Weekly Award Winners
Bowler of the Week
Marissa Funk (Adelphi University)
So., Youngstown, Ohio, Boardman High School
Marissa Funk led all ECC bowlers and Adelphi at the Golden Bear Invite, averaging 183.60 across five traditional games with a total pinfall of 918. The sophomore recorded a high game of 210 and finished with three games of 180 or higher. Funk converted almost 93% of her single-pin spare opportunities and 84% of her non-split spare attempts.
Rookie of the Week
Evelyn Jacobs (Adelphi University)
Fr., Broomfield, Colo., Legacy High School
Making her collegiate debut, Evelyn Jacobs averaged 164.75 across four traditional games, totaling 659 pins for Adelphi at the Golden Bear Invite. The freshman opened with games of 169 and 170 before rolling a weekend-high 183 in her third game. She finished among the top-performing freshmen at the tournament.
Weekly Honor Roll
Brenna Forsha (Daemen University)
Sr., Tonawanda, N.Y., Tonawanda
Forsha finished with an average of 177.80 during the traditional matches of the Kutztown Golden Bear Classic this past weekend. The senior placed 12th out of 83 bowlers. She helped the Wildcats go 4-1 in the traditional matches, with wins over Felician, Alvernia, Fairleigh Dickinson, and ECC foe Molloy. She logged a best score of 214 to help lead the Wildcats past Molloy. Forsha also helped Daemen defeat Caldwell, Kutztown, and D'Youville in Baker Format matches, as well as Molloy in a Baker-Best-Of-Seven contest.
2026-27 ECC Women’s Bowling Weekly Award Winners
Bowler of the Week
Oct. 8 – Kenzie Smolnik (Daemen University)
Oct. 22 – Marissa Funk (Adelphi University)
Rookie of the Week
Oct. 8 – Kenzie Smolnik (Daemen University)
Oct. 22 – Evelyn Jacobs (Adelphi University)
2026-27 ECC Women’s Bowling Preseason Poll
1. Kutztown - 62 points (6 first-place votes)
2. Molloy - 55 points (1 first-place vote)
3. Adelphi - 46 points
4. Roberts Wesleyan - 35 points
5. Daemen - 32 points
6. D’Youville - 29 points (1 first-place vote)
7. Saint Anselm - 20 points
8. St. Thomas Aquinas - 9 points
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Founded as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference in 1989 and rechristened the East Coast Conference in July 2006, the ECC was formed to enhance intercollegiate athletic competition among member institutions and to assist them in integrating athletics into their academic program in a fiscally sound way. The ECC is committed to the highest standards of scholarship, sportsmanship, teamwork, and citizenship. Its mission is to promote the total person concept in its student-athletes, which stresses the abilities to excel in academic achievement, athletic competition, and positive character traits. East Coast Conference members include: Daemen University (Amherst, N.Y.); University of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.); D'Youville University (Buffalo, N.Y.); Mercy University (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.); Molloy University (Rockville Centre, N.Y.); Queens College (Flushing, N.Y.); Roberts Wesleyan University (Rochester, N.Y.); College of Staten Island (Staten Island, N.Y.); and St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill, N.Y.). The ECC also is home to 13 associate members in the sports of women’s bowling (3), men’s and women’s indoor track & field (3), men's volleyball (2), field hockey (1), and men’s lacrosse (1).
The ECC sponsors the following championship sports: baseball; men’s and women’s basketball; women's bowling; men’s and women’s cross country; field hockey; men’s and women’s lacrosse; men’s and women’s indoor track and field; men’s and women’s outdoor track and field; men’s and women’s soccer; softball; and men's and women’s volleyball.
The East Coast Conference is a proud member of the NCAA and Division II. Division II is a dynamic and engaging group of colleges, institutions and conferences of varying sizes and educational missions. Division II members encourage and support diversity; value sportsmanship, fairness and equity; and place the highest priority on the overall educational excellence of the student-athlete.