MILLSBORO, Del. (Nov. 18, 2022)--The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) Hawk Classic is the last tournament in the fall semester for the Morgan State Lady Bears. On Friday, MSU averaged 175.9 and is currently in 12^th place. In a low scoring event, the Vanderbilt Commodores lead the tournament with a 189.9 average.
 
Highlights of Friday's 5 Baker Matches:

• Cheyenne Washington shot a Baker Frame Average of 20.53 for 49 frames
• Aliya Adams had a Baker Frame Average of 19.34 for 50 frames.

 
Friday's Baker Matches:
#19 Morgan State 833, St. Francis Brooklyn 749                                                                
Like all teams in the field, Morgan State struggled to find a consistent look to the pocket. After a sluggish start their first three games, Morgan State fired games of 207 and 175 to get the win versus St. Francis Brooklyn.
 
#19 Morgan State 893, #17 Tulane 949
The next match Morgan State take a commanding 53 pin lead after three games over the Green Wave of Tulane. In Game 4 the match turned with Tulane shooting a 210 against Morgan State's 169. Still with lane choice, the Bears fell to the Green Wave with Game 5 seeing Tulane shoot a 235 and Morgan State a 167. La'Monique Berrios led the Bears in strikes with five, followed by Aliya Adams and Cheyenne Washington each throwing five strikes. Adams also filled 9 out of her 10 frames in the match.
 
#19 Morgan State 915, #16 Sacred Heart 935                                                                               
Like the previous match, Morgan State got out to the better start and had a 46-pin lead over the Pioneers after three games. Then again in Game 4, the match turned with Sacred Heart firing a 233 against Morgan's 138. The Lady Bears outscored the Pioneers in Game 5 shooting a 211 to 162, but couldn't find enough pins to make up the difference. Morgan State had outscored Sacred Heart in four out of the five games. However, the deficit in Game 4 was significant in turning the match. Washington led the striking with seven, Adams with five and Carrington Beaman and Ashanti Fernandes with three strikes each. Adams again filled nine of her 10 frames bowled.
 
#19 Morgan State 909, #2 Vanderbilt 973      
Once again, after three games Morgan State kept their scoring up against the Commodores only down 11 pins after three games (573-562). In Game 4, Morgan rolled a 153 against Vanderbilt's 186. In Game 5, the Commodores shot a 214 against the Lady Bears 193 to claim the win against Morgan. Both Washington and Adams struck six times and Fernandes added four strikes in the match.
 
#19 Morgan State 848, #10 Fairleigh Dickinson 966                    
In the final round of the day, the Knights took control early and never looked back They held a 123-pin lead over the Bears after three games and held to form through Games 4 and 5 to close out the match. Natalia Miranda Vega and Ashanti Fernandes led the Bears with four strikes each.
 
Morgan State has a total pinfall after Day#1 of 4,397 for a 175.9 average for their 5-game Baker play.
 
Here are the top 5 Baker averages for Morgan State for Friday's matches:
Cheyenne Washington 20.53, Aliya Adams 19.34, Natalia Miranda Vega 18.05, Ashanti Fernandes 17.2 and La"Monique Berrios 17.03.
 
"The ladies got out to great starts after three games against Tulane, Sacred Heart and Vanderbilt. After three games in each match, we were in the lead in two of those matches and within one mark of Vanderbilt," said Morgan State head coach Tom Falbo. "We need to keep pressure on teams because in Game 5, the ladies got back on track and scored well. Tomorrow in traditional matches I'm confident in the ladies' ability to score well and keep their consistency at a high level through the final frames."
 
Tomorrow has the Lady Bears in five matches in traditional game play in Day #2 at the UMES Hawk Classic at Millsboro Lanes in Millsboro, Del.