Collegiate Ticker - Oct. 11, 2023
October 11, 2023
The 2023-2024 United States Bowling Congress Collegiate season continued last weekend with the first Tier I event of the season as the 52nd edition of the Midwest Collegiate Championships was held in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (men), and Milwaukee (women).
The St. Ambrose men and Wisconsin-Whitewater women would be the last teams standing in this year’s event, as 47 varsity teams in the men’s division and 35 in the women’s division competed over six individual games and 16 Baker games before the top eight in each division advanced to a match-play bracket. All rounds of match play would be in the best-of-three Baker format.
Select pairs at each center were broadcast live at BowlTV.com.
In the men’s division, the top three included Webber International (9,877), St. Ambrose (9,809) and Concordia (9,782), while the final spot in the bracket would go to Marian-Wisconsin (9,304).
Webber swept Marian-Wisconsin, and No. 4 Saint Xavier beat out No. 5 Wisconsin-Whitewater (2-0) to meet in the semifinals, while the other semifinal match featured Concordia, after taking down No. 6 Mount Mercy (2-1), and St. Ambrose, who swept No. 7 Lawrence Tech.
Saint Xavier then swept Webber, while St. Ambrose took down Concordia (2-1) to set the final match.
St. Ambrose took Game 1, 217-211, against Saint Xavier before finishing Game 2 tied at 166. The Fighting Bees took home the victory, 224-179, in Game 3. This is the fifth Tier I victory for St. Ambrose in the last four seasons.
In the individual standings, Saint Xavier’s Michael Harmon would lead the field with games of 238, 248, 198, 224, 216 and 279 for a 1,403 total.
Harmon was joined on the all-tournament team by Marian-Wisconsin’s Ryan Dreikosen (1,397), Saint Xavier’s Bobby Habetler (1,387), Culver-Stockton’s Keaten Bieri (1,387) and Webber International’s AJ Wolstenholme, the 2023 Intercollegiate Singles Championships winner (1,370).
In the women’s division, the top three qualifiers were Webber International (9,072), Mount Mercy (8,716) and Wisconsin-Whitewater (8,682), with St. Ambrose (8,438) taking the eighth and final spot in the bracket.
Wisconsin-Whitewater took down No. 6 Judson (2-0) and Mount Mercy (2-1), while Webber had beaten St. Ambrose (2-1) and No. 4 Coe (2-1) to set up the final match.
Wisconsin-Whitewater collected the win in two games (178-159, 192-155) for their first title of the season.
Webber’s Linda Himes would overcome a slow start to lead all women with a 1,320 total, rolling games of 188, 158, 262, 255, 226 and 231. Joining Himes in the top five were William Penn’s Gabriella Evans (1,236) and Caitlin Radliff (1,226), Webber’s Aliyah Alleyne (1,224) and Davenport’s Carly Snyder (1,212).
In other collegiate action:
- At the Southwest Intercollegiate Bowling Conference (SWIBC) – Event 1 and 2 in Fort Worth, Texas, the Oklahoma Christian men and Louisiana Tech women swept the weekend, taking home two wins each.
- At the Ohio Bowling Conference – Event 1 in Columbus, Ohio, the Northwestern Ohio men and Muskingum women battled their ways to a win.
- At the Mercyhurst Invitational in Erie, Pennsylvania, the Niagara women took home the victory over top-seeded Wilmington in five games
This weekend’s schedule features eight events across seven states (Ohio, Louisiana, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Indiana and Georgia).
For the full schedule of collegiate events, results and more, visit BOWL.com/Collegiate and CollegeBowling.Bowl.com.
The St. Ambrose men and Wisconsin-Whitewater women would be the last teams standing in this year’s event, as 47 varsity teams in the men’s division and 35 in the women’s division competed over six individual games and 16 Baker games before the top eight in each division advanced to a match-play bracket. All rounds of match play would be in the best-of-three Baker format.
Select pairs at each center were broadcast live at BowlTV.com.
In the men’s division, the top three included Webber International (9,877), St. Ambrose (9,809) and Concordia (9,782), while the final spot in the bracket would go to Marian-Wisconsin (9,304).
Webber swept Marian-Wisconsin, and No. 4 Saint Xavier beat out No. 5 Wisconsin-Whitewater (2-0) to meet in the semifinals, while the other semifinal match featured Concordia, after taking down No. 6 Mount Mercy (2-1), and St. Ambrose, who swept No. 7 Lawrence Tech.
Saint Xavier then swept Webber, while St. Ambrose took down Concordia (2-1) to set the final match.
St. Ambrose took Game 1, 217-211, against Saint Xavier before finishing Game 2 tied at 166. The Fighting Bees took home the victory, 224-179, in Game 3. This is the fifth Tier I victory for St. Ambrose in the last four seasons.
In the individual standings, Saint Xavier’s Michael Harmon would lead the field with games of 238, 248, 198, 224, 216 and 279 for a 1,403 total.
Harmon was joined on the all-tournament team by Marian-Wisconsin’s Ryan Dreikosen (1,397), Saint Xavier’s Bobby Habetler (1,387), Culver-Stockton’s Keaten Bieri (1,387) and Webber International’s AJ Wolstenholme, the 2023 Intercollegiate Singles Championships winner (1,370).
In the women’s division, the top three qualifiers were Webber International (9,072), Mount Mercy (8,716) and Wisconsin-Whitewater (8,682), with St. Ambrose (8,438) taking the eighth and final spot in the bracket.
Wisconsin-Whitewater took down No. 6 Judson (2-0) and Mount Mercy (2-1), while Webber had beaten St. Ambrose (2-1) and No. 4 Coe (2-1) to set up the final match.
Wisconsin-Whitewater collected the win in two games (178-159, 192-155) for their first title of the season.
Webber’s Linda Himes would overcome a slow start to lead all women with a 1,320 total, rolling games of 188, 158, 262, 255, 226 and 231. Joining Himes in the top five were William Penn’s Gabriella Evans (1,236) and Caitlin Radliff (1,226), Webber’s Aliyah Alleyne (1,224) and Davenport’s Carly Snyder (1,212).
In other collegiate action:
- At the Southwest Intercollegiate Bowling Conference (SWIBC) – Event 1 and 2 in Fort Worth, Texas, the Oklahoma Christian men and Louisiana Tech women swept the weekend, taking home two wins each.
- At the Ohio Bowling Conference – Event 1 in Columbus, Ohio, the Northwestern Ohio men and Muskingum women battled their ways to a win.
- At the Mercyhurst Invitational in Erie, Pennsylvania, the Niagara women took home the victory over top-seeded Wilmington in five games
This weekend’s schedule features eight events across seven states (Ohio, Louisiana, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Indiana and Georgia).
For the full schedule of collegiate events, results and more, visit BOWL.com/Collegiate and CollegeBowling.Bowl.com.