Behrend Sits in Seventh After Day One of Conference Tournament

Behrend Sits in Seventh After Day One of Conference Tournament

NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. – The Penn State Behrend women's bowling team started the AMCC Round Robin 2 with a 1-1 overall record in two traditional matches Friday afternoon at New Jersey City.

Final Scores

Day One (Traditional):

Saint Vincent 859, Penn State Behrend 746
Penn State Behrend 829, La Roche 689

Key Moments:

* The Lions fell to Saint Vincent in the first match 859-746, but scored a win over La Roche to complete day 1 of the AMCC Round Robin 2
* Behrend is currently in seventh place in the tournament standings
* Sidney Batsa (Latrobe, PA/Greater Latrobe) led all the bowlers with a score of 216 to help the Lions past the Redhawks in match two
* Senior Bella Pilyih (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler Area) recorded a team-high 187 against the Bearcats to begin the afternoon
* Pilyih sits 11th in the individual standings with a first day average of 180, while Batsa is right behind her in 12th (179)
* As a team, Behrend tallied a 157.5 game average in 10 games played with a total pinfall of 1,575 on Friday

Up Next:

* Behrend is back at it tomorrow with four more traditional matches. The Lions take on Penn State Altoona to start day two at 10:30 a.m.