VALLEY PARK, Mo. --- The Tusculum University women's bowling team finished 10th after the final day of competition at the 2021 Columbia 300 Saints Invitational. The three-day, 11-team tournament was held at the Bowlero Lakeside and hosted by Maryville University – St. Louis.
The traditional scoring portion of the tournament wrapped on Sunday morning as 23rd-ranked Lincoln Memorial University defeated the Pioneers 942-916. It was TU's highest pin total of its 12 matches this weekend as Tusculum finished with a 4-8 record.
TU freshman Jordan Mundt bowled a season-best 257 on Sunday against LMU as she finished the tournament third in the individual standings with an impressive 214.67 average, including 227.67 in her last three traditional scored contests.
Tusculum blanked Quincy University 4-0 in a 7-game Baker match to open the bracket portion of the tournament. The Pioneers won by scores of 156-123, 206-193, 212-203 and 191-185
In the 9th-Place game, Upper Iowa University edged Tusculum 4-2 including a nail-biting 171-170 decision in the sixth and deciding game. The Peacocks won the first game 173-138 and 153-151 to take a 2-0 lead. Tusculum bounced back with a 152-149 win in the third frame, before Upper Iowa claimed the fourth, 172-151. The Pioneers trimmed the deficit to one game with its 196-165 in the fifth, before Upper Iowa clinched the win by a single-pin in the sixth.
Top-ranked McKendree University won the team title by defeating host Maryville in the championship match, 4-1. Youngstown State finished third, followed by Nebraska, Kentucky Wesleyan, Drury, Lincoln Memorial, Lewis (Ill.), Upper Iowa, Tusculum and Quincy.
The Pioneers return to action Feb. 5-7 as they make the short trip to Harrogate, Tennessee for the Railsplitter Classic, hosted by LMU.
