PITTSBURGH, Pa. - AMCC bowlers will hit the lanes this weekend for the 2025 AMCC Bowling Championship Tournament at Pines Plaza Lanes in Pittsburgh, PA. First round play will open up on Friday morning with
#4 Penn State Behrend taking on
#5 Hilbert College, and
#3 Pitt-Bradford facing off with
#6 Pitt-Greensburg.
#1 Saint Vincent College and
#2 William Smith College will each receive first round byes.
With a 13-1 record in AMCC play, Saint Vincent has earned the regular season title and the top seed in the conference tournament for the fourth straight year. Freshman Mareana Pilyih led the Bearcats in average throughout the season, with an overall mark of 190.5. Skyy Nicholls has been the team's main anchor bowler throughout the season, and is second in overall average at 186.5 including all events. She leads the team with a strike percentage over 42%, and is second in the AMCC in scoring average. Sabine Strickland has been the team's most consistent bowler throughout the season, averaging between 177 and 196 in every event, while her season average of 186.0 is third-best on the team.
William Smith enters the tournament as the #2 seed after going 11-3 during the regular season. Senior Michaela Morgan leads the AMCC in overall pins per frame (19.371) and Baker pins per frame (20.343). She finished second in the conference in overall fill percentage (80.7%) and overall strike percentage (48.6%). Colleen Jump averaged 18.23 in Baker play and 173.7 in the traditional format. She was second in the conference in overall fill percentage (80.7%) and overall strike percentage (48.6%). Caitlyn Anschutz finished the season fourth in the AMCC in traditional first ball average (8.771), seventh in traditional first ball 9+ percentage (62.9%) and remarkable spare conversion percentage (73.%%).
Pitt-Bradford finished the season with a 9-5 record and the #3 seed in the conference tournament. In her final season with the Panthers, senior Brookelyn Garvey averaged 17.26 in Baker play and 167.1 in the traditional format. Mackenzie Gill ranked fifth in the conference with an 18.36 individual scoring average. She averaged 180.3 in the traditional format and 18.7 in Baker games.
Also with a 9-5 record against AMCC teams, Penn State Behrend enters the tournament as the #4 seed. Leading the Lions is Lillie Holt, as she finished sixth in conference rankings with an overall average of 180.6. She averaged 192.0 in Baker play and 169.4 in traditional games and ranked in the top 10 in frames filled percentage (80) and spare conversion percentage (66.7). Sidney Batsa sits 15th in the AMCC rankings with an overall average of 156.2. In conference play, she finished fourth in top split leave percentage (7.5) and 11th in spare conversion percentage (57.3).
Hilbert went 5-9 in conference play to earn the #5 seed and their first appearance ever in the AMCC championship tournament. Jenna Angle led the Hawks this season, competing in all 140 frames while finishing 11th in PCPI percentage. She ranks in the top 10 in multiple key statistical categories, including individual scoring average (16.93), strike percentage (36.4%), single-pin spare percentage (83.3%), and 10th frame scoring as an anchor bowler (16.18).
Rounding out the field is #6 Pitt-Greensburg, also with 5-9 AMCC record. The Bobcats are led by senior Kayla Gaughan. Gaughan played in all 140 of Pitt-Greensburg's frames and was top in Baker (16.5) and traditional average (170.7) for her team.
ABOUT THE HILBERT HAWKS
- The Hawks went 8-54 overall under first-year co-head coaches Andrew Rettig and Sara Snyder.
- Hilbert opened the season with a 790-737 total pin fall win over Ursuline College October 12th, 2024
- Hilbert closed the regular season with a 769-762 total pin fall win over D'Youville University.
- The Hawks saw most of their action in multiple, two-day series, having participated in the Grapevine Classic, Niagara Brunswick Fall and Spring Classics and the Daemen Storm Fall Classic; in addition, they participated in a one-day multi-team event at the Redhawk Roc City Classic.
- Hilbert also went head-to-head in dual matches against Niagara University and Roberts Wesleyan University.
- This year's team secured the program's first postseason appearance in the AMCC Tournament after going 2-5 in the AMCC Baker Round Robin Tournament in November and 3-4 in the AMCC Total Pin Fall Tournament in February.
- As a team, Hilbert rolled a 146.6 average (175 games\25,661 total pin fall)
- Eight players carried Hilbert into postseason play this spring after Paige Mullen and Katelyn Bean joined the team after the fall semester break.
- Jenna Angle (154.7) and Morgan Ebert (125.6) are the only two Hawks to have rolled 32 games this year.
- Jenna Angle recorded a team-best 255 game one month ago in the Niagara Brunswick Spring Classic.
- Paige Mullen, through 18 games, carries the highest average (155.4) which is almost identical to Paige Angel's 155.2 (28 games).
- Five Hawks have all recorded a 200+ game:
- Katelyn Bean and Elizabeth Dunford earned personal highs this year of 178 and 151, respectively.
