Kats take second place in New Jersey

The Bearkat Bowlers continue to post strong tournament results, taking second this week at the Hawk Flight Invite.

After knocking off No. 4 Vanderbilt for the second time this weekend in the opening round of bracket play, the Kats fell in the championship match to Duquesne. Sam Houston finished the tournament with a 10-2 record, including six wins against top-25 competition.

Katelyn Dickerson finished as the top individual for the Bearkats with a 225 average. Bea Hernandez finished 11^th and Hayley Connelly was 12^th. Hernandez bowled a team-high game of 267 and averaged 213 over six games. Connelly had a high game of 234 and also finished with a 213 average.

The Kats opened the day with a win over Wilmington to qualify for the Bracket round as the No. 2 seed. In the match against Vanderbilt, the Kats got in a 2-1 hole the in best-of-7 match, before taking the next three games to win it 4-2.

In the finals, the Kats took a 3-2 lead after five games, but dropped a close on in game six, falling 238-235. In the decisive game 7, Duquesne once again edged out the Kats 245-237.

Sam Houston will be back in action next week for the final tournament of the regular season, when they head to Vanderbilt for the Music City Invitational.

Kats take second place in New Jersey

Players Mentioned

Hayley Connelly

Bea Hernandez

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