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Lady Kats bowling team qualifies for IBC Tournament

The Erie Community College women’s bowling team finished fourth at the Intercollegiate Bowling Championship qualifier held March 14-15 in Allentown, PA.

The Allentown qualifier was one of four held across the country in which the top four schools from each event comprise the 16-team field. The IBC championships will be held April 15-19 in Rockford, Illinois.

The qualifier consisted of 64 Baker games over two days.  The Lady Kats started off by finishing in sixth place after the first block of 16 games with a total of 2,778.

The rebounded in the next session, shooting a 2,928 to move from sixth to fourth place, a spot they would not relinquish the rest of the tournament. 

Erie shot 2,886 and 2,983 over the last two blocks to qualify for the national tournament which includes two-year and four-year schools.  The Lady Kats won the tournament in 1980 and 1982 and were the runners-up in 1997.

This year’s team members were: Jessica Mamon, Kerri Meden, Gina Maduri, Ally Harvey, Corey Bernard, Alyssa Murphy.   The Lady Kats are coached by Tom Ruggiero and T.J. Ruggiero.

   

Ken Duke, Administrative Coach
Erie Community College - City Campus
121 Ellicott Street
Buffalo, New York 14203
(716) 851-1044
email: duke@ecc.edu