No. 23 Duquesne (53-37) secured the fourth seed at the Northeast Conference Championship with its performance in the second NEC Meet, held over the weekend at Berks Lanes in Reading, Pa.

The Dukes went 5-7 over the three-day event to finish with a 9-9 record in NEC play.

No. 11 Saint Francis U (14-4) will be the No. 1 seed at the Championship, with No. 19 Mount St. Mary's (12-6) seeded second. Duquesne, which finished tied with No. 20 Sacred Heart at 9-9, dropped to the fourth seed by virtue of a 1-2 record vs. the Pioneers in three regular-season rounds between the two. No. 8 Fairleigh Dickinson (8-10) earned the No. 5 seed.

As the fourth seed, the Dukes will bowl FDU in a Mega match to move onto the Championship round. A Mega match consists of a five-game baker match followed by a traditional match. If tied, the winner is decided by a best-of-seven format.

The Dukes went 2-2 on day one of traditional play with wins over No. 8 Fairleigh Dickinson and No. 19 Mount St. Mary's. The Dukes posted a 3787 total and 180.3 average in the four games. Olivia Farwell led the way with a 214.45 and Megan Cook averaged 192.00 in four games. Allison Hresko posted a 194.5 in two games bowled.

On Saturday, DU split a pair of traditional matches, including a 1045-986 win over No. 17 LIU Brooklyn that saw three Dukes top 200 (Farwell at 222, Cook at 220 and Hresko at 218).

DU went 2-4 in the final round of baker matches, with a 1081-919 win over No. 19 Mount St. Mary's and a 1021-903 victory over St. Francis Brooklyn. Two of the four losses came down to the wire (985-984 to No. 8 Fairleigh Dickinson and 1020-1015 to No. 17 LIU Brooklyn).

The NEC Championship will take place at Howell Lanes in Howell, N.J. on March 22-24.


FRIDAY TRADITIONAL (2-2)
Match 1
No. 23 Duquesne 958, No. 8 Fairleigh Dickinson 946 (W)
Allison Hresko leads DU with a 213; Olivia Farwell adds a 204

Match 2
No. 23 Duquesne 949, No. 19 Mount St. Mary's 937 (W)
Farwell rolls a 255

Match 3
St. Francis Brooklyn 1021, No. 23 Duquesne 954 (L)
Jessica Cadez and Megan Cook lead DU with a 218 and 215 respectively

Match 4
No. 20 Sacred Heart 1064, No. 23 Duquesne 926 (L)
Farwell posts a 202 and Cook adds a 199


SATURDAY TRADITIONAL (1-1)
Match 5
No. 23 Duquesne 1045, No. 17 LIU Brooklyn 986 (W)
Farwell with a 222, Cook (220), Hresko (218), Cadez (199) and Sarah Kirkpatrick (186) combined for DU's weekend high traditional total

Match 6
No. 11 Saint Francis U 931, No. 23 Duquesne 922 (L)
Hresko (199), Farwell (192) and Cadez (191) pace the Dukes


SUNDAY BAKER (2-4)
Match 1
No. 20 Sacred Heart 961, No. 23 Duquesne 886  (L)

Match 2
No. 23 Duquesne 1081, No. 19 Mount St. Mary's 919 (W)

Match 3
No. 23 Duquesne 1021, St. Francis Brooklyn 903 (W)

Match 4
No. 8 Fairleigh Dickinson 985, No. 23 Duquesne 984 (L)

Match 5
BYE

Match 6
No. 17 LIU Brooklyn 1020, No. 23 Duquesne 1015 (L)

Match 7
No. 11 Saint Francis U 1076, No. 23 Duquesne 927 (L)