Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Duquesne University bowling team continued its 2026-27 season this weekend, placing 12th at Destination Florida in Orlando, Fla., at Boardwalk Bowl. Despite a 4-8 record during the tournament, the Dukes knocked down 13,250 total pins over the course of the competition, an average of 194.9 per frame.
BAKER ROLLS
Opening play in Baker action at Destination Florida, Duquesne finished with a record of 3-2. The Dukes posted a 1,054-940 victory over No. 19 Bryant to begin action in the tournament and also earned a 1,052-787 win over Alabama A&M. No. 10 Sacred Heart defeated Duquesne, 1,025-963, before the Dukes rebounded to earn a 942-889 triumph over No. 25 UMES. Closing out Baker play Friday, Duquesne dropped a 984-893 decision to No. 3 Wichita State. The lineup for the Dukes in the opening match against Bryant included sophomore
Jazmyn Scott, freshmen
Addison Then and
Jacey Thibodeau, sophomore
Taylor Miller and senior
Ivanna Fraticelli. Freshman
Jamie White slid into the No. 4 spot in the lineup in game four against Bryant, with the lineup the rest of the day consisting of Scott, White, Then, Thibodeau and Fraticelli.
TRADITIONAL
Duquesne commenced traditional play Saturday with a 1,052-980 victory over Prairie View A&M before a bye in which the Dukes rolled a 943. That set up a second matchup of the young season with No. 1 Jacksonville State, with the Gamecocks earning a 1,173-1,127 victory. Duquesne would follow by dropping traditional matches to Delaware State (928-895) and No. 4 Arkansas State (989-921) before falling to No. 7 Louisiana Tech (1,061-956) Sunday morning to conclude traditional action prior to moving into bracket play. Leading the Dukes individually in traditional play was sophomore
Jazmyn Scott, who averaged 206.67 in six games, knocking down a total of 1,240 pins. Her best game came against Jacksonville State, where she fired a 247.
BRACKET RACKET
On the final day of competition Sunday, Duquesne opened bracket play with a 4.5-1.5 setback to No. 11 Wright State before falling in seven games to fellow Northeast Conference (NEC) opponent No. 14 Niagara. It marks the fourth time already through three competitions the Dukes and Purple Eagles have faced off, with the best game for Duquesne in bracket play coming in game five against Niagara with a 229.
SPARES & STRIKES
Nine of the 12 matches as part of Destination Florida were against ranked foes … Through three competitions this fall, 20 of the 34 matches (58.8%) for the Dukes have been against ranked competition … Fraticelli averaged 191.67 in six traditional matches with 1,150 total pins, including a 235 the win over Prairie View A&M … Finishing just a pin behind Fraticelli in traditional play was Then, who rolled a 232 against the Gamecocks … White was inserted into the lineup against Jacksonville State and fired a 234 while also logging a 215 against Arkansas State.
UP NEXT
The Dukes now gear up for their first home tournament in program history, hosting the Duquesne Invitational Friday, Nov. 6, through Sunday, Nov. 8. The Dukes carry an overall record of 15-19 (.441) into the
competition at Pines Plaza Lanes in the North Hills of Pittsburgh.
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