DES PLAINES, Ill. – The McKendree Women's Bowling team finishes fifth out of 14 teams in the Windy City Halloween Classic hosted by Valparaiso at River Rand Bowl this past weekend.
Through the first two days of qualifying, the team was able to secure third, winning seven of their 10 games, while having a total pinfall of 9,298.
The team was led by Addysen Case who led the field averaging 211.6, with a high game of 243. Her performance earned her tournament most valuable player and a spot on the all-tournament team. Behind her by only four pins was Grace Ogle, averaging 210.8, who also had a high game of 243. She was also awarded a spot on the all-tournament team.
Finishing in the top 25 was Cierra Brown, who averaged 176.6 throughout the five traditional games. With three complete games each, Jaycie Smith and Emma Zinn averaged 179 and 176.67 respectively. Having two complete games, Alexa Valadez averaged 177, with a high game of 214. Shanna Kimball also had two complete games in qualifying, where she averaged 156.
Going into Sunday as the third seed, their first match up was against fourth seed Valparaiso where the match went to a seventh baker game where the Bearcats narrowly lost. Their next match would be against fifth seed Wisconsin-Whitewater where it went to six baker games. Unfortunately, McKendree missed out on forcing the seventh baker game by seven pins and would now go to the fifth-place match.
In their placement match they would go on to beat seventh seed Carroll University in just five games to secure fifth in the tournament.
The team would end with a total pinfall of 12,767 throughout the tournament.
McKendree also had a team compete in the Lions Classic hosted by Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. They were able to fight their way to a second-place finish after qualifying fourth and then going 4-2 in bracket play.
The team collected a total pinfall of 4,711 in qualifying which included three traditional and 12 baker games. Leading the team individually was Vicki Andrews who finished 12th, averaging 179. Victoria Porta and Ava Lewis also had three complete games, averaging 156.7 and 153.7 respectively.
Miranda Emery and Avan Rhodes finished with two accredited games, averaging 144 and 179.5 respectively. Rhodes also had the highest game out of the team with 221. Mary Tucker and Hailey Halcomb each had one accredited game with 178 and 156 respectively.
In bracket play, the Bearcats won its first match against fifth-seeded Central Methodist. They would then face first seed Lindenwood in the second round 1-2. The team would then go on to win three straight matches to find themselves in the championship for a rematch against Lindenwood. Unfortunately, Lindenwood would come out on top and take the win.
Next Up
The McKendree Women's Bowling team will be in its home center of St. Clair Bowl for the Bearcat Invitational on November 14th through the 16th.
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