HARROGATE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University men's bowling team posted the top score in Sunday's Baker games as the Pioneers finished runner-up at the 2021 LMU Collegiate Challenge, which was held this weekend at Hillcrest Lanes.
Tusculum, who started the day third in the team standings, posted a 3,195 total pinfall in Sunday's 16-Baker games to claim second place honors. Emmanuel College held off the TU charge with 3,132 pins on Sunday to finish with 8,180 to claim the team title.
Host Lincoln Memorial finished third with 7,843 total pins, followed by Union College (7,350), Belmont Abbey College (7,076) and Bellarmine (6,245) to round out the team scoring.
Tusculum eclipsed the 200-mark seven times in Sunday's Baker format including a tournament-best 251 in its 12th game. TU finished the afternoon strong in its final game with a 240 tally.
Tusculum junior Tyler Moore earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team thanks to Saturday's performance where he finished second in the individual standings with a 213.8 average while totaling 1,069 pins.
The Pioneers return to action next weekend when they travel to Indianapolis for the Hoosier Tournament.
LMU Collegiate Challenge Team Standings
Pl |
Team |
Traditional Total |
Baker Total |
Overall Total |
1 |
Emmanuel (Ga.) |
5048 |
3132 |
8180 |
2 |
TUSCULUM |
4691 |
3195 |
7886 |
3 |
Lincoln Memorial |
4785 |
3058 |
7843 |
4 |
Union (Ky.) |
4338 |
3012 |
7350 |
5 |
Belmont Abbey |
4364 |
2712 |
7076 |
6 |
Bellarmine |
3755 |
2490 |
6245 |