GREENSBORO, N.C. (Feb. 19, 2023)--The Morgan State Lady Bears finished tied for 5^th-place with the University of Alabama-Birmingham in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) regular season composite standings after Sunday's round of traditional play.
 
Morgan ended up 2-2 on the day, which moved their conference match record to 8-8. The final composite regular season standings after Sunday's round are as follows:
1. North Carolina A&T, 15-1                                                                                                                                                                                        
2. Delaware State, 12-4                                                                                               
3. UMES, 10-6                                                                                  
4. Monmouth, 9-7                                                                                            
5. Morgan State, 8-8                                                                                               
6. Alabama-Birmingham, 8-8                                                                                                        
7. Coppin State, 5-11                                                                                       
8. Norfolk State, 4-12                                                                                           
9. Howard, 1-15  
 
Sunday's Traditional Matches:
#24 Morgan State 943
Monmouth 1,002      
The Bears' first match against the Hawks of Monmouth saw both teams filling frames, but toward the end it was a couple of Monmouth players stringing strikes to gain the advantage and the win. The Bears were led in scoring by Aliya Adams with a 222, followed by La'Monique Berrios and Johnna Hill with a 196 and 192 respectively.                
 
#24 Morgan State 1,070
Norfolk State 843
In Match 2, the Lady Bears found the line to the pocket, striking often and had a balanced attack against Norfolk State to take the victory. Leading the way was Carrington Beaman with a 253 throwing 8 strikes in the game, La'Monique Berrios with a 245, throwing 6 in a row during the game. Johnna Hill with a 199, Natalia Miranda Vega with a 187 and Aliya Adams with a 186. 
 
#24 Morgan State 911
Howard 828
Morgan State was able to power past Howard in the late frames to seal the win against the Bison. Cheyenne Washington led the Bears with a 203 and Carrington Beaman rolled a 193 game.
 
#24 Morgan State 897
#16 Delaware State 985           
Match #5 saw the Bears fall behind early on a pair where the transition was a factor. The Hornets were able build an early lead and hang on through the end to earn the win. Cheyenne Washington fired and 238 game in the closing match and Aliya Adams rolled a 205 game.  
 
Morgan State traditional averages for the weekend:
Cheyenne Washington 204.75, Johnna Hill 199.14, La'monique Berrios 191.8, Carrington Beaman 190.78, Aliya Adams 190.0, Natalia Miranda Vega 182.29, and Naomi Smith 163.5.

Sophomore Carrington Bearman placed ninth among all players bowling in all nine games over the course of two days. Her total pinfall of 1,717 earned her a top 10 finish for an average of 190.78.  

Coach Falbo comments about their weekend, "This weekend the ladies bowled well. Various players stepped up and were able to play the different zone the changing patterns required. We will get back to work to prepare for next week's New Jersey Open."
 
The Lady Bears will next compete in Hamilton, New Jersey at the New Jersey Open hosted by Monmouth and Fairleigh Dickenson on Feb 25-27, 2023.