GREENSBORO, N.C. --- The Tusculum women's bowling team finished third at the Stallings Invitational. The two-day tournament was being host by North Carolina A&T and held at AMF All-Star Lanes.
The Pioneers finished the tournament with 8,613 total pins and posted a 3-5 record during the weekend including 1-3 in Sunday's traditional games.
Tusculum opened the day with an 859-832 win over Belmont Abbey. Freshman Jordan Mundt led the Pioneers with her 189, while Tacey Ballen bowled 188 in the victory over the Crusaders.
Dropped its next three matches including a 981-819 loss to No. 13 North Carolina A&T. Alexa Tieto bowed 186, while Erin Burkart added 180. TU lost 854-813 to Norfolk State with Mundt taking top team honors with her 194. No. 11 Lincoln Memorial avenged Saturday's loss to Tusculum with a 972-909 result in today's action. Abbygale Hunt bowled 201 to lead the Pioneers. The Pioneers had a bye to close out the day with Mundt posting her best score of the day with 202, while Ballen added 197.
North Carolina A&T won the tournament with 10,012 total pins. LMU finished second (9087), followed by Tusculum, Norfolk State and Belmont Abbey.
Mundt finished tied for fifth place individually with 943 pins for yet another top-10 performance in her rookie season. Tieto was 13th with 878 pins, while Burkart was 17th (833), while Ballen was 22nd with 714. Abbygale Hunt was 25th with 623, while Samantha England finished 26th.
Tusculum moves its record to 20-26 overall as the Pioneers wrap up their regular-season.
