The women's bowling team finished 16th out a field of 38 women's teams in the Orange & Black Classic this weekend in Dayton, Ohio. After the first day, the team was in 17th place with a total pinfall of 5035 for six team games. Leading the way for the Bulldogs was sophomore Kristen Marcis who finished 36th out of 226 bowlers with an average of 179 and a high game of 205. Junior Nicole Corstange and freshman Chelsea Essenmacher also finished in the top 50 averaging 177.5 and 175.2.

The team started off the second day of competition, which consisted of 16 baker matches, stringing six strikes in a row for an impressive 224 game. In the sixth game, the team accomplished another feat when they bowled a clean game for a 208. The team continued to bowl well during the baker portion of the tournament finishing with a total pinfall of 2789, only seven other teams would shoot a higher baker total on the day.

"The team bowled really well this weekend competing against a very strong field with at least
eight teams ranked in the top 30 from last year," said head coach Jody Fetterhoff. "I was really happy with our performance especially during the baker portion of the tournament, as the team improved their baker game average by 21 pins from their first tournament. The team is really coming together and gaining confidence with every tournament."