READING, Pa. (January 20, 2018) – The Franklin Pierce University women's bowling team pulled off an upset of no. 4 nationally-ranked Vanderbilt University at the second day of the KU Invitational hosted by Kutztown University Saturday.

FPU went 1-3 at the lanes Saturday and evened their mark at 24-24 overall on the campaign. They remain in 22nd place after dropping a total of 9,250 pins. The Ravens lone win came in their first match of the day, an 896-822 decision against the Commodores, who currently rank second in the field of 27 programs with a 10,309 total pinfall. McKendree University remains in the top-spot while Tulane University jumped three-spots into third place.

Sophomore Krysta Peirce (Casco, Mich.) was the Ravens best bowler on Saturday as she ranked within the top-50 individually with a 195.60 average and a pinfall of 978. In the victory over Vanderbilt, senior Jessica Davies (Cape Coral, Fla.) led the way with a 203 frame. Peirce knocked home a 191 and classmate Alexa Asta (Hartland, Vt.) scored a 180. Asta racked up the best score of the day for the Ravens in the setback to Tulane with a 228 showing.

Against the bye, Peirce notched a 244 and Skyler Mulligan-Brown (New Milford, Conn.) tallied a 237 string.

The Ravens return to action tomorrow when they take on no. 18 nationally-ranked the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, a team they beat on Friday.

For more information on Franklin Pierce Athletics, please visit the official website of Franklin Pierce Athletics (http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu). Also be sure to follow the Ravens through the Department of Athletics' official Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/FranklinPierceRavens), its YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/franklinpiercesports) and its Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/FPUathletics). Fans wishing to purchase Franklin Pierce bowling apparel can do so at the Department of Athletics' online store (http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/store).