Reading, Pa. (Feb. 9, 2020) --- Delaware State posted a 3-0 record in Sunday's championship round Quad matches, including a finals victory over Fairleigh Dickinson, to capture the Griffins Baker Classic championship.
The Hornets, No. 18 in the latest National Tenpin Coaches Association poll, defeated No. 17 Fairleigh Dickinson 4-2 in the championship match. Delaware State took the first game 213-202, but FDU evened the match with a 207-198 victory in game two.
The Hornets won tightly played games three and four (196-192 & 193-187) to open up a 3-1 lead in the contest.
After Fairleigh Dickinson posted a 278-174 victory in game five to pull to within 3-2, Delaware State closed out the match with a 203-171 win in game six to claim the title.
The Hornets posted an 8-4 overall record in the three-day tournament to improve to 50-34 on the season.
Early Sunday, Delaware State defeated Molloy (4-3) and Kutztown (4-2) to reach the final round.
The Hornets posted a season-high single- game score of 268 in the deciding game seven of the Molloy contest and tallied 244 in back-to-back contests of the Kutztown contest.
Delaware State was 2-2 vs. top 25 teams in the tourney, splitting two games against Fairleigh Dickinson, while defeating No. 25 Long Island and falling to No. 20 Adelphi.
Hornet senior Alexis Neuer was named to the Griffins Baker All-Tournament Team. Neuer was second among all competitors with an average of 21.11 per frame in DSU's 12 matches.