Bridgewater, NJ – Niagara bowling picked second in the NEC Bowling Preseason Poll, receiving five first-place votes.
Duquesne was picked first with three first-place votes, followed by Niagara with five. Rounding out the field, the preseason polls were Mercyhurst, Monmouth, FDU, Le Moyne, LIU, and Wagner.
During the Mercyhurst Invite, the Purple Eagles faced two NEC schools in Duquesne and Mercyhurst. The Purple and White faced Duquesne in the first match of the tournament, as they defeated the Dukes 962-902 in their first competition of the year. Niagara also faced Mercyhurst as they dropped their only loss of the year, 1003-937. Later in the championship contest, the Purple Eagles faced the Dukes as they defeated them in seven games.
Niagara bowling is back in action on Friday, October 16, as they head to partake in the Youngstown State Penguin Classic.
