PITTSBURGH - Duquesne placed 10th of 16 teams at the Hawk Flight Invite in Egg Harbor, N.J. over the weekend. The Dukes, who finished with a record of 7-6, were one of eight teams to finish the weekend above .500 in a field that included nine teams ranked in the Top 25.

Duquesne highlighted the weekend with a 137-pin win over No. 5 Vanderbilt (912-775) in addition to a win over No. 20 Franklin Pierce. Three of DU's losses were by 30 pins or less, including a 15-pin loss to No. 23 Youngstown and 30 pin loss to Franklin Pierce.

Cassidy Powers finished 13th overall shooting 971 for an average of 194.20, as all five DU starters placed among the top 40 in the 111-woman field.

The Dukes shot 3289 during Sunday's bracket play, averaging 182.72 over 18 games. DU upped its record to 49-44 record for the season.

"I'm really happy with how this team performed against a lot of really good teams on a very difficult low scoring pattern," said head coach Jody Fetterhoff. "We had three subpar matches in the first two days, but the team bounced back averaging 180.6 in the other seven matches. The day-to-day improvement was pretty significant and they had their best match of the season to start Sunday. It was a great way to end the regular season and we hope to continue to bowl this well as we compete in the USBC Sectionals this weekend to extend our season."

FRIDAY BAKER MATCHES
Duquesne went 2-3 in Friday's baker matches with wins over Chestnut Hill and Kutztown.

Game 1
#9 Delaware State 841, Duquesne 789

Game 2
Saint Peter's 815, Duquesne 801

Game 3
Duquesne 885, Chestnut Hill 773

Game 4
#4 Sam Houston State 1143, Duquesne 903

Game 5
Duquesne 907, Kutztown 770

SATURDAY TRADITIONAL MATCHES
The Dukes, led by a 971-pin performance from Cassidy Powers, went 3-2 - with a win over fifth-ranked Vanderbilt in Saturday's traditional matches.

Game 6
#23 Youngstown State 896, Duquesne 881
The Dukes had four bowlers between 174 and 182 in a 15-pin defeat.

Game 7
Duquesne 912, #5 Vanderbilt 775
Cassidy Powers rolled a 203 and Janae Haller added a 198 to lead the Dukes to the win over the fifth-ranked Commodores.

Game 8
Duquesne 919, Felician 897
Lauren Mayberry posted her weekend best 218 and Powers added a 201 to lead Duquesne.

Game 9
Duquesne 914, LIU Post 771
Cassidy Powers rolled a Duquesne weekend-best 225.

Game 10
#20 Franklin Pierce 836, Duquesne 806
Kelsey Hackbart led DU with a 178.

Saturday individual averages:
Cassidy Powers - 194.20 (13th overall)
Kelsey Hackbart - 176.80 (31st overall)
Janae Haller - 173.60 (33rd overall)
Lauren Mayberry - 171.60 (37th overall)
Megan Cook - 170.20 (40th overall)

SUNDAY CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET SCORES
Defeated #20 Franklin Pierce (W, 4-1)
Defeated Felician (W, 4.5-1.5)
Lost to Caldwell to finish 10th (L, 3-4)