Cumberland Women's Bowling finishes 11th at Baker Shootout

Sunday, September 26, 2021

Cumberland's Hattie Isham releasing the ball at the foul line(Credit: Bob Tamboli

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-- The Cumberland Women's Bowling team finished 11th at the Mid-South Conference Baker Shootout. The tournament marks the first for the team for the 2021-22 season.

Cumberland had a solid first day of the tournament as they finished their first 20 baker games near the middle of the pack in eighth. The team had a high game of 214 which was one of two games in the 200's. The Phoenix averaged a score of 163 after their first day of competition and knocked down 3256 total pins.

The Phoenix followed their first-day performance with a score of 3052 on the final day of the tournament, an average of 153 per game. Their combined scores of 3256 and 3052 gave them a total score of 6308 for the weekend, good enough for 11th in the tournament overall. The tournament was won by Tennessee Southern with a total pinfall of 7594 followed by Campbellsville with a score of 7188.

Cumberland Women's Bowling takes the lanes again on Saturday, Oct. 23 at the Lynne Jordan Memorial Tournament in Louisville, Ky.

Team Scores

1 University Of Tennessee Southern - 7594

2 Campbellsville University - 7188

3 University Of Pikeville - 7098

4 Union College - 7090

5 Shawnee State University - 7088

6 University of the Cumberlands - 6953

7 Bethel University (TN) - 6873

8 Tennessee Wesleyan College - 6813

9 Midway University - 6381

10 Thomas More University - 6356