PITTSBURGH, PA   – Hilbert College Women's Bowling finished the 2024-25 season with style and grace.

The No. 5 Hawks, after advancing into the Mega Match double elimination AMCC tournament Friday, knocked off a pair of league teams they struggled against in AMCC Round Robin matches, and were just one game away from playing for the 2025 championship.

Hilbert had a busy day today, rolling against No. 3 Pitt-Bradford and then advancing through the loser's basket to face the 2024 AMCC Champs, No. 2 William Smith.

By the end of the day, the 2024-25 Hilbert Women's Bowlers were the darlings of the tournament, receiving multiple complements for their effort, attitude and sportsmanship after they exited the Mega Match tournament with a lost to William Smith.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Paige Angle was named to the 2025 AMCC All-Tournament Team
• Hilbert swept Pitt-Bradford in the traditional game and the Baker series in the morning games.
• The Hawks beat William Smith, the reigning 2024 AMCC Champions, in a traditional game, and then took them to a full best-of-seven Baker final before exiting the tournament
• The 911 team score rolled against William Smith set a new match record for the Hilbert Women's Bowling program.
• The 904 Baker score against Bradford set a new program record for Baker match scores.

RESULTS

• Hilbert 2 Pitt-Bradford 0
• William Smith 2 Hilbert 1

9:30 am

• The Hawks battled Pitt-Bradford early this morning in the same format as yesterday.
• Hilbert earned a 904-792 team victory and were led by Paige Angle's 221.   Paige Mullen (182) and Morgan Ebert (175) were impressive in their performances against the Panthers.
• The Hawks then recorded a 904-873 baker win, as Paige Angle came through with clutch shots to help the Hawks sweep Bradford and advance.

1:30 pm

• Hilbert faced a seasoned William Smith team at the end of the day.
• The Hawks challenged the Herons right out of the gate, beating them in the team format by 29 pins. Hilbert set a new program record as well as a new postseason record after winning 911-882.  Jenna Angle paced the Hawks with a 206, Paige Angle added a nice 198 score adn Paige Mullen rounded out the top three with a 188. 
• William Smith then earned a 974-748 total pin fall baker win which forced the best-of-7 baker series. 
• Willam Smith beat the Hawks by 30 pins in game one, the Hawks took the next two games (181-167, 191-180), lost the fourth game by five pins (168-163) and then won the sixth (222-215).  William Smith evened the baker with a (181-161) win which forced the 7th game to determine who advances in the bracket.  The Herons held on for a 200-157 victory and knocked the Hawks out of the tournament.

Hilbert concludes the 2024-25 season under first-year, co-head coaches Andrew Rettig and Sara Snyder with a 13-59 overall record, became the first women's bowlers at Hilbert to advance to the AMCC Championship Tournament with a 5-9 record as the 5th seed, and were one game away from the championship match.