(LEBANON, Ill., Feb. 20)—The McKendree University USBC women's bowling wrapped up its 2018-19 regular season last weekend at the Hoosier Classic, which was held Saturday and Sunday at Western Bowl in Indianapolis, Ind.
 
As a team, the Bearcats placed 25^th in the 66-team field. McKendree collected a total of 7,878 pins during qualifying play. The University of Pikeville earned the top seed through qualifying for the eight-team, single-elimination bracket. The University of St. Francis (Ill.), the No. 7 seed in the field, battled its way through the bracket to capture the tournament title.
 
Individually, sophomore Lauren Hays (Salem, IL/Salem) (pictured) registered a top-20 finish for McKendree at the Hoosier Classic. Hays had 1,177 pins over her six-game block to average 196.17 for a 16^th place finish for the weekend. Hays saved her best for last, rolling her high game of 221 in the sixth and final contest.