Tulane Finishes Eighth at Mid-Winter Invitational

Friday, March 12

Jonesboro, Ark.

Tulane University

Mid Winter Invitational

Tulane Finishes Eighth at Mid-Winter Invitational

Mar 14, 2021 | Women's Bowling

Final Results (PDF)

By: Pierce Feltner

JONESBORO, Ark. – The No. 17 Tulane University bowling team finished eighth at the Mid-Winter Invitational this weekend.

Tulane (27-26) finished the tournament with a 6-6 record and 10,981 total pins.

"The scoring pace was higher at this tournament than what we have seen so far this season and our execution didn't match up," Tulane head coach Hayley Veitch. "We dug ourselves into a hole, scoring-wise, on Friday, but we rebounded extremely well on Saturday to get some wins and pins back. Overall, it wasn't our best performance, but we are saving it for next weekend!

The Green Wave had a strong showing in day two going 5-0. Tulane picked up its first win of the tournament by a count of 1,140-1,023 over Drury on Saturday. Junior Crystal Singh led the way with a 255 in the first match with junior Veronica Petrinec (254), senior Madison McCall (236) and freshman Yarelis Alvarez (212) also logging games over 200.

The Olive and Blue knocked off No. 23 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 1,020-995, in the second match on Saturday. Singh led the Green Wave to the win with 243 pins, while sophomore Amelia Vasquez registered 201.

Tulane followed that up with a 1,019-1,014 win over No. 8 Sam Houston State. Alvarez was the leader for the Olive and Blue with 236 pins, while Petrinec chipped in 212 and McCall added 201. In the fourth match, Tulane grabbed a 1,013-864 win over No. 14 Maryville. Petrinec was tops for the Green Wave at 223 pins, while Alvarez (213) and McCall (203) bowled games over 200.

The Green Wave capped off the day with a 993-973 win over No. 2 Arkansas State. Alvarez led the way for Tulane with 218 pins, while McCall added 216.

Tulane opened Sunday's play with a 991-950 win over No. 22 Central Missouri. McCall led the way with 216 pins and Vasquez added 204 for Tulane in the win.

Singh placed 16^th individually with a 210.83 pin average, while McCall and Petrinec finished 17^th with a 210.33 pin average each. Alvarez was 21^st with a 209.00 pin average.

The Green Wave fell to No. 4 Nebraska (1,072-970), No. 11 Youngstown State (991-909), No. 1 McKendree (982-966) and No. 16 Stephen F. Austin (1,064-1,043) in the first day of play.

Tulane dropped both matches in bracket play. The Green Wave dropped the first match to No. 1 McKendree (210-168; 194-205; 226-177; 216-213; 239-221). The Olive and Blue fell to No. 8 Sam Houston State (257-206; 192-163; 159-205; 265-196; 171-215; 259-170) to place eighth for the tournament.

Tournament host No. 2 Arkansas State finished first, while No. 4 Nebraska was the runner-up. No. 1 McKendree's Britany Myers was the top bowler of the weekend with 230.67 pin average.

This concluded the regular season for the Green Wave. Up next, Tulane will stay home for the 2021 Southland Bowling League Championships from Friday-Sunday, March 19-21, at Colonial Lanes in Harahan, La. Each match will follow a best-of-three format: Teams will bowl one standard five-person game for total pinfall, then five baker games for total pinfall. If one team wins both the traditional game and baker games, they advance. If both teams split the standard and baker games, they will move on to a best-of-seven series of baker games. Teams will change lane pairs after each game.

Final Standings

Arkansas State
Nebraska
Stephen F. Austin
Youngstown State
McKendree
Wisconsin-Whitewater
Sam Houston State
Tulane
Drury
Maryville

Tulane Individual Standings (pin avg.)
16. Crystal Singh (210.83)
17. Madison McCall (210.33)
17. Veronica Petrinec (210.33)
21. Yarelis Alvarez (209.00)
49. Amelia Vasquez (190.0)
54. Jenica Baron (186.50)

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