EAST HAVEN, CT – Eleventh-ranked Duquesne went 6-1 at NEC Meet #3 held Saturday and Sunday at AMF East Haven in East Haven, Conn. to secure the No. 2 seed for the NEC Championship which will be held on March 24-26 in Hamilton, N.J.
The Dukes posted an event-high 196.4 average with a 7,658 pinfall in the best-of-7 baker format with four matches Saturday and three on Sunday.
DU's lone blemish came in Saturday's opening match, when they dropped an 87-93 tiebreaker (3.5-3.5) to No. 25 Sacred Heart. The Dukes stormed back to defeat Wagner (4-3), No. 23 Merrimack (4-1) and No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson (4-2) to close out the day.
On day two, the Dukes - using a lineup of
Ranelle Ulanday,
Emma Siekierski,
Brenna Gleim,
Kiearra Saldi and
Shannon Small - rolled to wins over St. Francis Brooklyn (4-0), LIU (4-0) and Saint Francis U (4-2).
DU will be back at it on March 10-12 when it competes at ISC & ITC Sectionals.
NEC STANDINGS
1. Fairleigh Dickinson (17-4)
2. Duquesne (17-4)
3. Merrimack (13-8)
4. Sacred Heart (12-9)
5. Saint Francis U (9-12)
6. LIU (7-14)
7. St. Francis Brooklyn (5-15)
8. Wagner (4-17)
NEC MEET #3
ALL MATCHES BEST-OF-7 BAKER
Saturday
Match 1
Ulanday, Gleim, Brookover, Small, Saldi
vs. #25 Sacred Heart - L, 3.5-3.5 (87-93)
161-166, 169-194, 201-196, 217-217, 195-156, 202-148, 166-176 (87-93)
Match 2
Ulanday, Siekierski, Gleim, Small, Saldi
vs. Wagner - W, 4-3
170-145, 182-201, 212-168, 156-135, 190-196, 211-216, 196-167
Match 3
Ulanday, Siekierski, Gleim, Saldi, Small
vs. #23 Merrimack - W, 4-1
202-195, 218-192, 228-177, 165-182, 203-198
Match 4
Ulanday, Siekierski, Gleim, Saldi, Small
vs. #15 FDU - W, 4-2
161-164, 247-246, 215-189, 187-161, 193-201, 201-146
Sunday
Match 5
Ulanday, Siekierski, Gleim, Saldi, Small
vs. St. Francis Brooklyn - W, 4-0
218-116, 210-154, 187-138, 181-132
Match 6
Ulanday, Siekierski, Gleim, Saldi, Small
vs. LIU - W, 4-0
215-164, 228-172, 235-170, 202-180
Match 7
Ulanday, Siekierski, Gleim, Saldi, Small
vs. Saint Francis U - W, 4-2
185-149, 204-155, 179-165, 167-191, 174-193, 225-162
