FINAL BRACKET

(DAYTON, Ohio, April 20)—McKendree University junior Breanna Clemmer (Clover, SC/Clover) has become the first bowler in program history to win an Intercollegiate Singles Championship title.
 
Clemmer, who entered match play as the No. 14 seed in the 24-bowler field, earned the 2019 ISC women's championship by winning a pair of matches on Saturday at Poelking Lanes South in Dayton, Ohio. After edging past seventh-seeded Sierra Kanemoto from Wichita State University in a semifinal contest, Clemmer won the title in convincing fashion with a 32-pin triumph over No. 8 seed Jordan Newman from Vanderbilt University in the finals.
 
"I was speechless, but was really happy and excited after the match," said Clemmer after winning the championship. "I was heartbroken after our loss (in the Intercollegiate Team Championship finals) earlier in the day, and I wanted to win this for my teammates, and especially our seniors. They have always been there for me and I wanted to end this week on a high note."
 
Clemmer, the 2018-19 National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) Division II/III Player of the Year, won three matches when the single-elimination bracket play began Tuesday afternoon and carried over into Wednesday morning to reach the national semifinals on Saturday. She squared off against Kanemoto in the first match on Saturday, which came down to the 10^th frame. Clemmer wound up on the winning end of a 204-202 contest that propelled her into the finals.
 
In the title match, Clemmer was able to build a lead and stretched it during the course of the contest. Following her 226-194 victory in the finals, Clemmer was able to celebrate with her grandfather along with McKendree senior teammate Lauren Pate (Inver Groves Heights, MN/Simley). "They sat right behind me for the matches," said Clemmer. "I was so happy to share this moment with them because of what they have meant to me."
 
This was the second time that Clemmer had qualified for the Intercollegiate Singles Championship. She reached the quarterfinal round during her freshman season in 2017.