967, junior Julianna Spina sits eighth individually, followed by Howard in 16th (930).

 

Looking Ahead

FDU wraps up the tournament tomorrow with four Baker-scoring total pinfall contests followed by a one-round playoff for position seeding that will follow the Baker match play format. The action at Berks Lanes gets underway at 10:15 a.m.

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