Davenport Men, McKendree Women Win NAIA Invitational
INDIANAPOLIS – The McKendree women and Davenport men went undefeated in match play to claim titles Sunday at the 2011 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Invitational.
McKendree took down St. Ambrose, 3-1, while Davenport defeated William Penn, 3-1, in the championship matches at Woodland Bowl. The event was streamed live on BOWL.com from start to finish.
After dropping the first game 220-185, the Bearcats battled back to win the next three to defeat St. Ambrose. McKendree, the runner-up at the United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships last year, rolled with victories of 168-164, 217-186 and 243-159.
“All eight of my players had a great look, so I felt like I could use any of them at any time,” McKendree women’s coach Gary White said. “We just started steamrolling people in match play. It’s one of those rolls you like to get on and it just kept going. The girls did a great job.”
Davenport entered the double-elimination match-play bracket as the No. 15 seed after 24 games of qualifying on Thursday. The Panthers won the opening two games against William Penn, 183-176 and 205-190, before dropping the third game, 213-179. They took the fourth game 214-168 to lock up the win.
“We’ve got a group of guys who have really come to life in the last few weeks,” Davenport men’s coach Mike Eaton said. “Our bracket seemed pretty tough, but some of the top teams got beat early and that really helped us out.”
In the semifinals, St. Ambrose took down Robert Morris (Illinois), 3-2, while William Penn knocked off Viterbo, 3-1, to advance.
NAIA elevated bowling to emerging sport status last summer. The move by one of the nation’s governing bodies for collegiate athletics puts bowling on the path to becoming a championship sport for dozens of additional colleges and universities across the country.
In the 2010-11 season, teams from 28 schools fielded bowling teams. If 50 or more NAIA member institutions designate bowling as a varsity sport, then bowling will be eligible for championship sport status and an NAIA national championship.
The NAIA has 50,000 student-athletes participating at nearly 300 member colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada. Divided into 25 conferences and the Association of Independent Institutions, the NAIA offers 23 championships in 13 sports. All NAIA bowling programs are members of USBC Collegiate.
A total of 23 men’s teams and 22 women’s teams competed in the NAIA Invitational.
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2010 USBC Intercollegiate Team Sectionals Final Results – 64 Games
The 2010 Intercollegiate Team Sectionals tournaments are finishing up today, with the second set of 32 baker games. Teams bowled a total of 64 baker games across 2 days. The top four teams from each sectional will advance to the 2010 Intercollegiate Team Championships in El Paso, Texas.
In Allentown, Pennsylvania, Webber International University won for the men with a final score of 12914 (+114, 201.78 Average). William Paterson University finished in second with 12662. Other teams making the cut are Rochester Institute of Technology (12653) and Hudson Valley Community College (12591). Pikeville College led the women with a score of 12599 (-201, 196.86 Average). Webber International University finished in second with 12417. Other teams making the cut included Erie Community College (11396) and Briarcliffe College (11324).
Saginaw Valley State University led the men in Chattanooga, Tennessee with 13356 (+556, 208.69 Average). Lindenwood University finished second with 13316. Others making the cut were the University of Central Florida (12806) and Purdue University (12804). The University of Maryland – Eastern Shore led the women at 12842 (+42, 200.66 Average). The University of Central Florida finished in second with 12805. Other teams making the cut were Lindenwood University (12269) and Florida State University (11736).
The Peoria, Illinois men’s sectional was led by Wichita State University with a score of 13072 (+272, 204.25 Average). McKendree University finished second at 12739. Other teams making the cut included Newman University (12734) and Calumet College (12718). Wichita State also led the women with a score of 12350 (-450, 192.97 Average). McKendree University finished second with 12281. Wright State University (11676) and the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater (11600) also made the cut.
Robert Morris University men led the Las Vegas sectional with a score of 13424 (+624, 209.75 Average). California State University – Fresno finished in second at 13033. Arizona State University (12933) and the University of Nebraska – Lincoln (12772) also made the cut. California State University – Fresno led the women with 12294 (-506, 192.09 Average). Robert Morris University finished in second with 12050. St. Ambrose University (11846) and West Texas A&M (11795) also made the cut.
These top 32 teams (16 men, 16 women) advance to the 2010 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships. This event will take place on April 14-17, 2010 in El Paso, Texas.
Hoosier Classic Final Results
This weekend college bowlers participated in the final tier 1 tournament of the season. The Backhaul Direct Hoosier Classic took place in Indianapolis, IN. This is the last chance for college teams to earn power points to make it into the USBC Collegiate Sectionals tournaments.
Webber International University took home the title in the men’s division and the University of Central Florida took home to women’s title. Andro Simounet of Webber led the men with a final 9 game score of 2064 (+264, 229.3 Average). Jenn Boisselle from UCF led the women with a final 9 game score of 1943 (+143, 215.9 Average).
Webber took out McKendree University while Robert Morris University beat Fresno State in the semifinals. Webber beat RMU in the finals, 3 games to 0. Over on the women’s side UCF beat Wichita State University while Webber took out Pikeville College. UCF beat Webber in the finals, 3 games to 1.
Other All-Tournament team members included John Szczerbinski (2054, Wichita State), Michael Fujita (2048, UC Davis), Marcelo Suartz (2036, Webber), and Josh Blanchard (2029, Wichita). The women’s All-Tournament team members included Kaidee Sutphin (1899, UCF), Nicole Burke (1887, Pikeville), Josie Earnest ( 1847, Vanderbilt), and Jessica Earnest (1800, Vanderbilt)
Roto Grip Eagles NAIA Baker Challenge
The Roto Grip Eagles NAIA Baker Challenge took place on January 16-17, 2010, in West Chicago, Illinois. The tournament was hosted by Robert Morris University. Here are the full results, from Bowl.com.
Men’s competition
McKendree-B entered the championship bracket seeded third, but it ended the day second to none as it dispatched Viterbo-Cardinal, 3-2, Robert Morris University of Illinois-Daschler, 3-2, and Robert Morris University of Illinois-Stern, 3-0, to collect the tournament title.
First place in the Power Point standings went to Robert Morris University of Illinois-Lefties +1, which set the qualifying pace with a grand total of 8,049. Robert Morris-Daschler grabbed second billing with 8,030. McKendree-B (7,780), McKendree-A (7,761) and Nebraska-Lincoln (7,756) rounded out the top five in the points standings.
Bracket results
Championship
#3 McKendree-B def. #8 Robert Morris University of Illinois-Stern 3-0.
Semifinals
#3 McKendree-B def. #2 Robert Morris University of Illinois-Daschler 3-2.
#8 Robert Morris University of Illinois-Stern def. #5 Nebraska-Lincoln 3-0.
Quarterfinals
#2 Robert Morris University of Illinois-Daschler def. #7 Northern Illinois 3-2.
#3 McKendree-B def. #6 Viterbo-Cardinal 3-2.
#5 Nebraska-Lincoln def. #4 McKendree-A 3-2.
#8 Robert Morris University of Illinois-Stern def. #1 Robert Morris University of Illinois-Lefties +1 3-1.
Women’s competition
McKendree-A shot 7,413 to take first place in Power Points, but McKendree-B walked away with the tournament title thanks to championship-bracket victories over Robert Morris University of Illinois-Maroon, 3-0, McKendree-A, 3-1, and Ball State, 3-2.
Robert Morris University of Illinois-Gold was second in Power Points with 7,349. Ball State was third (7,178) in points, leaving McKendree-B (7,053) and Robert Morris University of Illinois-Maroon (7,034) to settle for fourth and fifth, respectively.
Bracket results
Championship
#4 McKendree-B def. #3 Ball State 3-2.
Semifinals
#3 Ball State def. #2 Robert Morris University of Illinois-Gold 3-1.
#4 McKendree-B def. #1 McKendree-A 3-1.
Quarterfinals
#1 McKendree-A def. #8 Western Illinois 3-1.
#2 Robert Morris University of Illinois-Gold def. #7 Viterbo 3-1.
#3 Ball State def. #6 Robert Morris-Peoria 3-2.
#4 McKendree-B def. #5 Robert Morris University of Illinois-Maroon 3-0
S.I. Elite Classic Results
Wichita State University took both the men’s and women’s titles in the S.I. Elite Classic this weekend. On the men’s side, the Shockers’ D team won with a final 9 game score of 9502 (+502, 1055/game, 211.16 Ind. Average), led by Josh Blanchard. McKendree University (9291) took second place, led by tournament leader JR Raymond (2046, +246, 227.33 Average). Lindenwood University took third place, led by Dan Sprink (1920). The top 5 individual bowlers included JR Raymond, Morehead State University’s Mike Kirian (1922), Dan Sprink, McKendree’s Willie Jubiter (1917), and Lindenwood’s Brett Cunningham (1907).
Wichita State University’s C team won on the women’s side with a 9 game score of 8970 (-30, 996.67/Game, 199.33 Ind. Average). Pikeville College (8462) finished in second place. Wichita State’s A team (8456) finished in third. Wichita State’s Jessica Baker led all bowlers with a score of 1846 (+46, 205.11 Average). Wichita State had 4 of the top 5 bowlers, including Jazreel Tan (1826), Sandra Gongora (1811), and Rocio Restrepo (1802). McKendree’s Brandi Branka also finished in the top 5 with a score of 1808.
You can see the full results at McKendree University’s website at McKendree.edu
2009 Boilermaker Classic Results
In the second year as a team, Davenport University has won their first tournament. Davenport won the Boilermaker Classic this weekend, with a final score of 9110 (5 team games, 20 baker games). Davenport was led by Erik Stanley with a score of 1118 (+118, 223.6 Average) and Dan Pollak with a 1087. Robert Morris University (9084) finished in second and Morehead State University (8973) finished third. Other All-Tournament Team members included Lindenwood University’s Steve Miller (1085), Purdue University’s Ryan Slosser (1080), and Tyler Keys (1071) from Calumet College of St. Joseph.
Over on the women’s side, Robert Morris University won their second tournament of the 2009 – 2010 season. Robert Morris was led by Heather D’Errico (952) on the way to a final score of 8214 (5 team games, 20 baker games). McKendree University (8069) finished in second and Lindenwood University (7952) finished in third. Other All-Tournament Team members included McKendree’s Brandi Branka (1036), Ball State University’s Kelly Slusher (960), Lindenwood’s Crystal Brooks (954), and McKendree’s Lori Hanken (933).
The full team results and top 15 individual results can be found on the CollegeBowling.com forums.
Congratulations to all the winners and good luck next weekend!
Kegel Collegiate Classic Results
The 2009 Kegel Collegiate Classic featured 31 men’s teams and 23 women’s teams.
In the men’s tournament Robert Morris University (IL) defeated Wichita State University‘s ‘Barnes’ team with scores of 225 and 192 to Wichita State’s 209 and 167. In the semifinals Wichita State defeated Rochester Institute of Technology and Robert Morris defeated Wichita State’s ‘Rash’ team. Wichita State’s Josh Blanchard lead all bowlers with a score of 1297 (+97, 216.17 Average). Other All-Tournament Team members included Michael Snell (1290) from Nebraska-Lincoln, RIT’s Tyler Hermann (1282), Robert Morris’ Mikey Hill (1269), and JR Raymond (1244) from McKendree University.
In the women’s tournament McKendree University‘s #1 team used scores of 180 and 211 to defeat Wichita State University‘s ‘Black’ team’s 157 and 185 scores in the finals. McKendree defeated Robert Morris University (IL) in the semifinals while Wichita State defeated McKendree’s #2 team. Wichita State had four bowlers make the All-Tournament team. The top bowler was Rocio Restrepo with a score of 1234 (+34, 205.67 Average). Other top bowlers included Sandra Gongora (1222), Jazreel Tan (1220), Mariana Ayala (1210), and McKendree’s Brandi Branka (1184).
This upcoming weekend will feature the Boilermaker Classic, hosted by Purdue University, in Lafayette, Indiana and the Brunswick Southern Collegiate Classic in Marietta Georgia.
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