Women's Bowling 10/11/2026 9:13:00 PM Nick Anderson (Director of Athletic Communications)

Golden Wolves Take Home Grapevine Classic Title

Siminitus, Knopp Grab All-Tournament Team Honors

Erie, Pa. (October 11, 2026) - Alvernia University (4-3) took home the team title at the Grapevine Classic after defeating Penn State Behrend, 984-813, to secure the championship Sunday in women's bowling action.

The Golden Wolves bounced back after dropping the first match of the day to Pitt-Bradford and rattled off back to back victories to earn a spot in the championship match and secured the team title in their opening tournament of the season after downing Penn State Behrend for the second time on Sunday.

Alvernia's Mia Siminitus and Kaitlyn Knopp both earned spots on the All-Tournament team for their performances over the weekend.

How it Happened

Alvernia fell to Pitt-Bradford in the opening match of the day, 859-821, and were led by Paige Aucker and Lacey Slaymaker who recorded scores of 192 and 180 in the match.
The Golden Wolves then rattled off back to back victories to punch their ticket to the championship match. Alvernia defeated Penn State Behrend, 846-761, behind 181 pin performances from Aucker and Mia Siminitus and Kailynn Jones added a score of 176 to help lead the Golden Wolves to victory.
Alvernia then faced off against Pitt-Greensburg and recorded a 785-663 victory over Greensburg. Slaymaker led the Golden Wolves with a 175 in the match and Siminitus followed with a score of 161 and Kaitlyn Knopp added a score of 160.
The last match of the day came against Penn State Behrend, who was the second ranked team after the qualifying matches. The Golden Wolves, the top ranked team after qualifying, downed the Lions, 984-813 to take home the team title. Aucker started things off for the Golden Wolves with a 202 in game one before Knopp followed with a 160 to give Alvernia a 362-305 advantage heading into the third game. Jones then fired in a team high 213 in the third game before Slaymaker recorded a game four score of 208 to send the Golden Wolves into the fifth and final game with a 783-665 lead. Siminitus sealed the championship for the Golden Wolves with a game five score of 201 to secure the victory for the Golden Wolves.

Inside the Results

Mia Siminitus led the way for the Golden Wolves and recorded the second best average across all bowlers on Sunday with a 179 average including a high game score of 216.
Kaitlyn Knopp recorded the fifth best average on Sunday and recorded a 166.40 average and a total score of 832 across five games.
Kailynn Jones recorded an average of 160 on Sunday, Paige Aucker tallied a 158.60 average across five games and Lacey Slaymaker rounded out the Golden Wolves and posted a 146.60 average on day two.

Up Next

The Golden Wolves are back in action next Saturday and Sunday when they head to the Golden Bear Invite hosted by Kutztown University at Berks Lanes.

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Players Mentioned

#21 Kaitlyn Knopp: Sophomore

#14 Mia Siminitus: Junior

#10 Lacey Slaymaker: Junior

#15 Paige Aucker: First Year

#9 Kailynn Jones: First Year

Players Mentioned

#21 Kaitlyn Knopp
: Sophomore

#14 Mia Siminitus
: Junior

#10 Lacey Slaymaker
: Junior

#15 Paige Aucker
: First Year

#9 Kailynn Jones
: First Year