ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Marian University women's bowling won its first NCAA Tournament match in program history sweeping Saint Vincent College at the Rochester Regional.

 

• A consistent lineup helped lead Marian to a 901-840 victory in the traditional portion of the mega-match.
• Junior Kyley Olson had a five-bagger during her game to post a team-high 208, while senior Brenna Schiekiera rolled a 208.
• The Sabres opened Baker total pinfall with a 172-147 advantage before a dominating second game.
• Marian was able to build a 67-pin advantage after bowling a 256 in the second game.
• The Sabres didn't have any opens and rolled nine strikes.
• The Bearcats began to rally in a third game that saw SVC outscore Marian 212-171.
• Saint Vincent was able to trim its deficit down to as little as 11 pins after the fourth game.
• Marian was able to withhold the momentum, however, with a 208 game where Marian had just one open and five strikes.
• The end total was a 965-922 victory for Marian to clinch the sweep.
• The victory is the first in program history at the NCAA Tournament and earns the Sabres a spot in bracket play.

    

	Junior Kyley Olson had a 208 in traditional play then bowled a combined 256 in Baker play.
	Senior Brenna Schiekiera bowled a 198 in traditional and a 208 as the anchor of Baker.
	Senior Jocelynn Eggert had a 179 in traditional format.

 

NCAA Tournament Regionals Friday, April 4 Rochester, N.Y. / Bowl-A-Roll Match 1: No. 4 Youngstown State 8 a.m. (CT) Match 2: No. 8 North Carolina A&T / No. 11 Louisiana Tech 1:30 p.m. (CT) * Pending Results of Match 1, Match 2 will be a winner's bracket or elimination match *