MILLSBORO, Del. (November 18, 2017) – The no. 22 nationally-ranked Franklin Pierce University women's bowling team returned to the lanes on Saturday for the second day of the Hawk Classic hosted by the Millsboro Lanes in Millsboro, Del.

The Ravens went 2-3 Saturday earning victories over no. 13 ranked Monmouth (902-764) and Coppin State (981-772) and suffered three losses, two to nationally-ranked opponents, no. 12 Delaware State and no. 7 host Maryland – Eastern Shore. FPU is currently in 13th place overall as they have dropped a total of 8,874 pins across the two days.

Jessica Davies (Cape Coral, Fla.) and Alexa Asta (Jackson, N.J.) were the only two Ravens bowlers ranked within the individual top-50 as Davies was 20th with a team-leading 973 pinfall and 194.60 average while Asta ranked 41st with a 904 and a 180.80 average.

In the Ravens upset win versus Monmouth, Asta led all Ravens by bowling a 202 string. Teammate Erin Mastropietro (Mechanicville, N.Y.) tallied a 194 in the win as well. In the next match of the day, Davies and Jenna Harrington (Barneveld, N.Y.) dropped 228 scores, which was the highest total of the day for FPU. Asta and Colleen Kelly (Quincy, Mass.) contributed 188 and 181 scores respectively.

The Ravens head back to the lanes for the bracket portion of the event tomorrow when they square off against Kutztown.

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