Women's Bowling
2009-10 Results

Kutztown ready to pull out the tricks for Fright Night Invite

KUTZTOWN,  PA (October 29, 2009) — The Kutztown University women’s bowling team will be traveling to Elmwood, NJ for the three-day Fright Night Invitational at Farleigh Dickinson University this weekend.

The Golden Bears (4-1 overall) were picked to finish second in the Northeast Conference preseason poll. They are also ranked 10^th in the National Tenpins Coaches Association (NTCA) preseason poll. It is the highest preseason ranking in three-year history of the bowling program.

Kutztown kicks off the tournament on Friday, Oct. 30 when they play four Baker-matches. On Saturday, the team will participate in the five-traditional-team matches. On Sunday, all teams will compete in a one-traditional-team match in the morning. If Kutztown does well in team standings, and has a high number of pins knocked down from all previous matches, they could get a seed-spot for the playoffs that will take place Sunday afternoon. If the Golden Bears do qualify for the tournament’s playoffs, Kutztown will play in the best of seven-baker-style tournament.

The Golden Bears will play all eleven teams at least once, before the playoffs take place. 

Joining Kutztown on the lanes will be Adelphi University, Bethune-Cookman (FL), Delaware State, Florida A&M, Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus, University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), Morgan State, Sacred Heart, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, New Jersey City, and host Farleigh Dickinson. 

“All twelve teams have great programs,” head coach Joe Ambrose said. “Nine of these teams are nationally ranked, so this will be a great tournament for our team to compare themselves to the other teams and see how we perform against the best (in the nation), this early in the season."

To prepare for the upcoming Fright Night Invite, Kutztown has been focusing on lane conditions.

 “We’re using the U.S. Men’s Open lane patterns they used last year,” Ambrose said. “If our women can play well on the condition of these lanes, then they’ll perform well this weekend. We just need to focus, and gel as a team. We need to remember to work together. At the end of the day, this isn’t about individual performance that gets us places.”

Kutztown returned their strong starters from last season, and tacked on a strong freshman lineup.

“This is a terrific group of bowlers," Ambrose said. "I’m very impressed with how the freshman performed last weekend.  For most of the them (freshman) this was the first time they played in baker-style. They did extremely well.”

The Golden Bears kicked off their season last weekend, at home, when they hosted the Kutztown Fall Baker Invitational. The Golden Bears went 4-1 in the tournament opening up the day with an 870-793 win over Penn State-Altoona, followed by a 900-874 loss to dual champion St. Francis. KU pulled out a 954-919 win against Adelphi before dismantling Cheyney 902-566. The final match was the Golden Bears closest one, a 901-878 victory over St. Peters.

The Fright Night Invite is expected to begin at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, and resume Saturday at 9:30 a.m. On Sunday, the Golden Bears will play their final match at 9:30 a.m. before knowing if they enter the tournament playoffs.

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KU Results
Kutztown 870, Penn State-Altoona 793
St. Francis 900, Kutztown 874
Kutztown 954, Adelphi 919
Kutztown 902, Cheyney 566
Kutztown 901, St. Peters 878