The women's bowling team opened their season on Sept. 25 with the first conference tournament (AHIBC) in Dayton, Ohio. The "A" team finished 11^th and the "B" team finished 16^th.  Wright State's "A" team won the tournament with Davenport's "A" team taking second. The "A" team drew a tough opening match facing off against Wright State's "A" team. Despite shooting an 850, their highest team game of the day they lost to Wright State's 920. Next the team faced Michigan State and bowled another strong score of 825 only to lose by one pin to Michigan State's 826. The "A" team would go onto win their next two matches defeating Grand Valley State and Ohio State. The "A" team would enter the baker portion sitting in eighth place overall.  During the baker game portion of the tournament, the "A" team was down after two games and fired off five strikes in a row for a 222 in the final game to defeat Davenport's "A" Team 534-510.  The "B" team got off to a great start winning their first two matches defeating University of Louisville 775-710 and Notre Dame College's "C" Team 683-613.

The "A" team was led by junior Nicole Corstange finishing 23^rd overall with a 169.6 average and team high game of 201, while freshman Chelsea Essenmacher finished 30^th overall averaging 165.4.  Senior Jess Shovan led the "B" team finishing 39^th overall with a 160.6 average. 

"Overall it was a good first tournament for both teams," said head coach Jody Fetterhoff. "The conference tournaments are extremely long with competition starting at noon and lasting until 9 pm. Both teams bowled well during the five team games and then struggled during the 15 baker games as the lanes began to dry out. It's hard to predict how lane conditions will breakdown and the PBA Shark Pattern is a very long and heavy oil pattern which normally holds up pretty well. It was a great learning experience for both teams and we have a good three weeks to prepare for our next tournament on October 16-17."