Bradford, PA. -- The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford women's bowling team competed in their final event before next weekend's AMCC Championship Tournament on Saturday, as they hosted Division II Roberts Wesleyan for a dual match. The Panthers split the two traditional matches 839-971 and 934-840, and then saw a comeback fall 3 pins short in a 872-875 Baker loss.

The day started off with a pair of Traditional team matches. In game one, the Panthers posted a respectable score, but could not keep up with Roberts Wesleyan, who posted a 971-839 win. Four Panthers posted scores over 160, while the final score was one pin below the mark at 159. Brookelyn Garvey led the Panthers with a score of 176. Erin Wales was just behind her at 172, while freshmen Mackenzie Gill bowled a 167 and Jaylee Koppenhaver finished at 165. Emma Pablic rounded out the scoring at 159.

In game two, the Panthers exploded, posting their highest score of the season in a 934-840 win. Gill led the Panthers with a 242, her 2nd highest score of the season. Garvey finished at 198, while Wales posted a score of 183. Koppenhaver repeated her score from game 1, bowling a 165, while Olivia Shultz stepped in and posted a 164. 

To close the dual, the teams competed in a 5-game Baker match, with the winner decided by total pinfall. The Panthers fell behind in the middle of the match, and then came up just short in game 5, ultimately losing the match 875-872. Pitt-Bradford started off with a 182-157 win in the first game, but then dropped the next three. They lost their 25-pin lead in game two with a 160-194 loss, and then saw the deficit grow to 78 after a 157-200 loss in game three and a 154-180 defeat in the fourth. In the final game, the Panthers exploded for 219 pins, but the Redhawks finished at 144, giving them the 3-pin victory.

The Panthers have completed their regular season, and will prepare for the AMCC Championship Tournament next weekend. Through the AMCC Round Robin events, the Panthers qualified in 3rd place, and will begin the tourney with a matchup against #6 Pitt-Greensburg. The teams will bowl in a best-of-three megamatch. It will begin with a 5-bowler traditional match and then a 5-game Baker match. If the teams split the first two, the match is decided by a best-of-seven Baker matchup. The tournament is being held at Pines Plaza Lanes in Pittsburgh. The Panthers will bowl in the first match at 10:00 a.m. on Friday.