Women's Bowling opens inaugural season at Ohio Bowling Conference I tournament

Women's Bowling opens inaugural season at Ohio Bowling Conference I tournament
Results
October 7, 2023

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Northern women's bowling team opened its inaugural season on Saturday at the Ohio Bowling League I tournament at Palance Lanes.

The Basics

  • Ohio Northern finished 16th of 18 teams with 4,619 pins in five rounds of regular games and 12 baker games during the day.
  • Venue: Columbus Square Palace Lanes — Columbus, Ohio.
  • Team points will be announced next week.

The Tournament

  • ONU knocked down 4619 pins and defeated Baldwin Wallace (4117) and Cincinnati (3995).
  • Grad student Julia Gardea (Findlay) led ONU by knocking down 533 pins in four games, an average of 133.3 per game.
  • Sophomore Cindy Durliat (Findlay/Liberty Benton) had 509 pins in four games to average 127.3 ppg. She had the team's high game of the tournament with a 153.
  • Freshman Emily Seckel (Marion/Pleasant) had 472 pins in four games, an average of 118.0 ppg.
  • Freshman Lizzy Frank (Rayland/Buckeye Local) averaged 112.5 pins in four games, knocking down 450 pins.
  • Muskingum won the team title with 6658 pins, Wright State was second with 6461 pins and Ohio State was third with 6305 pins.

Notables

  • The first ball rolled in school history was by Seckel, and was a strike.
  • This is the first of 5 OBC tournaments this season.
  • ONU had 3,035 pins in the five rounds of individual games, an average of 121.4 pins per game.
  • The Polar Bears knocked down 1,586 pins in the 12 baker games, an average of 132.2 ppg.
  • First-year head coach Jeff Robinson leads the Polar Bears.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears return to action on Oct. 21 at the second OBC tournament at the Palace Lanes.