TOWSON, Md. – On their first day of conference play, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) women’s bowling team took advantage of a smaller Northern Division in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) to open perfect with a 4-0 mark.

The Hawks rolled through four team games, taking out Coppin State (1004-807), Morgan State (961-827), Howard (1020-965) and Delaware State (1002-936).

Thashaina Seraus led the way for the Hawks and the entire field.  All four games were over 200 (227, 206, 226 & 223) to total 882 and average a 220.5 on the day.  Hawks earned the next two spots as well as Haley Cummings tallied 855 pins with three games over 200 (233, 204 & 247) to average a 208.5.  Teammate Jacqueline Rhoda also was over 200 in each game (203, 204, 215 & 212) to tally a 934 and average a 208.5.  They would finish second and third respectively.  Sophomore Melanie Copey finished in the top ten in average with a 189.

UMES was the only team to tally a match over 1,000 and they did it three of the four matches.  After day one, Delaware State trails the Hawks with a 3-1 record and 3,858 pins, 31 pins behind UMES’s 3,987.  Howard finished 2-2, Morgan State was 1-3 and Coppin State 0-4, more than 1,000 pins behind the Hawks.

UMES is back on the lanes Sunday, November 14, facing Morgan State, Delaware State, Coppin State and Howard in four-game Baker matches.