Des Plaines, Ill. - Second year
Jenna Jump (Port Byron, N.Y./Dana L. West/Dominican) earned a spot on the All-Tournament team to lead the Le Moyne College women's bowling team to four victories and a 12th-place finish at the Windy City Halloween Classic Friday through Sunday at River Rand Bowl.
With the event being contested over three days, the Dolphins opened with five Baker matches on Friday. They fell to NEC foe FDU in the opening match, 868-702. They followed with an 883-816 defeat to Quincy University, a 939-829 setback to Oklahoma Christian University and an 862-820 loss to Marian University. They closed out the day with an 890-766 victory over Thomas More University.
The Dolphins opened Saturday's five traditional matches with an 876-763 win over the University of Indianapolis. First year
Carmen Youngs (Boonville, N.Y./West Canada Valley) led the Dolphins in the match by knocking down 221 pins. They were then edged by seven pins by Elmhurst University, 822-815, despite 202 pins from Jump. They then suffered a 954-932 loss to Western Illinois University with Jump posting a 196. The 'Phins picked up their second win of the day with an 843-804 victory over the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, led by 210 pins from Jump. They closed out the day with an 828-766 win over Edgewood University and were led by 190 pins from Youngs.
Jump led the Dolphins in the traditional matches with a 192.00 scoring average and 960 total pins. Her scoring average was the fifth-best among the 113 competitors to earn a spot on the all-tournament team. Youngs tallied 900 pins and had an average of 180.00 to end the day ranked 15th. Third year
Kyra Walter (West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon/Dominican) recorded an average of 175.40 and 877 total pins. First year
Sandy Ferlo (Mohawk, N.Y./Central Valley Academy) knocked down 798 pins for an average of 159.60. Second year
Abigail London (Chandler, Ariz./Chandler/Valparaiso) was in the lineup for four matches and posted an average of 156.00 pins and 624 total, while fourth year
Sophia Vasil (Troy, N.Y. Catholic Central) started the first match and posted a score of 135.
In the first best-of-7 match on Sunday pitting the 10th-seeded Dolphins and ninth-seeded Quincy, the Dolphins fell 4-1 following scores of 154-169, 129-181, 161-183, 206-170 and 155-188. The Dolphins then took on 11th-seeded UIndy and fell in seven matches, 4-3, after scores of 181-191, 176-192, 166-159, 157-156, 128-201, 202-157 and 161-170. In the match to determine 11th and 12th place, the Dolphins fell to Aurora University, 4-1, following scores of 158-132, 137-160, 204-208, 135-137 and 158-179.
The Dolphins are back in action on Friday, November 13 for the first day of the NEC Meet #1 at Clearview Lanes in Mount Joy, Pa.