TOWSON, Md. (Feb. 11, 2022) – The James Brown Invitational is the home event for the Morgan State Lady Bears Bowling Team. On Friday the Lady Bears had a fine showing in 5-game Total Pinfall Baker averaging 191.9 for the day and only seven pins out of 3^rd place held by the 11^th ranked Duquesne Dukes. Morgan State went 4-1 in their matches in Friday's round.
 
Highlights of Friday's 5 Traditional Game Matches:
● Morgan State's 4-1 record move their season record to 51-17
● Natalia Miranda Vega had a Baker Frame Average of 20.89 for 49 frames.
● Cheyenne Washington shot a Baker Frame Average of 20.65 for 49 frames.
 
Friday's Baker Matches:
#18 Morgan State 992, #16 UMES 1,011    
Morgan State took control early and powered by three big games of 229, 180 and 258. However, they could not hold onto the lead slipping in games 4 and 5 with a 174 and 154. That was all that the #16^th ranked Hawks needed to power past the Bears with games of 214 and 194 to take the victory. La'Monique Berrios threw eight (8) strikes out of a possible 10 frames in the match.
 
Morgan State 984, Fayetteville State 812
The next match saw a balanced attack by the Bears with games of 180-194-191-197-222. Natalia Miranda Vega led the Bears with seven (7) strikes from the anchor position.
 
Morgan State 1,003, Felician 877
Morgan State adjusted to the lane transition and began executing from slightly deeper angles firing games of 210-246-173-173-201. La'Monique Berrios led the Bears with seven strikes out of 10 frames followed by Ashanti Fernandes who had six strikes out of the 10 frames bowled.
 
Morgan State 946, Coppin State 794             
The Morgan State ladies kept scoring up against their Baltimore rivals, the Lady Eagles of Coppin State. They highlighted the match with a 234 game in the fifth game of the match. Cheyenne Washington led the Bears with eight strikes in the match. Aliya Adams followed with six strikes in the 10 frames bowled.
 
Morgan State 867, Chestnut Hill 835                     
In the final round of the day, Morgan State hit the pair in late stage transition. This was a scenario that saw the Bears executing shots from deep inside angles and rally out games of 182 and 192 to bowl around Chestnut Hill to get the win. Aliya Adams led the Bears with six strikes out of 10 frames.
 
Morgan State has a total pinfall after Day#1 of 4,797 for a 191.9 average for their 5-game Baker play.
 
Here are the Baker Averages for Morgan State for Friday's matches:
Natalia Mirande Vega 20.89, Cheyenne Washington 20.65, LaMonique Berrios 19.57, Aliya Adams 18.33, Ashanti Fernandes 17.69 and Carrington Beaman 16.58.
 
Coach Falbo was happy after Day#1. "The ladies are showing consistency in scoring and their ability to respond. There is no panic on this team because their execution is getting better each time out. We responded well in Match 5 in how we played the lanes. These ladies have learned and excelled in every other situation throughout the year. Seeing them eager to move left and begin executing well is a great take away. Communication was excellent today and hopefully it will pay off for us tomorrow as we look forward to traditional play."
 
Tomorrow has the Lady Bears in five matches in traditional game play on Day #2 at the James Brown Invitational at AMF Towson Lanes.

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