BALTIMORE, Md. (Feb. 15, 2013) - On day one of the James Brown Invitational the No. 10 Saint Francis U bowling team downed top-ranked Central Missouri on its way to a 4-1 record.

The Red Flash are now 7-1 against top-10 teams since the winter break. It was a tightly contested match between SFU and Central Missouri but the Flash filled every frame in the deciding fourth game to win the match.

"Obviously the ladies did a great job in the Central Missouri match," head coach Tom Falbo said. "Patience and solid shot-making the last two baker games was the difference. We fought through transition the next two matches, and we've set our plans to do a better job tomorrow.  The last two matches we settled in with our depth once again providing hot hands and stronger scoring."

Match scores for the day finished as follows:
SFU 777

No. 1 Central Missouri 769

SFU 714

Coppin State 596

SFU 693

No. 14 Norfolk State 853

SFU 782

North Carolina Central University 753

SFU  788

North Carolina A & T  774

Individually the SFU bowlers finished their days with the following baker frame averages: Sarah Ross (Crescent, Pa./Moon Area) - 22.00, Lauren Johnson (Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Southeast) - 19.73, Ashley Howe - 19.49, Lindsay Corner (Drexel Hill, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara) - 18.68 and Christina Leid (Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata) - 18.41.

"Sarah's performance today was a culmination of both her physical and mental game coming together," Falbo said. "She had a great angle to the pocket and executed well. Lauren and Ashley also had good consistency throughout the day."

Saint Francis continues the three-day James Brown Invitational Saturday with five traditional game matches.