Tiger News
Posted by Richard RoBards - Sat, Oct 24, 2009 - [Bowling]
Matt Fitch
Matt Fitch
Five weeks into the intercollegiate bowling season, Campbellsville University, after hosting its own tournament, have been on the road to Lexington, Indianapolis, and Beavercreek, Ohio.

The first-year Campbellsville men's and women's  teams, as of October 18, according to coach John Rausch, have competed in four collegiate tournaments with tough and experienced opponents. CU had this past weekend off, but this weekend are right back in the fray as the Tigers head to the Boilermaker Classic in Lafayette, Ind., hosted by Purdue University. All USBC certified intercollegiate bowling tournaments take place on the challenging conditions of sport oil patterns similar to that used in PBA tournaments, according to Rausch.
 
The results for the Orange and Black Tournament in Beavercreek, Ohio, hosted by Pikeville College are:
 
The Bowling Tigers placed 43 out of 49 with a total pin count of 7645, 2072 off the leader. The top five men's teams were: Lindenwood A; Calumet A; Vincennes; Lindenwood B; and Saginaw Valley A.

With 304 players in the field, the CU Tigers individual results were: Chance Harker, #107 (1076, 179.3 avg.); Matt Fitch, still fighting back from the flu, #112 (1069,178.2 avg.); Jordan Sanders, #196 (828,165.6 avg.); Stephen Tucker #244 (787,155.8 avg.); Jordan Antle #244 (623, 155.8 avg.); Justin Durham, #288 (279, 139.5 avg.); Jericho McCoy #289 (264, 132 avg).
 
The Lady Bowling Tigers placed 20 out of 20 with a total pin count of 6379, -3270 off the leader and only 187 pins from the #19. The top five Women's teams were: Pikeville A; Robert Morris (Ill.); Pikeville B; Lindenwood B; and Bellarmine A.
With 119 players in the field, individual results were: Christina D'Ordine #45 (1092, 182 avg.); Lauren Nolte #67 (915, 152.5 avg.); Jackie Hildebrand #79 (838, 139.7 avg.); Rachel Moran #91 (710, 118.3 avg.); Kristen Price #96 (625, 104.2 avg.).
 
The top individual men's division player, Joe Sabo of Toledo University bowled a 1361 with a 226.8 average. The top women's division player was Jennifer Wright of Pikeville College bowling a 1416 with a 236.0 average.
 
 
In the nation so far this season, as of Oct. 18, CU had two players in the top 500: Matt Fitch (#368) and Chance Harker (#495). For the women, in a field of 259, CU's top 3 players were Christina D'Ordine (#152), Lauren Nolte (#217), Deborah Dean (#238).
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