Pittsburgh, Pa. – For the second consecutive year, the Duquesne University bowling team claimed the title at the Red Flash Invitational, going 3-0 Sunday in Altoona, Pa., to conclude the event with a 12-1 (.923) record. In closing on an 11-match winning streak, the Dukes improved to 54-25 (.684) overall during the 2023-24 season.
In Baker match play Sunday at Holiday Bowl, Duquesne opened with a 4-3 victory over No. 15 Mount St. Mary's. Advancing to face Mount Aloysius, the Dukes posted a 4-0 sweep, setting up a rematch with the Mount. Again the match went seven games, with Duquesne coming out on top in the decisive game, 206-151.
The lineup for the first Baker match against Mount St. Mary's included junior
Ranelle Ulanday, senior
Brenna Gleim, sophomore
Emma Siekierski, senior
Shannon Small and graduate student
Kiearra Saldi, with junior
Morgan Brookover subbing in during the opening match. Small was named Red Flash Invitational Tournament MVP.
In the first match against Mount St. Mary's Sunday, the Dukes fell behind, 3-0, with the Mount rolling games of 234, 217 and 203. Duquesne erased that 3-0 deficit by winning the final four games, including a 220-183 win in game six to force the deciding game. Brookover came in for the Dukes in the fourth game.
A 4-0 sweep of Mount Aloysius set up a rematch with Mount St. Mary's for the team title, with the two teams splitting the first four games. The Dukes posted a 255-222 win in game five, its highest score Sunday, before falling in game six, 184-133. Duquesne clinched the championship in game seven with its eighth game of 200 or better during play Sunday.
The Dukes now gear up for NEC #3, which is set for Saturday, Feb. 17, and Sunday, Feb. 18, in Manchester, N.H., at Yankee Lanes.
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