Finishing tied with a meet-best 9-3 record, RV Monmouth was led by rookie Kailyn Bloch en route to securing the final spot in the NEC Women’s Bowling Championship. Bloch rolled the best overall frame average (19.71) and traditional frame average (20.40) in the conference. The four-time NEC Rookie of the Week ranked in the NEC top-five for both strike percentage (.460) and 9CT spare percentage (.913) going 21-for-23. The Hawks earned traditional wins over No. 15 Duquesne, No. 22 FDU, RV Niagara, Wagner and LIU along with baker victories against the Purple Eagles, Lakers, Sharks and Seahawks. Monmouth will match up with regular season champion and No. 1 seed FDU in the first round of the NEC Tournament, which begins on March 21.