Women's Bowling | 1/22/2015 1:33:00 PM
BALTIMORE – Coppin State's women's bowling team returns to Reading, Pa. for the Kutztown Invitational.
The three-day event will take place at Heister Lanes. Competition will begin at 10:35 a.m. on Friday. Play will get started at 9:25 a.m. on Saturday and 8:25 a.m. on Sunday. The format will be quad baker on Friday, traditional on Saturday, and best-of-7 baker on Sunday. This format is mandatory for all three-day NCAA events.
The live Webcast of our event will be seen on Bowl.TV and you can also go to www.bowl.com to find it. The 'TV' pairs are 17-18 and 19-20 and every effort was made to get each of the 28 teams there for at least one match in the first two days of the event.
As the largest tournament in the NCAA this season, 28 teams will compete. The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will have a strong presence with Coppin State, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T, Delaware State, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Morgan State, Bethune-Cookman and North Carolina Central participating.
In addition, 16 of the top 20 teams ranked in the recent National Tenpins Coaches Association national poll will compete this weekend.
"I am excited for the young ladies to compete against some of the top-rated teams in the country," Coppin State head bowling coach
Ty Robinson said. "It will be a great experience for us to bowl on live TV against that caliber of competition."
Last weekend at the Lady Bulldog Classic, Coppin State finished seventh overall with three victories under their belt. On Saturday, the Eagles topped Hampton, 735-716, in a team match.
Coppin State shined on Sunday, beating Virginia Union 4-2 and Hampton 4-1 for a perfect afternoon.
Junior
Kristen Sharpe recorded 815 pins and averaged a 163 pinfall to lead the Eagles. She bowled a team-high 214, the sixth time she bested 200 since the start of the 2013 season. After taking more than two months off due to injury, junior
Kache Woods had a 175 high-game and 811 pins. The Eagles second-best scorer averaged 162.2 pins.
Freshman
Jasmine Newman rounded out the trio with 743 pins. She averaged a 189.4 pinfall and bowled 189 against Hampton. Sophomore
Maribel Lovos set career-highs in all categories with 602 pins, a 120.4 average, and 155 against Norfolk State. Classmate
Shawdae Frederick earned 572 pins and a 114.4 pinfall. She rolled a career-best 119 twice against Norfolk State and Howard.
For the season, the Eagles have been led by the triumvirate of Sharpe (160.4 pinfall average), Woods (159.7) and Newman (153.1).
Coppin State will head back to Pennsylvania next weekend to compete in the Red Flash Invitational hosted by St. Francis University. Competition will take place on Friday Jan. 30 and Saturday Jan. 31.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23rd, 2015 @ HIESTER LANES, READING, PA. 9:30AM COACHES MEETING
9:50AM OPENING CEREMONIES
10:00AM INTRO OF TEAMS/NATIONAL ANTHEM
10:10AM 12-MINUTE PRACTICE SESSION
10:25AM 10-MINUTES PRACTICE – STARTING PAIR ONLY
10:35AM BEGIN (6) 5-GAME BAKER MATCHES
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24th, 2015 @ HIESTER LANES, READING, PA. 8:40AM KU SENIOR DAY CEREMONY
9:00AM 12-MINUTE PRACTICE SESSION
9:15AM 10-MINUTES PRACTICE – STARTING PAIR ONLY
9:25AM BEGIN (6) TRADITIONAL TEAM MATCHES
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25th, 2015 @ HIESTER LANES, READING, PA. 8:00AM 12-MINUTE PRACTICE SESSION
8:15AM 10-MINUTES PRACTICE – STARTING PAIR ONLY
8:25AM BEGIN (3) BEST 4 OF 7 BAKER MATCH POSITION
ROUNDS (BRACKET STYLE)
*2:15PM CONCLUSION OF COMPETITION – BRIEF AWARDS CEREMONY TO FOLLOW - (*TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE)
