ADDISON, Ill. – The Notre Dame College women's bowling team tied for third place in the Warhawk Open on December 7 and 8, and the men finished in 13th place. This past weekend's event was hosted by the University of Wisconsin—Whitewater and was held at Stardust Bowl.
Standing in sixth place throughout most of the early rounds, the team found themselves on the brink of elimination heading into the final qualifying set of four Baker games on Sunday. With the format calling for the top eight teams to advance, the NDC women had slipped to eighth place, with the ninth-place team only seven pins behind. The Falcons responded with a 753 set that vaulted them back into sixth place, setting up a quarterfinal match against third seed St. Ambrose University.
After dropping the first game of the best-of-three match by the narrowest of margins, 182-181, the Falcons romped through the next two games, winning by scores of 247-154 and 210-181.
The team continued striking in their semifinal match against William Penn University, falling by a 213-193 score in the first game and winning a 222-169 contest in the second, before finally bowing out in the third game with a 174-158 defeat. With a solid third place finish, the women's program concludes a semester in which they won two tournament championships and posted one other third place finish.
Contested on a 43-foot, high volume oil pattern on which the field averaged 170, the women's division was ultimately won by the host team from UW—Whitewater.
NDC senior
Alisha Noon placed fourth individually out of 210 women competing in the event, averaging 209 with a 247 high game and earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team. Noon leads the Falcons with a 186 average for the season. Junior
Haley Groat contributed a 243 game and 198 average to the Falcon effort in Addison.
The Notre Dame men finished 13th out of 28 teams in the men's division. Junior
Dean Vargo averaged 210, placing 23rd out of 281 men. Junior
Conner Novak averaged 204 for the Falcons. The men's division was won by the University of St. Francis—Illinois.
The Falcon bowlers will open their Spring semester competition schedule at the Buckeye Baker Classic in Columbus on January 11 and 12.
