Behrend Women’s Bowling Sits In Sixth After First Day of Grapevine Classic

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's bowling team finished with a 2-3 record to stand in sixth place after day one of the Grapevine Classic.

Final Scores

Day One (Traditional):
Penn State Behrend 846, La Roche 764
Roberts Wesleyan 901, Penn State Behrend 781
Penn State Behrend 756, Ursuline 706
Saint Vincent 1,004, Penn State Behrend 901
Daemen 792, Penn State Behrend 778

Key Moments:

* The Lions scored two traditional wins on Saturday, trumping La Roche in match one and Ursuline in match three
* Junior Sidney Batsa (Latrobe, PA/Greater Latrobe) led the Lions in the traditional games, finishing with an average of 169.00 to place 20th overall in the individual standings
* Finishing two spots behind Batsa was teammate Bella Pilyih (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler Area)who ended the day with a traditional average of 165.40
* Katy Richardson (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg) tallied a team-high 182 in Behrend's win over La Roche in the Lions opening match
* Batsa recorded a 177 to lead the team in a 756-706 win over Ursuline in match three
* The top score of the day for Behrend came from Pilyih, who bowled a 203 against Daemen in the final match of the day

Up Next:

* Behrend completes its home tournament with four baker games tomorrow. The Lions matchup with D'Youville at 9:55 a.m. to start day two.