MONROE, Mich. – The Vincennes University bowling team battled from behind to win Sunday’s American Heartland Bowling Association (AHBA) Conference Championship in Monroe, Mich.
The tournament had a very unique format, consisting of 30 baker games broken down into five six-game blocks and one regular team game.
The Blazers found themselves in seventh place overall out of 17 teams competing after the first six baker games but were able to work their way up to second place after the fourth baker block.
VU trailed by just 21 pins heading into the regular game and were able to jump in front behind a big 231 game by freshman Dakota Waskom (Louisville, Ky.).
Freshman Nicholas Gregg (Salem, Ill.) and junior Brighton Lucas (Salem, Ill.) also finished the regular game with 200-plus pins, with Gregg ending with a score of 204 and Lucas finishing at 202.
Freshman Dylan Lewis (Louisville, Ky.) was the fourth VU finisher, ending with a final score of 188.
Freshman Cayden Russell (Noblesville, Ind.) rounded out the VU regular game with a 157.
VU closed out the 30 baker games with a team total of 6,108 and a team score of 982 for an overall tournament team total of 7,090 taking the top spot in the tournament by seven pins.
The Trailblazers will look to continue this hot streak this weekend when the Blazers head to Fairview Heights, Ill. to take part in the McKendree University Baker Challenge hosted at St. Clair Bowl Saturday, Feb. 3 and Sunday, Feb. 4.
The tournament is set to begin at 9:15 a.m. eastern on Saturday and 10:15 a.m. eastern on Sunday.
