Collegiate Ticker - Week of Feb. 8

MCKENDREE BAKER CHALLENGE
AMF Strike 'N Spare Lanes (men)
Olivette Lanes (women)
St. Louis, Mo.
Feb. 6-7


The McKendree Baker Challenge tournament consisted of 40 Baker games over two days, and all scores were scratch with no bonus pins. After 40 Baker games, the field was cut to the top eight for a best-of-three Baker format elimination bracket.

On the men's side, McKendree Achmed upset top qualifier Lindenwood Black en route to the title match, but lost to No. 2 qualifier Newman Red for the championship.

For the women, top qualifiers Webber International and Vandebilt advanced to the title match where Vanderbilt rolled games of 268 and 275 to claim the title.

Men's qualifying

1. Lindenwood Black, 8,948
2. Newman Red, 8,841
3. Webber International, 8,782
4. Robert Morris A, 8,660
5. Lindenwood Mels, 8,638
6. Northern Illinois, 8,573
7. Bellarmine, 8,438
8. McKendree Achmed, 8,354
9. Lindenwood Lions, 8,352
10. Morehead State, 8,268
11. Nebraska-Lincoln, 8,262
12. Calumet Crimson, 8,246
13. Calumet Black, 8,163
14. Western Illinois, 8,162
15. McKendree Peanut, 8,129
16. Illinois State, 8,116
17. Lindenwood Simbas, 8,084
18. Newman Blue, 8,083
19. Lindenwood Cubs, 8,008
20. SIUE, 8,004
21. Illinois Urbana A, 7,894
22. Martin Methodist, 7,880
23. Iowa State, 7,841
24. McKendree Walter, 7,734
25. Lindenwood Gold, 7,692
26. Robert Morris B, 7,654
27. Missouri State, 7,628
28. Illinois Urbana B, 7,619
29. McKendree Jose, 7,318
30. Lindenwood Leos, 7,316
31. University Alabama, 6,970
32. Cumberland, 5,961
33. Campbellsville U, 5,060

Bracket results (best-of-three Baker games)
First round

No. 8 McKendree Achmed d. No. 1 Lindenwood Black, 247-193, 199-179
No. 4 Robert Morris A d. No. 5 Lindenwood Mels, 215-189, 165-185, 188-183
No. 2 Newman Red d. No. 7 Bellarmine, 227-174, 198-191
No. 6 Northern Illinois d. No. 3 Webber International, 226-222, 190-152
Semifinals
No. 8 McKendree Achmed d. No. 4 Robert Morris A, 234-196, 209-205
No. 2 Newman Red d. No. 6 Northern Illinois, 235-168, 215-196, 221-201
Championship
No. 2 Newman Red d. No. 8 McKendree Achmed, 205-203, 232-215

Women's qualifying
1. Webber International, 8,353
2. Vanderbilt, 8,262
3. Robert Morris, 8,121
4. Lindenwood Black, 7,864
5. McKendree Shrek, 7,843
6. Lindenwood Gold, 7,612
7. McKendree Fiona, 7,577
8. Newman, 7,469
9. Bellarmine, 7,451
10. Martin Methodist, 7,342
11. Calumet, 7,279
12. Western Illinois, 7,085
13. U of Illinois, 6,900
14. Indiana U., 6,762
15. Rock Valley, 6,662
16. Illinois State, 6,616
17. Missouri State, 5,898
18. Baker U., 5,185
19. Campbellsville, 4,596
20. Spalding, 4,178

Bracket results (best-of-three Baker games)
First round

No. 1 Webber International d. No. 8 Newman, 184-183, 200-188
No. 4 Lindenwood Black d. No. 5 McKendree Shrek, 198-179, 204-163
No. 2 Vanderbilt d. No. 7 McKendree Fiona, 230-169, 160-146
No. 3 Robert Morris d. No. 6 Lindenwood Gold, 200-168, 189-169, 19-158
Semifinals
No. 1 Webber International d. No. 4 Lindenwood Black, 212-201, 202-179
No. 2 Vanderbilt d. No. 3 Robert Morris, 258-170, 202-172
Championship
No. 2 Vanderbilt d. No. 1 Webber International, 268-213, 275-256


GRIFFIN INVITATIONAL
St. Louis, Mo.
Feb. 5-7

Nebraska won its second tournament title this season at the Griffin Invitational in St. Louis, Mo. Nebraska's 13,083 total pinfall was more than 100 pins higher than second-place Arkansas State (12,914).

Nebraska senior Cassie Leuthold notched her second first-place finish and fifth top-10 finish of the season with a 218 average over the three-day tournament, and she also earned Most Valuable Player honors.

Women's team results
1. Nebraska, 11-3, 13,083
2. Arkansas State, 9-5, 12,914
3. Valparaiso, 8-6, 12,659
4. Central Missouri, 8-6, 12,383
5. Minnesota State, 7-7, 12,062
6. Wisconsin-Whitewater, 6-8, 12,593
7. Louisiana Tech, 5-9, 12,005
8. Elmhurst , 2-12, 11,515

Women's top 20 individuals

1. Cassie Leuthold, Nebraska, 1,531
2. Kayla Schmidt, Wis.-Whitewater, 1,397
3. Smantha Santoro, Arkansas St., 1,379
4. Nicole Hamilton, Valpo, 1,349
5. Ashley Clinchoc, MSU, 1,330
6. Stephanie Hinz, LA Tech, 1,329
7. Marissa Martinek, Arkansas St., 1,328
8. Rachel Gittings, Arkansas State, 1,318
9. Amanda Falk, UCM, 1,314
10. Lisa Hoover, MSU, 1,287
11. Kristi Mickelson, Nebraska, 1,279
12. Kaite Ann Sopp, Nebraska, 1,273
13. Natalie Cortese, Valpo, 1,273
14. Natalie Jimenez, UCM, 1,2684
15. Alyssa Vogler, Elmhurst, 1,248
16. Sarah Izydorek, MSU, 1,243
17. Danielle van der Meer, Neb., 1,240
18. Amanda Cortese, Valpo, 1,238
19. Sarah Paul, Elmhurst, 1,171
20. Amanada Warwick, Elmhurst, 1,170

FAMU Rattlers NCAA Bowling Classic
Capital Lanes
Tallahassee, Fla.
Feb. 5-7, 2010


Led by by Corinne Kelley and Pauline Harris, Florida State grabbed the top seed with a 10-2 record, then knocked off No. 3 seed Bethune-Cookman to take the title at the 2010 FAMU Rattlers NCAA Bowling Classic.

Women's team results
1. Florida State University, 10-2, 9,768
2. Florida A&M University, 9-3, 9,766
3. Bethune-Cookman University, 6-6, 9,050
4. Winston-Salem State University, 0-12, 7,885
Note: Top three teams advanced to best-of-7 stepladder finals.
Semifinal round
Bethune-Cookman beat Florida A&M, 4 games to 3 (164-158, 145-179, 142-181, 224-208, 177-156, 168-216, 183-173).
Championship round
Florida State beat Bethune-Cookman, 4 games to 1 (235-190, 146-159, 183-158, 182-159, 212-202).


THE MARDI BOB INVITATIONAL
Mardi Bob Bowl
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb. 6

Men's top 10 teams

1. Hudson Valley, 8,556
2. Sacred Heart A, 8,313
3. Stony Brook, 8,208
4. Suffolk, 7,975
5. Monmouth, 7,924
6. RCC, 7,857
7. SUNY IT A, 7,809
8. Schenectady, 7,772
9. NJIT, 7,719
10. Marist, 7,689

Men's top 5 individuals
1. Josh Graham, Stony Brook, 706
2. Dave Kipperman, Sacred heart A, 704
3. Charlie Hewitt, Schenectady, 701
4. Alex Weglarz, Hudson Valley, 698
5. Tom Egan, Hudson Valley, 688
Men's top 5 doubles
Tom Stevens and Chris Ewen, SUNY IT A, 1,334
Nick Fusilli and Brian Depoalo, Sacred Heart A, 1,315
Kyle Jacobson and Dan Tamburro, Sacred Heart A, 1,309
Vince Babeack and Bill Sauastano, NJIH, 1,282
Alex Weglarz and John Pulvier, Hudson Valley, 1,281

Women's top 5 teams

1. Hudson Valley CC, 7689
2. Suffolk, 7,518
3. SUNY IT, 7,134
4. Rockland CC, 6,978
5. Monmouth, 6,437
Women's top 5 singles
1. Katrina Mower, Suffolk, 706
2. Rebecca Duncan, Hudson Valley, 630
3. Amelia Tonyes, Suffolk, 619
4. Meaghen McGurn, SUNY IT, 617
5. Jamie Petraglia, Monmouth, 593
Women's top 5 doubles
1. Amanda Garcia and Johonna Morgo, Rockland, 1,250
2. Amelia Tonyes and Ariel Witt, Suffolk, 1,126
3. Nicole Sheldon and Devan Hodlik, Hudson Valley, 1,097
4. Alicia Brisson and Rebecca Duncan, Hudson Valley, 1,083
5. Katrina Mower and Monique Mulnard, Suffolk, 1,052


AMERICAN HEARTLAND INTERCOLLEGIATE
BOWLING CONFERENCE IV
Nortel Lanes
Monroe, Mich.
Feb. 6


Men's top 20 individuals
1. Chris Moyer, Saginaw Valley, 1,073
2. Chad Ferguson, Union College, 1,049
3. Matt Gasn, Saginaw Valley, 1,048
4. Doug Hennig, Cincinnati, 1,030
5. Logan Mills, Michigan, 1,030
6. Brian McMahon, Saginaw Valley, 1,027
7. Cabot, Michael, Michigan State, 1,025
8. Dan Pollack, Davenport. 1,024
9. Travis Clark. Saginaw Valley, 1,020
10. Toby Sambueno, Saginaw Valley, 1,015
11. Bryan Eaton, Davenport, 1,004
12. Alex Dwornick, Saginaw Valley, 1,004
13. Robert B. Harvischak, Youngstown State, 1,002
14. Joe Steiner, Saginaw Valley, 1,001
15. Brian Moore, Saginaw Valley, 993
16. Aaron Morgan, Toledo, 993
17. Michael Cimba, Robert Morris, 983
18. Adam Digon, Mich-Dearborn, 978
19. Ryan Vojtush, Bowling Green State, 972
20. Mike Duffy, Kent State, 962

Men's top 20 teams
1. Saginaw Valley B, 8,163
2. Saginaw Valley A, 8,081
3. Saginaw Valley C, 7,809
4. Davenport A Red, 7,792
5. Youngstown State, 7,786
6. Toledo A Kosier, 7,758
7. Michigan-Ann Maze, 7,751
8. Michigan State A, 7,600
9. Union College, 7,582
10. Robert Morris U, 7,466
11. Notre Dame Col Bl, 7,251
12. Grand Valley A, 7,237
13. Delta College, 7,214
14. Davenport B Blk, 7,112
15. Schoolcraft, 7,089
16. Michigan-Dearborn, 7,060
17. Cincinnati A, 7,050
18. Kent State A, 6,957
19. Toledo B Blue, 6,929
20. Bowling Green A Ora, 6,899

Women's top 20 individuals
1. Samantha Johnson, Grand Valley, 975
2. Krueger, Emily, Michigan State, 933
3. Reba Wilke, Davenport, 922
4. Kayleen Hiatt, Union College, 922
5. Allyssia Ashman, Grand Valley, 901
6. Amy Salee, Davenport, 887
7. Sarah Jaeger, Michigan State, 882
8. Brittany Rocha, Grand Valley, 866
9. Brandt Hurl, Michigan State, 845
10. Jenny Kiel, Michigan, 843
11. Katie Cabot, Michigan State, 841
12. Lillian Ashman, Grand Valley, 833
13. Emily Clevenger, Notre Dame College, 833
14. Karinda Cummins, Schoolcraft, 815
15. Shannon McKowen, Adrian, 811
16. Jackie Zook, Youngstown State, 811
17. Melanie Ball, Davenport, 801
18. Kristen Ball, Michigan, 800
19. Nicole M. Zipay, Youngstown State, 800
20. Kristie Hegedus, Notre Dame College, 789

Women's top 10 teams
1. Davenport A, 7,299
2. Grand Valley, 7,280
3. Michigan State, 7,240
4. Michigan - Ann, 6,604
5. Schoolcraft, 6,583
6. Youngstown State, 6,378
7. Adrian A, 6,334
8. Notre Dame Col., 6,273
9. Union College, 6,095
10. Cincinnati, 5,077