Wickliffe, OH -- The Fairleigh Dickinson women's bowling team's season came to a disappointing end on Friday after the Knights dropped both of their best-of-seven Baker Style Matches in the double-elimination bracket play at the Game of Wickliffe. FDU, who was seeded fifth, lost its opening match to fourth-seeded Wisconsin-Whitewater, 4-1, before falling in the loser's bracked to top-seeded UMES, 4-0. The Knights conclude the season at 88-33 while making their 10th NCAA Championship appearance in 11 years.

FDU knew it needed to perform much better in the best-of-seven Baker Style Matches, which had been its weakness most of the season. Against Wisconsin-Whitewater, the Knights found themselves in a 2-0 hole after losing by scores of 217-194 and 218-205. But FDU would bounce back in game three with a 244-214 victory. In game four, however, the Knights would lose a heartbreaker, 206-200, before dropping the fifth and final game, 236-182.

In the elmination match with UMES, FDU was facing its nemesis, who was 6-1 against the Knights this season coming into the match, including a come-from-behind 1029-1028 victory in the opening match of Thursday's qualifying round. The Hawks swept FDU, 4-0, to stay alive in the championship. The scores were 206-188, 191-180, 256-199 and 226-158.

The Knights return everyone for next season except senior Michelle Hunzaker, who was a National Tenpin Coaches Association Honorable Mention All-Amercian and a First Team All-Northeast Conference performer.