Autumn Fortunato, New Jersey City University, Women's Bowling
Fortunato placed first overall in a field of 79 bowlers and was the MVP of the Wildcat Division II-III Invitational in Wilmington, Del. Her 258 was the highest individual score in the tournament. Fortunato had the league's best traditional frame average this week (19.78) and a 17.01 Baker frame average (fifth overall). She also had a 37.7% strike percentage and a 69.3 percentage spare percentage. She also converted 36.4 percent of her splits. She had a 197.80 average and 989 total wood with a high game of 258, a career best. Her five scores were 220-193-160-158-258.
BOWLER OF THE WEEK: New Jersey City SR Autumn Fortunato placed first overall in a field of 79 bowlers and was the MVP of the Wildcat Division II-III Invitational in Wilmington, Del. Her 258 was the highest individual score in the tournament. Fortunato had the league's best traditional frame average this week (19.78) and a 17.01 Baker frame average (fifth overall). She also had a 37.7% strike percentage and a 69.3 percentage spare percentage. She also converted 36.4 percent of her splits. She had a 197.80 average and 989 total wood with a high game of 258, a career best. Her five scores were 220-193-160-158-258.
BEST OF THE REST: Saint Vincent FR Jessica Guesman set a career high with a five-game traditional total of 988 on Saturday at the Wildcat D2-D3 Invitational, earning All-Tournament Team honors, as she led the team to a 4-1 record and threw games of 221-218-221 in the final three games of the day...PS-Altoona SR Nicole Watt had a strong weekend for the Lady Lions in the three-day Wilmington Invitational, as she posted a team-high 16.76 baker average and finished with a 755 total pinfall for an average of 151.0 per game in the traditional matches.