CCSJ Women's Bowling finishes top-10 at Columbia 300 Western Shootout

Indianapolis, IN – The Calumet College of St. Joseph Women's Bowling team competed in the Columbia 300 Western Shootout on both Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12.

CCSJ finished the weekend in 9^th place out of 28 teams. Competing in six games on Saturday, the Crimson Wave were in 15^th place after the first game but rose to 11^th by the end of the day finishing with a total score of 5329.

After the baker games Sunday, the Wave finished in the top-10 with a final score of 8374.

The women's bowling team set new personal records this weekend, scoring a 1068 in one game, which is a tournament high team game. They also set their personal best for a tournament high team baker game with 255.

Individually, Samantha Smolen led CCSJ, finishing 19^th overall with a total score of 1172. Ariana Woodcock-Bilger came in 35^th place and Morgan Schoon came in 47^th place. Shawna Fizer Fizer was also 56^th individually and Robin Edwards was 124^th.

Women's head bowling coach Linda Olszewski said it was a great weekend for the team placing 9^th against a field of some of the most talented teams in the country, while also producing a few highlights.

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The Crimson will be back in action on Saturday, November 8 when they compete in the Leatherneck Classic in Rockford, Illinois at The Cherry Bowl.