Women's Bowling
2009-10 Results

Golden Bears place eighth after 5-0 finish in Jeanette Lee Invitational 

RICHMOND, VA (December 6, 2009) — The Kutztown University women’s bowling team closed the Jeanette Lee Invitational with a 5-0 record in the five-quad baker matches.

Kutztown (31-18, 5-2), finished in eighth place out of 20 teams with an overall tournament record of 9-2.

In today's baker matches, the Golden Bears beat tournament host Saint Paul's College 774-598 with a balanced attack. In match two and three, they were victorious against Johnson C Smith 702-545, and Chowan University 686-545. In match four, they won against North Carolina Central 738-559. Kutztown closed out their performance in their fifth match, a playoff match against Long Island University, winning 748-643.

"This weekend was good for us," head coach Joseph Ambrose said.

The Golden Bears used all of their players today and earned 3,648. Kutztown, who went 4-2 yesterday, finished with a tournament total of 9,416. 

Northeast Conference (NEC) rival Fairleigh Dickinson won the tournament. NEC associate member New Jersey City placed second. NEC arch rivals Sacred Heart and Adelphi University placed third and fourth respectively. University of Central Missouri rounded out the top five teams.

Also placing in the top 10 was St. Francis (N.Y.) in sixth, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater grabbing seventh, KU in eighth, Elmhurst with a ninth place finish and Fayetteville State finishing in 10th.

Kutztown is currently ranked ninth in the nation according to the latest polls released by the National Tenpins Coaches Association on December 3, 2009. Within the NEC, Kutztown is tied for first place with a 5-2 record.

The Jeanette Lee Invitational was the final tournament for the Golden Bears in the fall semester. Kutztown will resume tournament play at the conclusion of winter break, on January 16, 2010 when they travel to Staten Island for the two-day Terrier's New Years' Knockdown Tournament hosted by St. Francis University.

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