CHICAGO, Ill.- The Oklahoma Christian women's bowling team headed up north to Chicago, Illinois to bowl the Windy City Classic hosted by Le Moyne University
Day One:
On the first day of the tournament, the Lady Eagles bowled five baker matches and bowled a pinfall total of 4394, going 4-1 on the day facing off against one team in the top 15 and finishing the day fifth in qualifying the 16 team field. OC had some good matches throughout the day which included a close call against Carroll University which game down to the final shot with Oklahoma Christian coming out on top by one pin.
Match 1: OC - 905 vs Wisconsin Whitewater - 878
Match 2: OC - 869 vs Carroll - 868
Match 3: OC - 939 vs Le Moyne - 829
Match 4: OC - 812 vs Edgewood - 687
Match 5: OC - 869 vs No. 15 McKendree - 959
Day Two:
On the second day of the Windy City Classic, the Lady Eagles bowled five traditional games for a chance to improve in the standings. OC would go 3-2 on the day improving their record to 7-3 on the weekend. After the completion of the five games, Oklahoma Christian bowled a pinfall total 4359, bringing their overall pinfall total to 8753 for qualifying. The 8753 pinfall total was enough to finish sixth in qualifying with three matches in a best of seven matchplay left for day three.
Match 1: OC - 854 vs Carthage - 800
Match 2: OC - 886 vs Aurora - 781
Match 3: OC - 859 vs Lewis - 912
Match 4: OC - 944 vs FDU - 905
Match 5: OC - 816 vs Marian (WI) - 880
Day Three:
On the final day of the tournament, the Lady Eagles bowled three matches in a best of seven matchplay with an opportunity to improve their final standings. In match one against Western Illinois, OC would trail 2-1 before rattling off three straight wins to beat the Leathernecks 4-2. In match two Oklahoma Christian would face off against Wisconsin Whitewater taking down the Warhawks in five games winning 4-1 to move onto the third/fourth place match and bowl against Carroll. Unfortunately that is where the winning would end as the Lady Eagles would fall to the Pioneers in four games to finish the tournament in fourth place.
Match 1: OC - 4 vs Western Illinois - 2
Match 2: OC - 4 vs Wisconsin Whitewater- 1
Match 3: OC - 0 vs Carroll - 4
Next Up:
OC will head down south to Houston, Texas on Nov. 13-15 to bowl the Track Kat Klash hosted Sam Houston State.