ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – The Norfolk State bowling team opened its 2007-08 season by going 6-3 at the MEAC Southern Division competition hosted by Bethune-Cookman last weekend.

NSU went 3-1 in team match play on Saturday, defeating Winston-Salem State, Florida A&M and North Carolina A&T, with the only loss coming to Bethune-Cookman. NSU also defeated South Carolina State, but the match did not count in the team standings because the Lady Bulldogs only had four bowlers.

The Spartans were led by sophomore Cathryn Myrick (Virginia Beach, Va.) and senior Kineshia Irby (Charlotte, N.C.). Myrick averaged 186.4, tops on the team, in the five team matches. Her high score was 203 vs. SCSU. Irby averaged 178 in the five games with a high of 212 in the win over N.C. A&T.

The Spartans went 3-2 in baker matches on Sunday, beating SCSU, WSSU and FAMU but losing to Bethune-Cookman and N.C. A&T.

NSU returns to action this Saturday and Sunday at the UMES Classic in Millsboro, Del.