Nov. 20, 2010
MILLSBORO, Del. — Saturday was a day of ups and downs for Vanderbilt’s bowling team but unfortunately for the Commodores, there were a few more downs than ups. Vanderbilt won two of five games and improved just one place in team standings, sitting 10th heading into tomorrow’s finale.
The team has been plagued with inconsistent performance and today was no different. After a narrow loss in the day’s opener, the Commodores rallied to top Adelphi and then kept the momentum by beating defending national champion Fairleigh Dickinson in the third match, notching their best score of the young season in the process. However, it was downhill from there in losses to St. Francis (NY) and Sacred Heart.
“We can’t seem to handle either adversity or success,” says Coach John Williamson. “We had some really nice individual performances today and we will continue to work on our consistency and competitive edge as we go forward.”
Newcomer Samantha Hesley posted a pair of 245 scores while Brittni Hamilton had the team’s high game with a 247 and was pretty steady in the lead-off slot.
Host Maryland-Eastern Shore shot into the team lead with a monster day. The veteran Hawks had two scores north of 1,200 and averaged about 1,100 on the day as they opened a big lead over second place Central Missouri.
Team Leaders
Maryland-Eastern Shore 9,417
Central Missouri 8,905
Delaware State 8,877
Sam Houston State 8,781
New Jersey City 8,615
Saturday’s Team Games
New Jersey City 968, Vanderbilt 951
Brittni Hamilton 197
Kayla Rhoades 168
Samantha Hesley 210
Courtney Morgan 180
Jessica Earnest 196
Vanderbilt 985, Adelphi 968
Hamilton 225
Rhoades 193
Hesley 246
Morgan/Lauren Rhein (7) 146
Earnest 175
Vanderbilt 1,032, Fairleigh Dickinson 970
Hamilton 247
Rhoades 222
Hesley 181
Rhein 193
Earnest 189
St. Francis (NY) 936, Vanderbilt 875
Hamilton 178
Rhoades 203
Hesley 158
Rhein 155
Earnest 181
Sacred Heart 1,032, Vanderbilt 996
Hamilton 183
Rhoades 204
Hesley 245
Rhein 173
Earnest 191
