ALTOONA, PA – Twelfth-ranked Duquesne rolled to a first place finish at the Red Flash Classic at Altoona, Pa.'s Holiday Bowl over the weekend.

DU went 13-0 in dominating the 10-team field.

The Dukes opened with traditional round wins over Wagner (899-776), Valparaiso (997-950), Pitt Greensburg (980-700), Saint Francis U (949-903) and Penn State Altoona (1157-570) on Friday.

Shannon Small (210.0), Ranelle Ulanday (205.4) and Brenna Gleim (203.2) took the top three spots in individual play, while Kiearra Saldi posted a 189.0 four-game average.

DU finished Friday with an impressive 1157-570 win over Penn State Altoona. All five Dukes topped the 200-pin mark (Small 257, Morgan Brookover career-high 245, Ulanday 236, freshman Emma Siekierski 211 and Gleim 208) as the team posted the third-highest traditional game pin total in program history.

Small's 257 vs. PSU Altoona was the high game by a Duke this year.

Duquesne's 4,982 day one pin total was 528 more than its nearest competitor.

In Saturday's baker round, the Dukes continued their impressive play with wins over Walsh (955-881), D'Youville (878-817), Walsh (994-(938), Mount Aloysius (945-592) and Pitt Bradford (912-783) to take a tournament-best 9,666 pin total (193.3) in the Sunday's championship round.

DU defeated Walsh (4-1) and Pitt Greensburg (4-0), before rallying from a 2-1 deficit to turn back Walsh once again, this time by a 4-2 count, to take the title.

Duquesne (55-22) is idle until it heads to Orlando, Fla. for the Sunshine State Classic on Feb. 10-12.


TRADITIONAL (5-0)
Friday, Jan. 27

Match 1
#12 Duquesne 899, Wagner 776 (W)
Shannon Small paces the Dukes with a 208, Kiearra Saldi rolls a 201

Match 2
#12 Duquesne 997, Valparaiso 950 (W)
Ranelle Ulanday leads the way with a 234; Saldi with a 209

Match 3
#12 Duquesne 980, Pitt Greensburg 700 (W)
Brenna Gleim with her weekend high of 242

Match 4
#12 Duquesne 949, Saint Francis U (W)
Ulanday rolls a 221

Match 5
#12 Duquesne 1157, Penn State Altoona 570 (W)
Shannon Small with a 257, Morgan Brookover a 245, Ulanday a 236, Emma Siekierski a 211 and Gleim with a 208

BAKER (5-0)
Saturday, Jan. 28

Match 6
#12 Duquesne 955, Walsh 881 (W)

Match 7
#12 Duquesne 878, D'Youville 817 (W)

Match 8
#12 Duquesne 994, Walsh 938 (W)

Match 9
#12 Duquesne 945, Mount Aloysius 592 (W)

Match 10
#12 Duquesne 912, Pitt Bradford 783 (W)

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND (3-0)
Best-of-7 baker matches
Sunday, Jan. 29

Match 11
#12 Duquesne 4, Walsh 1 (W)
197-158, 179-196, 177-162, 202-163, 179-168

Match 12
#12 Duquesne 4, Pitt Greensburg 0 (W)
195=176, 221-162, 215-142, 222-114

Match 13
#12 Duquesne 4, Walsh 2 (W)
174-192, 199-181, 117-156, 178-166, 188-182, 191-125