(Fort Wayne, IN) The Concordia women's bowling team entered postseason play on Saturday at the WHAC Championships hosted by Indiana Tech. The tournament consisted of five baker sets with the top four teams advancing to a head to head best of five baker tournament. The Cardinals finished fifth in the qualifying baker sets, just narrowly missing out on the bracket round.
The Cardinals opened up the day with two scores in the 700s, putting them in contention early. Their 768 in the second baker set was their highest of the day. That was followed by two scores in the high 600s followed by a 718 in the final round. The Cardinals end with 3579 total pins which was 262 pins away from the top team in the qualifying round and just 15 pins away from making the bracket round.
Lourdes placed first in the qualifying round with a score of 3841 and would be upset in the tournament, falling to second seeded Lawrence Tech 3-1 in the championship.
The WHAC announced their end of the season awards following the tournament and several Cardinals were recognized. Karissa Chibarro, Samantha Derby, and Gabriella VanHorn were named to the All-Academic Team for meeting the WHAC requirements of a sophomore academic status while maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.25. Shannon Geiger was named the Cardinals recipient of the WHAC Champions of Character. This award is given to a representative from each participating institution that displays the five core values of the NAIA which are respect, integrity, responsibility, servant leadership, and sportsmanship.
The bowling teams will be back in action for the ISC and ITC Sectionals starting on March 11th.
