ALTOONA, Pa. - The Saint Francis Red Flash women's bowling team finished with the second highest average at NEC #1 with a 190.2 but some close defeats kept the Red Flash with a 5-5 record on Sunday at Holiday Bowl in Altoona.
Sarah Ross (Crescent, Pa./Moon Area) and
Kyra Udziela (Lemont, Ill./Lemont) led the Red Flash with baker frame averages of 19.61 and 19.45, respectively.
MATCH SCORESFairleigh Dickinson:1026
Saint Francis:976In the opening match, the Red Flash kept within 20 pins heading into game 5, but the Knights threw a 211 to Saint Francis' 182.
Saint Francis Brooklyn:910
Saint Francis:865Saint Francis took on water early with a 126 game but came back strong with a 245, but never could regain that form with the Terriers gettting the win.
Saint Francis:958Caldwell:846
The Red Flash stayed steady with closed frames throughout each game to win the match.
Sacred Heart:971
Saint Francis:965Saint Francis went neck-and-neck with Scared Heart, after the Pionners got a double in the 10th frame to beat SFU, 971-965. The Red Flash held the lead heading into the deciding game.
Saint Francis:981LIU-Brooklyn:923
The Red Flash led after four then found some good fortune mixed with good shots to defeat the Blackbirds.
"We dug holes then dug out to see matches come down to the wire. We fell in three matches this weekend by an average of eight pins per match. We'll work together to build momentum quicker and try to get on the other side of these tight contests," said head coach
Tom Falbo.
The Red Flash head to Millsboro, Del., for the Hawk Classic on Nov. 20-22.
