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NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ…New Jersey City University junior JENN MARMO (North Babylon, NY/North Babylon) became the first player in the five-year history of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women's Bowling Singles Championship to qualify for the single-elimination playoff round in three consecutive years, finishing ninth overall with a four-game average of 195.25, but was eliminated in a first-round match, on day one of the 2009 ECAC Championship on Friday night at Brunswick Zone Carolier Lanes. The ECAC Championship is hosted annually by NJCU.

Marmo, who was the eighth seed as a freshman in 2007 and the #4 seed last year, took advantage of the expanded field, finishing ninth of 96 during the four-game qualifying portion of the championship. She had scores of 164-210-201-206 for a 781 set.

With 96 athletes competing—the largest field in the event's history—the playoff bracket was expanded from eight quarterfinalists in 2008 to 12 players this year. The top four seeds received a first round bye.

However, in the first round, Marmo was unable to advance, running into a roadblock in the form of Delaware State University junior Kalyn Washburn (Tucson, AZ), who won the match, 268-150. The 268 was the highest game rolled by any player in the 406 total games played during Friday's qualifying and playoff rounds. In addition to setting an ECAC record by reaching the playoffs three straight years, Marmo also became the first player in ECAC history to qualify for the championship bracket more than twice in a career, sequentially or not.  

Just to reach the playoffs was an accomplishment. Marmo was tied for 61^st after the first game of qualifying, was 23^rd after the second game, and stood 17^th after three rotations.

Junior All-American CANDICE D'ANGELO (Coram, NY/Longwood (NY) also nearly qualified. She was in 10^th place after three rounds, thanks to a 235 game, before finishing tied for 21^st overall. She had a four-game pinfall of 754 (197-161-235-161, 188.5)

Freshman JENNIFER DAUNNO (Carteret, NJ/Carteret), who was 14^th after rolling a 236 in the third round, placed 17^th with total wood of 760 and a 190.0 average, tallying games of 191-150-236-183.

Also for NJCU sophomore NICOLE DREJERWSKI (Levittown, PA/Conwell-Egan Catholic) was 53^rd with a 172.75 average and 691 total wood (180-143-170-198). Sophomore #AMANDA SMALL# (Port Reading, NJ/Woodbridge) was 78^th with a 627 set (114-180-165-168, 156.75).

NJCU, ranked sixth nationally among Division I, II and III teams, will take its 70-27 record into the team portion of the event, beginning on Saturday, March 7 at 10:30 a.m., when the 14-team field bowls six traditional team games.