Statesmen Qualify Fifth, Posts 2-2 Record in Bracket Play at USBC Nationals
Wyoming, Mich.–The William Penn men’s bowling team made a strong run at being the best team in the land, but came up a few rounds short as it competed at the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships Thursday and Friday.
WPU opened the even with 12 games of qualifying, finishing fifth out of 16 teams with 2,447 pins. Wichita State (Kan.) was the top qualifier with 2,672 pins.
As the #5 seed, the navy and gold met #12 seed Calumet-St. Joseph (Ind.) in Round 1. William Penn reeled off three wins to start the bout with game scores of 233, 201, 236, and 180, but could not put its opponent away, dropping the next four games (168, 217, 194) and falling to the consolation bracket.