FREDERICK, Md. (October 20, 2019) – Howard University Women's Bowling team had a strong showing at the Mount Shootout (Oct. 19-20), hosted by Mount St. Mary's University, where they set the tone with a 7-2 overall mark.
HU finished sixth overall in the event, a big improvement from a year ago where they placed in the bottom four.
"It is a wonderful feeling to see all the hard work [pay off]," said Howard women's bowling head coach
Ron Davis. "We put a lot of work into this season and [we're] seeing those improvements start to come together and payoff."
Saturday (Oct. 19), Howard went 4-1 with victories against Daemen College (862-850), Wilmington University (888-847), Roberts Wesleyan College (893-762) and Medaille College (941-842). The squad's lone loss came versus tournament winner No. 23 Youngstown State University (895-1014).
Saturday's standout performances came from sophomore
Janae Bradford (Chicago) and senior
Tea Lewis (Chesterfield, Va.). Individually, Bradford placed eighth overall with a 192 average, including a season-high 224 in the victory over Daemen. For the Virginia native, she earned 13
th while rolling a 188 average with a weekend-best 224 against Medaille.
All five Bison finished top 50 individually in the event: sophomores
Jahnia Phillips (Elmont, N.Y.; 25
th) and
Jayla Webster (Woodbridge, Va.; 43
rd) and junior captain
Carolyn Williams (Glen Burnie, Md.; 45
th).
HU took the momentum from Saturday's traditional matches into Sunday's baker matches.
Howard opened the morning with back-to-back wins over Mercyhurst College (779-718) and Chestnut Hill College (897-775).
After recalculating scores, the Bison moved into baker best-of-seven style matches where they faced nationally ranked tournament host Mount St. Mary's. HU rallied from a 3-2 deficit to win games six and seven and advanced to meet Saint Francis College-Brooklyn. Despite an outstanding effort, Howard fell to the Terriers, (3.5-4).
Youngstown State won the 2019 Mount Shootout, defeating No. 20 Duquesne University in the finals, 4-3.
To view results from the 2019 Mount Shootout, please click
here.
HU returns to action Nov. 1-3 at the Virginia Union Invitational in Glen Allen, Virginia, hosted by Virginia Union University.
"We still need to fine tune some things," Davis added. "But, as a whole, we are moving in the right direction."
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com.
