LADY EAGLES BOWLING PLACES THIRD AT MEAC SOUTHERN DIVISIONAL Jones, Silver Finish in Top Seven of Individual Standings Kyle Serba CHESAPEAKE, Va. (www.NCCUEaglePride.com) – Sophomore Laverne Jones and senior Toria Silver led North Carolina Central University to a third place team finish at the Mid-Eastern athletic Conference Southern Divisional bowling competition on Dec. 4-5 in Chesapeake, Va. Jones ranked sixth among the individual bowlers with a five-game average of 178.2, including a high game of 192. Silver finished right behind her teammate in seventh place with an average of 175.8 and a high game of 210. As a team, NCCU completed the weekend with a 5-5 overall record to place behind Florida A&M (8-2) and event winner Norfolk State (8-2).   NCCU Photo During five-person team games, NCCU posted a 3-2 record. The Lady Eagles beat South Carolina State (837-733), Bethune-Cookman (816-798) and North Carolina A&T (847-712), while falling to Norfolk State (811-877) and Florida A&M (720-781). During Baker games, NCCU surprised the eventual event winner Norfolk State by handing the Spartans one of only two setbacks on the weekend. The Lady Eagles used a tournament-high Baker game of 208 followed by a score of 199 to knock off NSU 746-695. NCCU also defeated South Carolina State 595-548. Four Baker games were not enough to decide the outcome against Bethune-Cookman. After each squad posted results of 622, BCU edged the Lady Eagles in a tiebreaker. NCCU also lost Baker games to North Carolina A&T (650-696) and Florida A&M (594-669). The other top bowlers for NCCU were senior LaTia Blacknell with a 162.2 average and a high game of 194, junior Khrystal Richardson with a 159.8 average and a high game of 206, and freshman Kristyne Garrett with a 143.0 average and a high game of 174. NCCU returns to action on Jan. 8-9 in another MEAC Divisional challenge in Tallahassee, Fla. For a complete schedule of NCCU women’s bowling, visit www.NCCUEaglePride.com.