BALTIMORE, MD (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Junior AMY BREHM (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) posted a five-match average of 202.60 and junior JENNIFER DAUNNO (Carteret, NJ/Carteret) made several key clutch shots in an important win over #8 ranked Sacred Heart University, as the No. 9 ranked New Jersey City University women's bowling team posted a perfect 5-0 record on day two of the three-day Morgan State University Invitational.
NJCU, ranked No. 9 nationally among Division I, II and III schools at the start of the day, improved its season record to 70-26 (.729). It was the sixth time this season in 21 dates of competition that the Gothic Knights went undefeated in every match played in a day. NJCU is 9-1 in two days at the tournament.
NJCU currently lists fifth of 19 teams in the field with a total two-day pinfall of 8,297. No. 3 ranked University of Nebraska leads with 8,910 pins (8-1 record). No. 1 ranked University of Maryland Eastern Shore is second (8,871, 8-1), followed by #12 Vanderbilt University (8,833, 8-2), Sacred Heart (8,424, 7-3) and NJCU. Rounding out the top eight are No. 17 Delaware State University (8,169, 5-5), No. 16 Norfolk State University (7,956, 4-5) and #18 Florida A&M University (7,778, 3-6).
All matches on day two of the tournament were five-person traditional team games. NJCU opened with an 861-770 win over Bethune-Cookman University. In the second match, the Knights outlasted #16 Norfolk State, 913-896. NJCU cruised past North Carolina Central University, 935-810, in the third match.
NJCU notched its highest score of the day by routing host Morgan State by 130 pins, 1026-896. In the final match—a key one for two schools vying for an NCAA Tournament berth—the Knights rallied from a large early deficit and bettered #8 Sacred Heart, 915-880.
Brehm posted a five-game pinfall of 1013 to lead the way for NJCU, with a 202.60 average and game scores of 202-220-182-228-181. JENNIFER DAUNNO added a 197.60 average and 988 pinfall (172-191-190-223-212). Sophomore KELLY DAUNNO (Carteret, NJ/Carteret) had a 939 pinfall (155-186-192-236-170) and 187.80 average in five games while reigning NCAA Division III National Player of the Year, senior NICOLE DREJERWSKI (Levittown, PA/Conwell-Egan Catholic) finished with total wood of 919 (182-191-203-165-178, 183.80 average).
Three freshmen also saw action, led by rookie NICOLE BAGINSKY (South River, NJ/Cardinal McCarrick) with 516 total wood (168-174-174, 172.00). Rookies ASHLEY JOHNSON (North Arlington, NJ/North Arlington) and ALEXIS FREES (Linden, NJ/Linden) each bowled one game.
Brehm was the star for NJCU in the first two matches, bowling a 202 in the 91-pin win over Bethune-Cookman. Her 220 in the 17-pin win over Norfolk State proved to be the difference for NJCU; the next highest score was a 191.
Drejerwski came alive with a 203 in the 125-pin rout of North Carolina Central. Three NJCU bowlers exceeded 220 in the victory against Morgan State, led by KELLY DAUNNO's 236. AMY BREHM tossed a 228 for her third 200 game of the day, and JENNIFER DAUNNO rolled a 223.
In the final match against Sacred Heart, JENNIFER DAUNNO was the storyline, compiling a 212 game, which featured four consecutive strikes and the rest of the lineup contributed no worse than a 170 as the Knights picked up a critical win over the Pioneers. NJCU is now 2-4 against the Pioneers this season with at least one more meeting remaining.
On the final day of the tournament on Sunday, February 20, the schools will compete in two best 4-of-7 Baker series in the fifth through eighth-place bracket. NJCU, the No. 5 seed will meet #8 Florida A&M, and then either sixth-seeded Delaware State or seventh place Norfolk State.
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| PLAYER |
TM 1 |
TM 2 |
TM 3 |
TM 4 |
TM 5 |
TM 6 |
PINFALL |
GAMES |
AVG. |
| NICOLE BAGINSKY |
|
* for AF |
168 |
174 |
174 |
|
516 |
3 |
172.00 |
| AMY BREHM |
202 |
220 |
182 |
228 |
181 |
|
1013 |
5 |
202.60 |
| JENNIFER DAUNNO |
172 |
191 |
190 |
223 |
212 |
|
988 |
5 |
197.60 |
| KELLY DAUNNO |
155 |
186 |
192 |
236 |
170 |
|
939 |
5 |
187.80 |
| NICOLE DREJERWSKI |
182 |
191 |
203 |
165 |
178 |
|
919 |
5 |
183.80 |
| ALEXIS FREES |
* for AJ |
125 |
|
|
|
|
125 |
1 |
125.00 |
| ASHLEY JOHNSON |
150 |
|
|
|
|
|
150 |
1 |
150.00 |
| LORISA JONES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
DNP |
| ASHLEY LANE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
DNP |
| CATHERINE ROTOLO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
DNP |
| TEAM TOTAL |
861 |
913 |
935 |
1026 |
915 |
|
4650 |
25 |
186 |
| PER GAME AVG. |
172.2 |
182.6 |
187 |
205.2 |
183 |
|
930 |
5 |
186 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| OPPONENT |
BCU |
NORF |
NCCU |
MORGA |
SHU |
|
4650 |
5 |
930 |
| OPP. PINFALL |
770 |
896 |
810 |
896 |
880 |
|
4252 |
5 |
850.4 |
| MARGIN |
91 |
17 |
125 |
130 |
35 |
|
398 |
|
|
| WIN/LOSS |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
|
5-0 |
|
|
|
DAY 2 STANDINGS
|
|
Place
|
NCAA Rank
|
School
|
Pinfall
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
|
1.
|
#3
|
University of Nebraska
|
8910
|
8
|
1
|
|
2.
|
#1
|
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
|
8871
|
8
|
1
|
|
3.
|
#12
|
Vanderbilt University
|
8833
|
8
|
2
|
|
4.
|
#8
|
Sacred Heart University
|
8424
|
7
|
3
|
|
5.
|
#9
|
New Jersey City University
|
8297
|
9
|
1
|
|
6.
|
#17
|
Delaware State University
|
8169
|
5
|
5
|
|
7.
|
#16
|
Norfolk State University
|
7956
|
4
|
5
|
|
8.
|
#18
|
Florida A&M University
|
7778
|
3
|
6
|
|
9.
|
|
Morgan State University
|
7768
|
4
|
5
|
|
10.
|
|
Saint Peter's College
|
7767
|
3
|
6
|
|
11.
|
|
Monmouth University
|
7753
|
4
|
6
|
|
12.
|
|
Long Island University
|
7744
|
5
|
4
|
|
13.
|
|
Hampton University
|
7732
|
6
|
3
|
|
14.
|
|
Elmhurst College
|
7619
|
3
|
6
|
|
15.
|
|
North Carolina A&T University
|
7491
|
3
|
7
|
|
16.
|
|
Howard University
|
7379
|
3
|
6
|
|
17.
|
|
North Carolina Central University
|
7287
|
4
|
6
|
|
18.
|
|
Bethune-Cookman University
|
7181
|
2
|
7
|
|
19.
|
|
Cheyney University
|
6118
|
0
|
9
|
