The Upper Iowa women's bowling team placed fifth overall on Feb. 21 - Feb. 23 at the Flyers Classic hosted by Lewis University at Tinley Bowl in Tinley Park, Ill. The Peacocks' 12,018 total pins were good enough to place ahead of seven other teams at the tournament and just 211 pins shy of first place Kentucky Wesleyan University (12,229).
On Friday, the teams competed in baker match play format. Upper Iowa went 3-2 on the day. The Peacocks came out red-hot with three straight wins over Spalding University (952-805), North Central University (897-831) and Aurora University 826-796. Upper Iowa dropped their final two games of the day to Drury University (961-844) and Kentucky Wesleyan (941-903).Â
On Saturday, the teams competed in traditional match play format. The Peacocks again posted a 3-2 mark on the day, moving to 6-4 overall on the tournament. Upper Iowa picked up a win over Marian University (944-753) before falling to Augustana College (878-814). The Peacocks then won back-to-back games against Dominican University (910-868) and Elmhurst College (862-835). UIU lost their final game of the day to Central Missouri University by a 910-879 count.
Competing for Upper Iowa during traditional play was Deanna Hopkins (1,131 total pins), Kendra Anifer (1,081), Isabelle Bergsbaken (963), Nicole Reynolds (867), Marissa McAuliffe (748) who held the high-game of 234 and Alex Dombrowski (500).
On Sunday, the Peacocks began play with their final traditional game in which they lost 954-881 to the host, Lewis. Upper Iowa then picked up consecutive wins over Marian (4-2) and Dominican (4-3) in bracket play matches securing the fifth-place finish with an 8-5 record.
PEACOCK PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT...  Hopkins placed ninth overall at the classic. She registered team-highs in total pins (1,131) and pins per game (188.5).
UP NEXT... The Peacocks will compete at the Music City Classic at Smyrna Bowling Center in Smyrna, Tenn. on Mar. 6-8.
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