Sacred Heart
Duquesne
Pioneers Lose 2-1 Against Duquesne in NEC Tournament
3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM | Women's Bowling
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — For the first time since 2014, the Sacred Heart University bowling program lost in the first round of the Northeast Conference Championships on Friday. The Pioneers fell 2-1 against second-seeded Duquesne, which landed them in the loser's bracket.
The NEC Bowling Championships is a four-team double-elimination bracket. The matches are a "mega match," where each team bowls all three formats, with the winner advancing after securing two wins.
The Pioneers play number four seed Mount St. Mary on Saturday at 9 a.m.
Round 1
No. 3 SHU versus No. 2 Duquesne
Format 1 – Team Game
SHU 1098, DU 987
215 Colby Jones
200 Nicole Cona
226 Paige Donovan
201 Rachel Bamford
Format 2 – Baker Total Pinfall
DU 1079, SHU 1013
SHU – DU
245 – 201
161 – 235
211 – 212
173 – 245
223 – 186
- Individually Colby Jones led with 228 for the 10 frames, followed by Skyler Mulligan-Brown with 206.
Format 3 – Baker Best of Seven
DU 4, SHU 2
SHU – DU
192 – 255 L
258 – 216 W
212 – 243 L
213 – 232 L
202 – 198 W
155 – 201 L
- Amanda Shelters came in off the bench as a substitute for Skyler Mulligan-Brown, striking six of her eight first shots.
- Jones shot 256 in 10 frames, with Shelters tallying 224.
