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Oct. 1, 2009
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - PHOTO GALLERY The University of Maryland Eastern Shore women's bowling team recently invited men's basketball, their sibling team, to a bowling matchup at the Student Services Center Lanes on campus.
In an effort to support their fellow student-athletes, the athletics department paired up each men's team with a women's squad as brother-sister teams. The sibling teams are encouraged to support each other by collaborating and coordinating activities and attending each other's events.
The men's basketball team talked big before their matchup against the bowling team but left with a newfound respect of their bowling sisters.
"People think that bowling is easy, but it is definitely a difficult sport," said redshirt sophomore Hillary Haley (Oxon Hill, Md.). "The women are a great team, fantastic people, and really fun to hang out with. Events like this are important because we are all in the UMES family and it helps strengthen that bond."
Sharon Brummell, head women's bowling coach, added to the intensity by putting a bowling ball on the line for the basketball player who had the most strikes at the end of the day. Freshman Sean Berry (Irvington, N.J.) had six strikes, which was the most for a player, but did not beat associate head coach Jamal Brown's eight for the overall lead.
"We had such a great time with this event," commented Brummell. "The basketball team is made up of a good group of guys; they genuinely care for our girls. They're not just basketball players; they're athletes and respect everyone else as athletes."
One of the bowling groups consisting of junior Kristina Frahm (Oswego, Ill.), freshman Katie Shumaker (Trafford, Pa.) and freshman T'Nia Falbo (Greensburg, Pa.) challenged one of the basketball groups to come within 100 pins of their score at the end of one game. If the men did not accomplish this, they had to do 25 pushups. Needless to say, the men were doing pushups at the end of that game.
Despite their scores, the men couldn't hide how much fun they were having with all of the smiling, laughing and cheering that was going on with their fellow student-athletes.
"My team and I really enjoyed ourselves," commented Haley. "I really cannot stress how much fun we had with them."
Frankie Allen, men's basketball head coach, had the highest score of the afternoon for the men with a 147.
The evening wrapped up with a pizza party to all those who were in attendance. |
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