Beaver Falls, Pa. -- The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford bowling team competed in the AMCC Bowling Championship on Friday, returning to the tournament for the first time since 2018-19. 

Entering the event as the AMCC's #3 seed, the Panthers started off the championship tournament with an elimination matchup with #6 seeded Mount Aloysius. In a best two out of three matchup, the Panthers advanced into the double-elimination portion of the event with a 2-0 victory over the Mounties.

The Panthers started off with a 793-774 victory in the traditional format match. Brookelyn Garvey paced the Panthers with a score of 196. Megan Schwab also had a strong game for Pitt-Bradford, finishing just behind Garvey with a 190. Sarah Newland posted a 155 while Jordyn Graham and Ekaterina Wilson wrapped up the scoring with scores of 127 and 125 respectively.

They were able to secure the victory in game two with a 948-747 in a total pinfall Baker format match. All four Panthers had a strong match for the Panthers as each averaged 18.0 pins per frame or higher. Newland had the highest average at 20.1 pins per frame while Graham averaged 19.2. Brookelyn Garvey was third for the Panthers with 18.9 pins per frame and Wilson was fourth with 18.6. Schwab rounded out the Panthers with an average of 18.0.

After defeating the Mounties, the Panthers advanced into the double-elimination portion of the event with a matchup against #2 Medaille. After winning 2 of 3 against the Mavericks in a warmup dual match last weekend, the Pitt-Bradford was unable to pull off the upset, falling 2-0.

The Panthers improved their team score in the traditional format but were unable to keep up with Medaille, falling 945-825. Garvey finished with the Pitt-Bradford's high score, rolling a 199. Sarah Newland maintained her momentum from the first match of the day as she posted the Panthers' second-best score of 180. Schwab had a pinfall of 157 for the Panthers. Graham and Wilson improved their scores from the first traditional match but had the Panthers' two lowest scores of the matchup with a 145 and 144.

Needing a win to keep the match going, the Panthers struggled in their 4th game of the day losing the Baker match 931-747. Jordyn Graham posted the highest average in the match as she scored 16.7 pins per frame. Sarah Newland was just behind her with an average of 16.5. Brookelyn Garvey was third for the Panthers with an average of 15.1 pins per frame while Wilson and Schwab rounded out the Panthers scoring with 13.9 and 12.5 pins per frame each.

With the loss, the Panthers move into an elimination matchup in the third round of the tournament. They will need to win four straight matches to become AMCC champions. They will begin their journey through the elimination bracket on Saturday morning when they take on #4 Penn State-Behrend. The match begins at 9:30 a.m.