NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (November 1, 2014) – The Franklin Pierce bowling team embraced a good day on the lanes on Saturday at the FDU New Jersey Jamboree hosted by Fairleigh Dickinson University. The Ravens came out of the day at 3-3 after a low day on Friday.

The Ravens first faced off against Saint Peter's, and at first left off where they began the day before with a loss on the board, by a final of 909-837. Junior Rebekah Varin (West Warwick, R.I.) topped the scoresheet with a 188, while freshman Jessica Davies (Cape Coral, Fla.) and Jess Marcure (Attleboro, Mass.) followed right behind with a 176 and 175.

In match two, the Ravens would square off against Monmouth, and were just edged out by a final of 927-916. Davies would take this opportunity to take control of the day, by scoring a 195, topping all Ravens on the match. Freshman Curran Desjardins (Ashcutnet, Mass.) and Nicolette Vucak (Garfield, N.J.) would have their best games of the day by bowling a 191 and 180.

The Ravens would break the losing streak in match three, where they took on New Jersey City. The Ravens would take a commanding 779-520 win, as Davies would once again top the scoreboard bowling a 177. Varin and Desjardins would once again put on strong showings with a 167 and 164 respectfully.

The Ravens would once again be edged out in match four against LIU Brooklyn, by a final score of 886-815. Varin would take the top spot for the Ravens bowling a 180, while Davies followed suit with a second consecutive 177.

From there, Davies would take control, and aid the Ravens to two victories to end the day, first starting in match five against Caldwell, with a 914-719 win. Davies would be the first Raven to break the 200 barrier on the day, shooting a 212, while freshman Brittany Hovan (Paramus, N.J.) got her top score of the day tossing a 190.

Varin would join Davies back atop the scoreboard in the Ravens final match of the day against Delaware State, as both shot over 200 in the Ravens 959-828 win. Varin had her best performance of the year with a 232, while Davies topped her previous best score with a 215. Hovan would also come in strong with a good performance of 179.

The Ravens return to the alley tomorrow as the 18th seed for day three of the tournament, where they will face off against 17^th seeded Monmouth in the start of a bracket tournament day.

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