Patriot Bowling Opens Season at Green River Classic

2015 Sep 29

The University of the Cumberlands (UC) Men and Women's Bowling teams opened their 2015-16 season this past weekend as they traveled to Campbellsville, KY for the 2015 Green River Classic. At this competition, the teams would compete by bowling 5 team rounds and 12 Baker games. With the Mid-South Conference (MSC) expanding this year, most of the teams that competed were members of the conference. The men's team would finish 4th of 13 competing teams while the women's team placed 5th of 12 teams.

The Patriot men finished day one's team rounds with a total score of 4,522 to sit in 5th place overall. After 12 Baker games, UC would move up the standings with a Baker games total of 2,254 to end the tournament with a final score of 6,776. They would earn 4th place over Bethel University, who tied UC in total score, due to the higher score by the Patriots in the team rounds.

BY THE NUMBERS

Men's Top Finishers

• Brad Paynter (Carlisle, Ohio) finished 7th overall individually with a score of 995.
• Teammate Adam Thress (Lancaster, OH) finished 54th overall with a score of 799.
• Andy Cora (Mt. Sterling, KY) and Darion Hite (Hillsborough, NC) finished 66th and 67th overall scores of 685 and 683 respectively.
• Cameron Pettyjohn (Lexington, KY) ended the tournament 80th overall with a score of 618.

The Patriot ladies finished day one with a team rounds total score of 4,245 to sit in 6th place overall. After 12 Baker games, UC would move up the standings with a Baker games total of 2,028 to end the tournament with a final score of 6,273. They would earn 5th place overall, just 15 points behind Morehead State and 6 points ahead of MSC opposition St. Catharine College.

Women's Top Finishers

• Amanda Kelly (Georgetown, KY) finished 10th overall with a final score of 903.
• Teammate Autumn Cooney (Lancaster, OH) finished 15th with a score of 882.
• Nicole Eades (Lexington, KY) ended the tournament 23rd overall with a score of 851.
• Jill Bunnell (Franklin, OH) earned a 27th place finish with a score of 826.
• Valerie Henry (Elgin, SC) finished 84th with a final score of 498.

Head Coach Kevin Reigle commented, "Both teams had a very strong showing at our first tournament of the season. The women really shot spares well both days. I was really proud of them. To start the year off with two top 5 finishes is really good to see. With our conference now up to 12 members this season, it's going to be an exciting year in the Mid-South Conference."

UP NEXT

The Patriots are back on the road October 3rd and 4th as they participate in the Southern Kentucky Classic in Bowling Green, KY.

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