Bowler of the Week
Megan Kapsiak, D’Youville
Junior | Lancaster, NY
Kapsiak turned in the highest finish among all ECC bowlers at the Niagara University Brunswick Fall Open, finishing seventh in a field of 77 bowlers with a 192.4 average. The DYU junior led the Saints to a seventh-place team finish, second among all ECC teams in attendance.
Rookie of the Week
Lea Whittey, Bryant
Freshman | Assonet, MA
Whittey played a critical role in Bryant’s success at the Niagara University Brunswick Fall Open on Sunday with an average of 17.89, an overall makeable spare percentage of 90.5 percent, and a 100 single pin spare percentage. The Bryant freshman helped the Bulldogs catch wins against D'Youville, Pitt Bradford, and Penn State Behrend with her consistency and helped Bryant to a sixth-place team finish, the highest of all four conference teams in appearance.
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Laura Clark, Bryant
Junior | Port Jefferson Station, NY
Clark was a consistent force for the Bulldogs at the Niagara University Brunswick Fall Open, leading Bryant to a sixth-place team finish, the highest of all four conference teams in appearance. Individually finishing 22nd overall, the Bryant junior averaged 17.42 for traditional games on Saturday, with a strike percentage of 32 percent and single pin spare percentage of 100 percent. On Sunday, Clark averaged 18.54 for Baker, with a strike percentage of 37 percent and single pin spare percentage of 93 percent.
Angelina Polcini, Roberts Wesleyan
Senior | Bohemia, NY
Polcini had a traditional average of 169.6 and finished 27th out of 77 bowlers at the Niagara University Brunswick Fall Open.
Amelia Ponto, Roberts Wesleyan
Junior | Baldwinsville, NY
Ponto led Roberts Wesleyan to an eight-place team finish at the Niagara University Brunswick Fall Open. She recorded a 180.2 Baker average and a 171.00 traditional team average and placed 25th out of 77 bowlers for the tournament. The RWU junior bowled in every frame and rolled high games of 195 and 192, the latter of which came in the win over nationally-ranked No. 12 Mount St. Mary's.
Rebecca Spry, Roberts Wesleyan
Sophomore | Newark, NY
Spry led the team with a traditional average of 177.1 and was second on the team with 175.1 Baker average at the Niagara University Brunswick Fall Open. She posted high game scores of 198 and 193 and anchored the team for a majority of the final day of the tournament.
ECC Women's Bowling Weekly Award Winners
BOWLER OF THE WEEK
Oct. 10 - Chloe Sromovski, Kutztown
Oct. 17 - Chloe Sromovski, Kutztown (2x)
Oct. 24 - Kamryn Brenneman, Kutztown
Oct. 31 - Madison Gentes, Saint Anselm
Nov. 7 - Megan Kapsiak, D'Youville
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Oct. 10 - Cassandra Westphal, Daemen
Oct. 17 - Kaylee Stephens, Roberts Wesleyan and Cassandra Westphal, Daemen (2x)
Oct. 24 - Kamryn Brenneman, Kutztown
Oct. 31 - Michaela Palumbo, Molloy
Nov. 7 - Lea Whittey, Bryant
Previously in the Polls
NTCA TOP 25 POLL
Preseason (10/1): Bryant (RV)
NTCA DIVISION II/III POLL
Preseason (10/1): NR
ECC PRESEASON POLL
1. Bryant - 76 points (7 first-place votes)
2. Kutztown - 66 points (1 first-place vote)
3. Molloy - 60 points
4. Daemen - 51 points (1 first-place vote)
5. Roberts Wesleyan - 48 points
6. D'Youville - 40 points
7. Adelphi - 30 points
8. St. Anselm - 23 points
9. St. Thomas Aquinas - 11 points