READING, Pa. (January 21, 2017) – The no. 17 nationally ranked Franklin Pierce University women's bowling team returned to action for day two of the KU Invitational hosted by Kuztown University at the Hiester Lanes.

The Ravens dropped two spots in the standings at the conclusion of the second day of competition to 16th place out of 26 teams with a total pinfall of 10,957 and an average of 182.6 pins per match. The Ravens earned the last spot in the tournament tomorrow and will square off against Monmouth who is ranked ahead of the Ravens at #15 with a 7-5 record and a total pinfall of 11,199.

Vanderbilt remains at the top spot with a 10-2 mark and a total pinfall of 12,364 and an average of 206.1. Maryland Eastern Shore and McKendree swapped places after the second day of bowling as McKendree moved up to second place and Maryland Eastern Shore dropped to third.

The squad was 4-2 on the second day of competition wins over no. 20 nationally ranked Norfolk State (966-912), Pitt-Bradford (840-705), Chestnut Hill (883-851) and Youngstown State (977-942).

Nicolette Vucak (Garfield, N.J.) played in all six contests and tallied a total pinfall of 1,169 which led the team. Her high score was a 236 which was the high roll of the day of all Raven bowlers. Jessica Marcure (Attleboro, Mass.) rolled her high score of 199 in the loss to Tulane.

In the Ravens first win of the day versus Pitt-Bradford, Jessica Davies (Cape Coral, Fla.) led the way with a 208 followed by Vucak's score of 191. Freshman Jenna Harrington (Barneveld, N.Y.) competed against Chestnut Hill and collected a team-leading score of 202. Colleen Kelly (Quincy, Mass.) and Vucak rolled in the 200s with scores of 215 and 210 respectively in the win against Norfolk State. Versus Youngstown State, Sarah Busse (Commack, N.Y.) (216), Kelly (206) and Vucak (207) all scored over 200.

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