ST. CHARLES, Mo. –McKendree University women's bowling finished third out of nine teams at this past weekend's Lions Classic hosted by Lindenwood University and held at Plaza Lanes Bowling Center.
McKendree began the event with three traditional matches as they knocked down a total of 2,612 points, putting them in fifth place overall. Junior
Rhian Dobinson (Farnborough, England/The Warvell School) led the way for the Bearcats as she finished ninth overall on the individual leaderboard with a total pinfall of 564 for three games and averaged 188 per game.
In addition to Dobinson, senior
Jessica Crowley (St. Mary's, Ga./Life University) was the next high finisher for the Bearcats as she placed 19th overall with a pinfall total of 520 and averaged 173.3 per game, while junior
Dominique Donegan (Midlothian, Ill./Bremen) finished 21st overall with a pinfall total of 511 and averaged 170.3 per game and sophomore
Lexus Petrich (Boardman, Ohio/Boardman) was 23rd with a pinfall total of 504 and averaged 168 per game.
Columbia College's Jordyn Czerw was the individual champion as she finished with 610 points in three traditional games and averaged 203.3 per game. Avila's Devyn Coleman was the No. 2 individual as she recorded 609 pins in three traditional games and averaged 203 per game.
Following the three traditional games, the Bearcats played eight two-game Baker matches. The Bearcats recorded a total of 3,281 pins in the Baker format to finish the first two rounds in fifth place with a pinfall total of 5,893. McKendree averaged 841.86 through the first two rounds.
In Sunday's bracket play, the Bearcats were seeded fifth and opened with a win over fourth-seeded Columbia College. In the second round, McKendree defeated No. 1 seeded Lindenwood. But Lindenwood would battle back to defeat the Bearcats in a tiebreaker in the fifth round to put the host school in the bracket final against No. 3 seeded Missouri Baptist. Lindenwood would ultimately take home the team title.
Lindenwood recorded 6,524 pins to earn the No. 1 seed in bracket play as they recorded 2,678 in the team games and 3,846 in the Baker games. Lindenwood averaged 932 in the first two rounds.
McKendree will return to action on Nov. 12-13 as they travel to Moline, Ill., to compete in the Leatherneck Classic that will be held at Highland Park Bowl.
