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University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: MATT MCCANN
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February 24, 2014

UDDIN EARNS GAME VICTORY IN HAWKS' OPENER
Temple wins overall match in straight sets

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - In his first home match of the 2014 season, University of Maryland Eastern
Shore sophomore Mohin Uddin (Forestville, Md.) took a game from Temple's Santiago Canete in the
first set. Uddin was not able to repeat the feat, as he and his fellow Hawks were defeated by Temple 7-0
Sunday at the Hawk Tennis Courts in Princess Anne. The result improves Temple's record to 3-8, while
the Hawks start the season off at 0-1.

Uddin, a graduate of Central High School in Capitol Heights, Md. and electronic engineering major here
at UMES, finished the match with a final score of 1-6, 0-6. All other Hawks were defeated by scores of 6-
0 and 6-0 in three separate singles matches. In the doubles competition, Temple took three matches,
defeating the Hawks with two 8-0 victories and a default.

The match was viewed by a small yet supportive crowd of supporters who came out in the above average
temperatures to cheer on the Hawks, which lasted about an hour and a half.

The men's team is still scheduled to play Stevenson on Wednesday in Princess Anne despite the current
weather forecast. Please continue to follow us at umeshawks.com for any changes in the upcoming
schedule.

 

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Collegiate Women's Bowling
"UMES BOWLING CLINCHES MEAC NORTHERN DIVISION TITLE"
Hawks go 9-1 on the weekend to clinch their sixth divisional crown.

TOWSON, Md.-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) women's bowling
team clinched their sixth Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Northern Division title
this weekend. UMES posted a 9-1 mark on the weekend to finish their conference regular
season at 28-2. With it, they will enter the MEAC Championship field as the No. 1 overall
team in Chesapeake, Va. March 21-23, bowling for their seventh conference title.

UMES technically clinched the title on Saturday, March 1 when they went 5-0 in team
games. Senior Megan Buja (Rockford, Ill.) dominated for the Hawks, tossing five games for
an average of 219.2. She tallied a 1096 pinfall and a high game of a 237 in the Coppin State
win; all five of her games were over 200.

Not far behind was junior Victoria Jones (Baltimore, Md.). Jones knocked down 1,085 pins
for five games, including a 257 in the win against Delaware State. That was the highest
game rolled by a Hawk on the day and matched Jones' career-high game. Jones tallied four
200-plus games on the day.

Mariana Alvarado (Leon, Mexico) was also solid, tallying a 799 pin fall over four games.
She tossed a 215 in the win over Morgan State and a 209 in the Coppin State win.

All three Hawk freshmen rolled just one game each, all coming in the Hampton win. Justyne
Falbo (Greensburg, Pa.) posted a solid 246. Juliana Franco (Pereira, Colombia) tallied a
career-high 224 and Sara Pelayo (Distrito Federal, Mexico) tossed a 201.

Other 200 games came from Tatiana Munoz (Ibague Tolima, Colombia) had a 222 in the
Coppin State win while Valerie Riggin (Vista, Calif.) had the same score in the Delaware
State match and added a 202 in the Morgan State win.

Day two came with some of the same trouble as day one. Bowling on an oil pattern different
then what was supposed to be laid out, the Hawks adjusted, but a little late. They opened
Baker-match play with Delaware State. They jumped out to a lead with a 219-202 win in
game one but the Hornets basically evened the match after game two with a 227-211 defeat
of the Hawks. Game three saw the Hawks again jump back on top with a 216-188 win. Up
almost 30 pins UMES seemed in control but game four saw the Hawks struggle. Delaware
State got the 177-146 win and took the match by two pins. UMES still could have won;
needing a mark in the tenth Alvarado chopped the 2-4-5, leaving the door open. The Hornets
needed to strike out to win and they did, upsetting the nation's no. two team.


UMES adjusted to the basic oil pattern after that and started making progress. They topped
Howard (746-638), host Coppin State (813-692), Morgan State (824-680) and Hampton
(915-676).

All eight Hawks saw action on both days in both the traditional team and Baker game
matches.

UMES will head to Smyrna, Tenn. next weekend, March 7-9, for the Music City Classic, an
event they won last season, bowling in it for the first time.