Men’s Bowling 5th after Day One

3/13/10 – The Crimson Wave men’s bowling team is currently in 5th place after the first day of competition at the Peoria, IL 2010 Intercollegiate Team Championships Sectional Qualifier. 

The Crimson Wave men have accumulated 6,355 total pins after the first 32 baker games.  The Crimson Wave trail the national qualifying position by 62 pins currently held by Morehead State University.

In the singles portion of the sectional the Crimson Wave’s Ryan Alberson finished 13th overall with a pin total of 1,272. 
The men will finish the sectional tomorrow with the remaining 32 baker games. 

USBC Sectional Pairings Announced

2/24/10 – The USBC has announced the pairings for the 2010 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championship sectionals.

The Crimson Wave men have been assigned to the Peoria Sectional.  The sectional will be held at Landmark Lanes in Peoria, IL.  The sectional includes the current No. 1 team in Wichita State University, No. 7 Newman University, No. 13 Wright State University.  The Crimson Wave men are currently ranked No. 10 and will look to improve upon last year’s 4thplace finish.

The Crimson Wave women’s team will travel south to the Chattanooga Sectional held at Holiday Bowl Brainerd in Chattanooga, TN.  The Crimson Wave women’s team is currently ranked 21st.  Sectional opponents include No. 1 Central Florida, No. 6 Lindenwood, and No. 9 Maryland-Eastern Shore.  The Crimson Wave women finished 4th last year in the Fairview Heights sectional. 

The Crimson Wave men and women will compete at the 2010 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championship sectionals on March 11-14.

Men Finish 12th Overall

2/7/10 - The Crimson Wave men's bowling team finished 12th at the McKendree College Baker Challenge. The men struggled in day one before settling in to day two.

The men will take a week off to prepare for the Hoosier Classic held in Indianapolis, IN on February 20-21.

Men Take 2nd Overall

1/26/10 - The Crimson Wave men’s bowling team traveled to South Bend, IN this past weekend to participate in the Blue and Gold Classic hosted by the University of Notre Dame’s bowling club.  The men continued in their success from the previous weekend (Bearcat Open champions) by taking 2nd place overall.  
 The men totaled 9,426 pins.  Seniors Ryan Alberson and Ryan Gleghorn along with junior Sammy Krucek were name to the all-tournament team.   

The men will travel to Fairview Heights, IL to compete in the McKendree Baker Challenge on February 6-7. 

Men Win at Hoinke, Second Year in a Row

1/16/09 – The Crimson Wave men’s bowling team traveled to Cincinnati, OH to compete in the Hoinke Bearcat Open this weekend.  The Crimson Wave men finished 1st overall for the second straight year. 

The Crimson Wave opened up the tournament in the first round finishing in last place.  Over the next group of matches the Crimson Wave found themselves chipping away and eventually in first at the end of day one.  

Day two brought match play.  The Crimson Wave received a bye in the first round of match play.  In round two the men took on Saginaw Valley State’s C team and won by a convincing total.   The men would defeat Lindenwood University in round three to send them to the finals.

In the finals match the Crimson Wave saw themselves up against a tough young Pikeville University squad.  In first game of the finals the teams tied earning one point a piece, needing three to win the match.  Over the next four games each team won two games apiece.  This sent the match to an extra game. 

The Crimson Wave men chose the left lane for the final.  After starting with a set of spares the men struck the next eight giving them a 246 pin total and championship win. 

Ryan Gleghorn finished 9th overall individually averaging 209, while Derrek Bohn finished 11th with a 208 average.  Ryan Alberson was named to the All-Match Play Team after winning eight out of nine games. 

The Crimson Wave will compete in their next event on January 23-24th in South Bend, IN at the Blue and Gold Classic.  The Blue and Gold Classic is a tier one event, the men finished 2nd at the event last season.

Men Finish 8th Overall

11/28/09 - The Crimson Wave men’s bowling team finished 8th overall at the National Team Matches  held at the Claire Bowl in Fairview Heights, IL.  Danny Locke led the Crimson Wave finishing 24th overall.  Ryan Gleghorn and Sammy Krucek finished 28th and 42nd respectively.  The men will take a short break before competing in Las Vegas, NV December 19-22. 

Men Finish Big at Orange and Black

10/18/09 - The Crimson Wave men's bowling team finished 2nd overall at the Orange and Black Classic held in Beavercreek, OH.

The Crimson Wave opened bracket play crushing Toledo University three games to zero (205-167, 214-193, 257-247). The men advance to the second round against Wright State University winning in four games ( 191-236, 226-213, 207-170, 219-214). The championship round put the Crimson Wave up against Lindenwood University. The men fell just short losing to Lindendwood three games to one.

Men's Bowling Competes at Midwest

10/4/09 - The Crimson Wave men's bowling team competed at the Midwest Collegiate Bowling Tournament in Wauwatosa, WI this weekend. The men finished 16th overall as a team.

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