Season Preview: Women's Bowling excited to begin inaugural year

By Wes Mayberry

| 2023-24 Women's Bowling Schedule | 2023-24 Women's Bowling Roster |

ADA — The Ohio Northern women's bowling team is ready to get its inaugural season underway on Oct. 7.

Head coach Jeff Robinson leads the Polar Bears and brings a wealth of experience and success to the group from his stints coaching at Marian (Ind.), Notre Dame (Ohio) and Ohio State as well as Westerville Central High School.

Robinson brings a roster of seven into the 2023-24 season, including graduate student Julia Gardea (Findlay/Texas A&M University), sophomore Cindy Durliat (Findlay/Liberty Benton) and freshmen Jaylynn Brownlee (Powell/Olentangy), Elizabeth Frank (Rayland/Buckeye Local), Emily Seckel (Marion/Pleasant), Lexa Steinke (Wapakoneta/New Bremen) and Lilly Stewart (Kingston/Zane Trace).

The Polar Bears will compete in the 24-team Ohio Bowling Conference, and their 2023-24 schedule includes five OBC Tournaments at Palace Lanes in Columbus. Those events are scheduled for Oct. 7, Oct. 21, Nov. 18, Jan. 20 and Feb. 17.

Other competitions include the Wright State Raider Classic in Kettering on Nov. 11-12, the Lehigh Valley Collegiate in Whitehall, Pa., on Dec. 18-19, the Roto Grip Keystone Classic in Allentown, Pa., on Dec. 20-21, the Greater Pittsburgh Classic in Greensburg, Pa., on Jan. 13, and the Alma Scotty Classic in Jackson, Mich., on Feb. 3.