ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's bowling squad was one of seven Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) teams to receive National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) All-Academic honors for excelling academically.

NTCA recognized teams with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.2 or higher during the 2020-21 academic year and individuals with a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher. As a team, the Lions boasted a 3.293 GPA, while senior Hali Hartley (Seven Fields, PA/Mars), and freshmen Hayley Feylton (Midway, PA/Fort Cherry) and freshman Bella Pilyih (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler) were chosen to the NTCA All-Academic Team.

Hilbert, La Roche, Medaille, Mt. Aloysius, Penn State Altoona and Saint Vincent also represented the AMCC on the NTCA All-Academic chart.

A record 59 bowling programs across the country achieved a cumulative team GPA of 3.2 or higher with Morgan State University bowlers earning the highest cumulative grade point average of 3.840 this academic year.  385 honorees, representing 63 institutions, achieved a 3.4 or higher and All-Academic recognition.