William Penn Qualifies Third, Takes Eighth at Kegel ISBPA Classic

William Penn Women’s Athletics

Peoria, Ill.–The Lady Statesmen bowling team was strong in qualifying, but unfortunately could not keep its momentum with an early knockout at the Kegel ISBPA Collegiate Classic last Saturday and Sunday.

William Penn placed third in qualifying with 7,254 pins in six regular games and ten Baker games. The squad then finished eighth in the two-game knockout round (330 pins), but only the top four advanced to the second round.

The navy and gold were sixth after regular qualifying, but made a vast improvement of three positions with the third-best Baker tally (1,931) to claim the bronze qualifying slot.

Robert Morris (Ill.) entered knockout play in second place and then slipped past Wichita State (Kan.) 379-370 in the finals to claim the title. Tannya Roumimper of Wichita State was the top individual in qualifying with 215.5 clip (1,293 pins).

Breanne Underwood (Treynor, Iowa, Master’s of Business Leadership) topped William Penn with a tenth-place finish out of 130 competitors at 189.8 (1,123 pins). Samantha Powell (Sr., Herriman, Utah, Psychology/Human Services) was right on her heels in 13th at 187.2.

Kelsey Johnson (So., Montgomery, Ill.), with a 176.0 average, and Jessica Ganem (Sr., Austin, Texas, Psychology), with a 170.3 mark, joined Underwood and Powell by starting all six games as well.

Kirstin Newberry (Jr., Holland, Mich., Secondary Education) had a 168.0 clip in four games, while L’Neisha Porter (Fr., Chicago, Ill., General Accounting) tallied 155.5 pins per game over two contests.

Next: William Penn is off this weekend, returning to action November 10-11 at the ISYL Leatherneck Classic in Davenport and Milan, Ill.