Women’s Bowling Honors Seniors in Season Finale
ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona women's bowling team concluded its 2023-24 season schedule on Saturday at its home venue, the F.A. Gerhart Lanes at the Bavarian Aid Society.
The Lions held their Senior Day, recognizing senior bowlers Janine Maxwell (North Chicago, IL/North Chicago), Chloe Mazza (Burlington, NJ/Burlington Township), and Breanna Yarnall (Bedford, PA/Bedford), before taking on fellow Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference squad La Roche University in an exhibition match.
"Our seniors were wonderful young ladies and good bowlers. They will be missed, but we wish them the best in all their future endeavors to come," said Penn State Altoona head coach Elizabeth Rhodes. "Thank you to La Roche for spending the day with us. Both teams enjoyed the friendly competition. Thank you to the family and friends who attended, as well as to the staff at the F.A. Gerhart Lanes for allowing our team to call your lanes our home, also."
Maxwell was a first-year member of the Penn State Altoona women's bowling team. In baker matches this season, she rolled 75 frames and finished with a baker average of 11.68. In traditional team matches, Maxwell bowled 50 frames and averaged 115.6 per game.
Maxwell is a native of North Chicago, Ill. and graduated from North Chicago Community High School. She is majoring in Psychology at Penn State Altoona.
Mazza has been a four-year member of the Penn State Altoona women's bowling program. In her senior season this year, she is first on her team in baker frames (312) and tied for first in traditional team match frames (200). Mazza's baker average this year is 14.82, and she has averaged a team-best 169.6 per game in traditional format matches.
Mazza has been a starter for the Lions throughout her four seasons with the team. She holds several places on the program's all-time high scores list, including bowling a collegiate career-high 216 earlier this season in the AMCC Round Robin #2 that ties for the fifth-highest individual score in a game in team history. Mazza has also been recognized on the AMCC's Academic All-Conference team as a Peak Performer.
Mazza is from Burlington, N.J. and graduated from Burlington Township High School. She is a Biology major at Penn State Altoona.
Yarnall has been a four-year member of the Penn State Altoona women's bowling program. In her senior season, she has bowled 258 frames in baker matches and 99 frames in traditional team format matches. Yarnall's baker average this season is 13.48, and she is averaging 138.8 per game in traditional play.
Yarnall has been a starter for Penn State Altoona throughout her collegiate career. She bowled the second-highest score in a traditional format game in program history, as her 221 from March 4, 2023, in the Mid-State Mountie Classic, is tied for the second-best score in a game in the history of Lions women's bowling. In her career, Yarnall has also been a three-time AMCC Academic All-Conference pick. Last year, she was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national college athlete honor society.
Yarnall hails from Bedford, Pa., where she graduated from Bedford High School. She is majoring in Nursing at Penn State Altoona.
