READING, Pa. – The Coppin State bowling team opened the 2014-15 season at the Kutztown Fall Classic on Saturday and Sunday at Berks Lanes.
The Eagles went 1-9 in the first tournament of the season. Coppin State was 1-4 in the Baker games and 0-5 in team matches.
As a team, Coppin State edged out New Jersey City in a Baker match, 643-638, for its lone victory of the weekend.
Individually, junior
Kristen Sharpe led the Eagles with 827 pins knocked down and averaged a 165.4 pinfall. She bowled a team-high 188 against Pitt-Bradford.
Junior
Kache Woods wasn't far behind, rolling an 806 series and averaging 161.2 pins. She had a 180 pinfall against Mount Aloysius.
In her first career appearance, freshman
Jasmine Newman had the third best total for the Eagles with 664 pins knocked down. She averaged 132.8 pins and a 160 pinfall against Mount Aloysius.
Sophomores
Maribel Lovos and
Brionca Beard bowled 579 and 520, respectively. Lovos averaged 115.8 pins and had a high game of 141 versus Franklin Pierce. Beard had a 104.0 average and had 115 against Franklin Pierce.
As Coppin State prepares for next weekend, the coaches will be focusing on having the team learn from its mistakes.
"The weekend was an eye opener for us," said coach
Ty Robinson. "We had our chance to close out games but couldn't get the job done. We learned from our mistakes on Saturday and bowled better on Sunday. We faced some good teams this weekend that took advantage of our mistakes. Being a young team, we'll get better the more we play."
The Eagles are back in action at the FDU Jamboree on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 in North Brunswick, N.J.
