EGG HARBOR TWP, N.J. – The Norfolk State bowling team earned a pair of wins on Sunday to finish out the Hawk Flight Classic hosted by Monmouth at King Pin Bowling. The tournament also marked the conclusion of the 2018-19 season for the Spartans.
 
NSU defeated Bloomfield College twice to cap a 2-11 weekend. The 18-team tournament featured 10 nationally ranked teams.
 
NSU dropped all five matches on Friday in baker play and then again on Saturday during the traditional round. The Spartans collected a pair of wins over Bloomfield in between a loss to Morgan State on Sunday in the bracket round.
 
The Spartans also fell to Morgan State in their first match of the tournament, an 803-687 setback on Friday morning in Baker play. NSU also succumbed to No. 12 Delaware State (873-727), Saint Francis Brooklyn (936-788), No. 17 LIU Brooklyn (932-729) and to No. 8 Fairleigh Dickinson (921-789).
 
On Saturday in traditional play, NSU's closest loss came against No. 22 Monmouth in the middle of the five matches, 830-749. Before that came losses to Felician (872-672) and No. 6 Maryland Eastern Shore (954-681). No. 10 North Carolina A&T (885-654) and No. 11 Saint Francis (Pa.) (920-659) also defeated the Spartans later in the day.
 
Freshman Crystal Brewer (162.6) and sophomore McKayla Lang (157.4) had the top averages for the Spartans. Freshmen Trinity Gray, Dieonjonai Haupt and PreAsia Salley rounded out the lineup.
 
The Spartans swept Bloomfield by 4-0 scores on Sunday in a best-of-seven series. They had a game of 245 in the match against Morgan State in the middle of the day. The Bears, however, won the last two games for a 4-2 victory.
 
NSU ended its year at 13-43.