WEEK 9 STATS: 13 appearances, 20.69 overall frame average, .891 filled frames pct., .486 strike pct.
Bamford exemplified efficiency while taking on some of the nation’s top talent at the Prairie View A&M Invitational. The first-year Pioneer averaged 20.69 pins per frame over the course of the three-day event that welcomed seven of the nation’s top-eight ranked teams to Arlington, TX. She went 31-for-31 on single-pin spare attempts and accounted for a .910 filled frames percentage. She struck on 50.7 percent of her chances and converted 96.4 percent of non-split spares. Bamford averaged 21.44 pins per baker frame, helping SHU to victories over No. 2 McKendree, No. 8 UMES and No. 19 Louisiana Tech. She threw 10 strikes in a loss to No. 3 Arkansas State. During Saturday’s traditional team rounds, Bamford threw a 257 game against FDU and registered a 200-pin performance against event host Prairie View A&M.