Women's Bowling Ranked 27th in Latest USBC Power Rankings
In the latest United States Bowling Congress power rankings, the Muskingum women's bowling team earned the No. 27 spot, establishing themselves as one of the top programs in the nation this season.
The Muskies were dominant this season, posting runner-up finishes at both Ohio Bowling Conference events. Their consistency has also been on display at major tournaments, including a third-place finish at the Muskie Mash.
Most recently they competed at the Columbus Square Bowling Palace for OBC #4. Prior to the start of the tournament, the conference award winners were announced, with junior Tayler Clark earning First Team All-Conference and senior Lillian Matteson earning Second Team All-Conference honors.
The Muskies started out strong and sat in third place after the first set of games with a 668 for four games, trailing by roughly 150 pins. During the second set the Muskies started with a 203 before finishing up with a 730 for the four games.
The Muskies maintained third place after the third set, which added 709 to the total and kept pace with the leaders despite being roughly 200 pins back.
Muskingum set a new program record in the fourth set with an 838 total with games of 255, 201, 158 and 224. With the record-breaking set, the Muskies were able to gain some ground on Rio who led the tournament throughout the day.
Despite the Muskies' fight and grit throughout the rest of the tournament, they just couldn't gain any ground on the eventual winners from Rio Grande. The Muskies totaled 5844 pins, and Rio Grande tallied 6204 on the day.
The Muskies closed out a historic season in impressive fashion.