NEW CASTLE, Del. – The no. 20 FDU Knights began their season at the Bud Whitman Memorial hosted by Chestnut Hill this weekend. The Burgundy and Blue posted a 7-3 record and captured the championship crown when it was all said and done on Sunday evening.
 
The Knights faced off against former NEC rival no. 18 Sacred Heart in the championship round. FDU trailed 2-1 after the first three games of the best-of-seven, but then ripped off three straight wins, improving on their score in each game to win the title.
 
Allysha Howard was named the Bud Whitman Memorial MVP and singles champion. She finished day one of the event with a 220.2 average per game, the highest of any bowler in the field.
 
The Knights posted a 3-2 record on day one and a 4-1 record on the second day of the event. They did avenge two of those losses, coming back to beat Kutztown and Sacred Heart in the knockout rounds after falling to each of them earlier in the weekend.
 
DAY ONE – TRADITIONAL TOTAL PINFALL
 
FDU 969 Coppin State 808
FDU 1056 Molloy 856
FDU 967 Delaware State 1007
FDU 998 Sacred Heart 1039
FDU 979 Howard 849
 
DAY TWO – BAKER TOTAL PINFALL
 
FDU 1067 Alvernia 889
FDU 835 Kutztown 919
FDU 931 Saint Anselm 907
 
DAY TWO – BAKER BEST-OF-SEVEN
 
FDU 4 Kutztown 1 (Semifinal)
FDU 4 Sacred Heart 2 (Final)
 
WHAT'S NEXT
 
The Knights are back in action at the Ebonite Hawks Soar Higher Open in Manchester, N.H. from October 26-27.