Lions Go Head-to-Head With AMCC Favorites; Richardson Tops Behrend in Total Pins

Lions Go Head-to-Head With AMCC Favorites; Richardson Tops Behrend in Total Pins

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's bowling team hosted the Medaille Mavericks for a trio of tradional matches at Eastland Bowl on Tuesday night. The Lions went toe-to-toe with the reigning Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) champs, narrowly dropping each game to the conference favorites.  

Final Scores: Medaille 872, Behrend 822
Medaille 920, Berhend 854
Medaille 817, Behrend 731

Key Moments:
* Behrend broke their single-game high in traditional play this season with an 854 in game two 
* Each bowler eclipsed the 160-pin mark as Katie Richardson (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg) led the Lions with a 187 
* Richardson's game two score also led Behrend in single-game scoring on the day along with her three-game average of 171.67
* The Lions didn't lose a game by more than 86
* With Behrend trailing by a slim margin in game one, Reegan Malis (Butler, PA/Butler) struck out in the tenth to narrow the deficit
* Bella Pilyih (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler Area) totaled a 506 series, averaging 168.67
* Reigning AMCC Bowler of the Year, Sarah Radt topped all bowlers with a high game of 222 for the Mavericks
* Abigail Lanker (Sunbury, OH/Worthington Christian) was third on the Lions in average on the day, finishing with a 166 over two games

Up Next:
* November 20 & 21: AMCC Round Robin #1 in Latrobe, Pa.