Erie Community College, State University of New York

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.