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#1 SAINT VINCENT, #2 MEDAILLE TO CLASH IN AMCC BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP

#1 SAINT VINCENT, #2 MEDAILLE TO CLASH IN AMCC BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP
Posted: Mar 25, 2023

AMCC bowlers returned to the lanes Saturday morning, as the final four teams went head-to-head. Match 5 featured the last remaining undefeated teams of the tournament, #1 Saint Vincent College and #2 Medaille University, while Match 6 was an elimination match between #3 Penn State Behrend and #5 New Jersey City. 

Saint Vincent once again started the day off by earning a come-from-behind victory in the traditional format, as they pulled ahead in the final frames to take the 998-959 victory. The Bearcats were led by Sabine Strickland's 222 and Jackie Koehler's 220. Medaille came firing back in the Baker 5 game total pinfall round, outscoring the Bearcats 925-852 to force the Baker best-of-7 series.

In Match 6, fifth-seeded New Jersey City started the day off with yet another upset victory, as they outscored third seed Penn State Behrend 858-787 in the traditional format. Rebecca Hoff led the Gothic Knights with a 202. However, the Lions weren't ready to go home quite yet. They put together a strong Baker 5 game total pinfall series to take the 865-822 victory and force a Baker best-of-7 tiebreaker. The Lions and Gothic Knights battled it out to the end, going the full seven games, with New Jersey City pulling away with the 4-3 edge in the best-of-7 series.

After the two morning matches, Penn State Behrend was eliminated from the tournament, while Saint Vincent advanced to Sunday's championship match. Each with one loss on the weekend, #2 Medaille and #5 New Jersey City squared off in Match 7 on Saturday afternoon in the final elimination match before the finals. Medaille started off strong in the mega match, taking the traditional format by a score of 1015-917. The Mavs were led by Christa Perrin's 234 and Sarah Radt's 204, while the Gothic Knights got a 233 from Meagan Raimondo. Medaille didn't stop there, as they went on to win the Baker 5 game total pinfall by a score of 1031-952 to advance to Sunday's championship match. 

#1 Saint Vincent and #2 Medaille will clash on Sunday at 9:30am to determine the 2023 AMCC Champion.