Jan. 29, 2010

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READING, Penn. - The Lady Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman Bowling took the road for the first time in 2010, opening competition Friday at Reading's Heister Lanes, for the Kutztown Invitational. B-CU was in the mix with a large and formidable field, and found great success on the opening day of play, finishing 3-1 in Baker play.

"The ladies really stepped up to the challenge, and I was real pleased with the effort today," said B-CU Coach Tony O'Neal, "We look forward to finding out where we seed tomorrow."

The Lady Wildcats opened play, taking on a MEAC Northern division foe, Howard, to set off non-conference play in the new year. B-CU got off to a strong start, and came away with a notable victory, winning by 118 pins, 691-573. In the next game, the Lady Wildcats faced a familiar opponent from the beginning of the season, but falling to Long Island, 565-602. However, the setback didn't sidetrack the B-CU bowlers, who turned in their largest victory of the season against Cheyney, winning 670-427. They closed out the day handing defeat to another MEAC Northern division team, Coppin State, winning 641-598.

"We’re in a tournament with 19 of the top 20 teams in the country and we came out 3-1 on the first day," noted O'Neal, "and we look forward to continued success tomorrow as we go into the team format."

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