SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women's bowling team kicks off its season on October 16^th at the Penguin Classic in Struthers, Ohio.

Head coach Morgan Walsh enters her fifth season with the team and the Black and Gold are coming off an ECC Championship and the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance.  They finished with an overall record of 58-34.

Bryant was ranked number 19 in the preseason National Tenpin Coaches Association poll. They will be looking for a bid to the tournament through the USBC as they will be competing as an independent this season.

The Bulldogs kick off the 2026-27 campaign this weekend (Oct.16^th-18^th) with the Penguin Classic in Struthers, Ohio, hosted by Youngstown State University.

The weekend after, October 24-25, they head to the Niagara University Brunswick Fall Open in Niagara Falls, NY.

To round off October, the Bulldogs will fly down to Orlando, Florida to compete in Destination Orlando on October 30^th through November 1^st .

The black and gold then will make their way to Hackensack, NJ from November 20-22 to compete in The Jersey Jamboree.