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| HERNANDEZ, HICKS EARN ALL-TOURNAMENT HONORS |
"I'm so proud of these girls and the work they are putting in on a day-to-day basis at the facility," head coach Kayla Bandy said. "We have lots to work on as our main objective is preparation for March, but it feels good to go home to work on things with a win."
The Hawks (10-3) entered the morning in second place and remained there following a 945-864 loss in their final Traditional match. The squad entered bracket play as the No. 2 seed and faced Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference rival Delaware State to open things up. The Shore shut out the Hornets 4-0, then followed that up with a 4-1 victory against No. 1 seeded Saint Francis.
Eastern Shore fell behind the Red Flash 1-0 to start the final match, but then rebounded to win four straight.
Senior Alexandra Hernandez (Maracaibo, Venezuela) and junior Cayla Hicks (Salem, Virginia) were named to the event's All-Tournament team. Junior Brigitte Jacobs (Freeport, Illinois) left just one open frame during bracket play and filled every 10th frame.
"Brigitte and Alexandra were great at the bottom of the lineup," Bandy said. "Cayla was great in the heart of the lineup as she was communicating between the top of the lineup and the girls at the bottom."
Sophomore Paulina Torres (Ponce, Puerto Rico) finished in sixth place overall with a 186.33 average over six Traditional games. Danielle August(Millilani, Hawaii) filled 15 of 20 frames in bracket play.
"Danielle and Paulina did their job consistently filling the frames and bringing the energy to the top of the lineup. Isabel came in the third game and filled all of her frames to help us to the win. We didn't get Quianna (Macares) in the lineup because the friction hadn't developed enough for her but she was ready if we needed her."
The Hawks will next travel to Houston, Texas for the Track Kat Klash hosted by Sam Houston State Nov. 2-4.
BY SHAWN YONKER
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
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