DEPTFORD, N.J. (Jan. 21, 2023)--The Morgan State Lady Bears improved upon their Friday Baker total pinfall scoring in Saturday's traditional matches at the Northeast Classic at Bowlero Lanes. The Bears are in 12^th place out of 33 teams, with 22 of the 25 teams ranked in the top 25 in the field.
 
Highlights of Friday's 5-game Baker Matches:

• Morgan State beating #8 Sam Houston State University in Match 1 of traditional play.
• Morgan had a score over 1,000 in each of the first four traditional games.
• Cheyenne Washington finished 10^th in the individual standings with a 217.8 average for 5 games bowled.

 
Saturday's Traditional Matches:
#24 Morgan State 1,044, #8 Sam Houston State 948       
Morgan State took control early kept growing the lead throughout the match and never let go to take another win from #8 Sam Houston State. The scoring for the Bears: Cheyenne Washington 243, Carrington Beaman 220, Natalia Miranda Vega 206, Aliya Adams 192, Johnna Hill 220.  
                                                                                               
#24 Morgan State 1,000, #11 Maryville 1,046
The match against Maryville saw the two teams battle evenly through seven frames. It was Maryville who had multiple players stringing strikes through the end to take the match against Morgan State. Bear's scoring: Hill 252, Washington 222, Beaman 182, Miranda Vega 176, Adams 165
 
#24 Morgan State 1,038, Bye                                       
Morgan State stayed strong in the Bye match which saw Aliya Adams and Carrington Beaman each string the first six strikes in a row. Both led the way in the Bear's scoring: Beaman 230, Aliya Adams 229, Hill 201, Miranda Vega 197, Washington 181
 
#24 Morgan State 1,014, Wilmington 839
The Morgan State Ladies kept their foot on the gas against Wilmington University. Again they moved early to stay ahead in the match and expand the lead to the end. Bear's Scoring: Washington 238, Hill 222, Beaman & Adams both shot 188, Miranda Vega 180. This match saw La'Monique Berrios come into the lineup in the seventh frame to finish the game.
 
#24 Morgan State 872, #3 Vanderbilt 1,042          
In the final round of the day, Morgan State bowled against #3 ranked Vanderbilt. In a match which saw tough carry for the Bears and uncharacteristic open frames, it was too much to make up against Vanderbilt who had two players with strings of strikes throughout the match. Morgan State scoring: Washington 200, Adams, 192, Berrios, Hill and Beaman each had games of 160.  
 
Here are the Traditional Averages for Morgan State for Saturday's matches:
Cheyenne Washington 217.8 (5 games), Johnna Hill 204.4 (5 games), Carrington Beaman 196 (5 games), Aliya Adams, 193.2 (5 games), Natalia Miranda Vega 189.75 (4 games), La'Monique Berrios 160 (1 game).
 
"Day 2 saw our players step up the consistency in their execution, using what they learned on Friday to their advantage," said Morgan State head coach Tom Falbo. "We left too many pins standing in the last match due to unfortunate carry or missed makeable spares, but it doesn't take away from the great weekend. Tomorrow is a new day. We'll stay in our process and plan to play even stronger tomorrow."

Cheyenne Washington's performance earned her 10th in the individual standings in a field of 208 players. She had four games over 200 out of the five games bowled: (243-222-181-238-200).
 
Tomorrow the Bears enter the Bracket Round Best of 7 Baker match play in 12^th place. They will face Central Missouri who is seeded 11th in the first match of the day. There will be three rounds of bracket play to determine the final finishing order in the tournament.