No. 12 Bowling Off To Illinois for Flyer Classic This Weekend

Friday, February 9

Lockport, IL

Tulane University

Lewis University

No. 12 Bowling Off To Illinois for Flyer Classic This Weekend

Feb 8, 2024 | Women's Bowling

No. 12 Bowling Off To Illinois for Flyer Classic This Weekend

New Orleans –The No. 12 ranked Tulane University bowling team gets back on the road this weekend and heads to Lockport, Illinois for the Flyer Classic hosted by Lewis University at the Strike and Spare II. The tournament goes from February 9-11. The first day of action, Feb. 9, begins at 10:35 a.m. The second day, Feb. 10, starts at 9:25 a.m. The third day, Feb. 11, rolls at 8:10 a.m.

There are a total of 20 teams (rank) participating at the tournament including Nebraska (6), Whitewater (2 in DII), Tulane (12), Valparaiso (20), Sacred Heart (19), Marian (RV in DII), UAB, Elmhurst, Alabama A&M, Carroll, Maryville (1 in DII), Sam Houston (11), Newman (3 in DII), McKendree (5 in DII), Lewis (8 in DII), Wright State, Carthage (RV in DII), Aurora, Augustana and Dominican.

The Flyer Classic will follow the standard 13-match rotation this weekend. There will be five Baker matches on Friday beginning at 10:35 a.m. and total pinfalls will determine the winners in each head-to-head match. Five traditional matches will follow on Saturday starting at 9:25 a.m. with pinfall again determining the winners. The total pins from the first 10 matches of the tournament will determine seeding for the bracket play on Sunday, which begins at 8:10 a.m. with three best 4-of-7 baker matches with the Awards ceremony to follow.

On the first day of competition, Tulane starts against Aurora in lanes 11-12. In match two, the program squares off against Sam Houston in lanes 5-6. In the third match, Tulane takes on Maryville in lanes 7-8. The fourth match sees the Green Wave against Sacred Heart in lanes 19-20. The fifth match will be against host school Lewis in lanes 17-18.

The second day of the tournament, for traditional play, sees Tulane starting the day with Dominican in the sixth match in lanes 7-8. In second match of the day, and the seventh match overall, the program takes on Wright State in lanes 23-24. In the third match of the day, and the eighth overall, Tulane and Augustana squad off in lanes 5-6. The fourth match of the day, and the ninth overall, sees a match-up with Newman in lanes 31-32. The fifth match of the day, and the 10thh overall, is against Carthage in lanes 25-26.

Friday, 10:35 a.m. – Five Baker matches

Saturday, 9:25 a.m. CST – Five traditional matches

Sunday, 8:10 a.m. CST – Three best-of-seven Baker matches.

The five individuals that accumulate the highest pin fall totals during the traditional team games will earn a position on the all-tournament teams. The MVP award is given to the individual with the highest tournament average.

Last time out at the Northeast Classic from Jan. 19-21 in New Castle, Delaware, the program finished 6th overall with a 9-4 record. The team totaled 14,794 pins and averaged 208.36 pins. Kristen Derr was the top finisher in seventh place with 1,114 pins and her average of 22.80. Mia Stolakis also placed in the top-20 in 13th place with 1,089 pins and her average of 217.80. Katharina Mente earned 35th place with her 1,206 pins and average of 205.20. Morgan Gitlitz also tallied over 1000 pins with 1,004 with her average of 200.80.

For her outstanding efforts and top-10 individual finish Derr earned a spot on the Northeast Classic's All-Tournament Team.

Tulane was recently chosen by CUSA to host the 2024 Bowling Championships at Colonial Lanes from March 21-24. This will be the eighth time that Tulane has hosted a conference championship. The entire championship tournament will be streamed live on ESPN+.

On the season, Kristen Derr has the team's most pins at 7,365 and average at 204.6. Derr also has the highest game on the squad as she rolled a 280 at the Stormin' Blue and White Classic.

This year's Tulane roster features six returners in Morgan Gitlitz, Yarelis Alvarez, Sofiia Druchyna, Katharina Mente, Mia Stolakis, Cassidy Williams plus four newcomers in Juanelyz Solla, Emma Fetterman, Kristen Derr and Linnea Holcomb. Stolakis became the first Tulane bowler to ever qualify for the Junior USA Team with her performance at US Team Trials from Jan. 2-7.

Following this weekend's action, the next time the program is back on the lanes is from February 23-25 at the Stallings Invitational in Greensboro, North Carolina at Triad Lanes

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