ROCKFORD, Ill. -- Katelynn Statz placed among the Top 5 bowlers at the 25th Annual Leatherneck Classic on Saturday and Sunday to earn the University of St. Francis women's bowling team a seventh-place finish out of 28 teams competing at the event.

Statz placed fifth overall of 249 total competitors courtesy of her 207.0 five-game average, which featured a high round of 236.  As a result of her performance, Statz was named to the five-member All-Tournament Team.

Bryanna Battles was 52nd at 177.6, topped by a round of 200.

As a team, USF recorded a total of 7,240 pins knocked down between the five individual and 15 Baker games.  Judson University was the No. 1 seed heading into the eight-team bracket round after finishing at 7,688.  Third-seeded Mount Mercy University (Iowa) topped Indiana Tech in the finals, winning the best-of-five series, 3-1.

On the reserve team front, Elizabeth Mansmith led all JV bowlers with her 44th-place overall finish and 179.8 average.  The senior posted 180-plus scores in three of her five games with a season high of 190 in her second effort.  Alyssa Coldwater placed 75th overall, the highest of USF's other reserve squad, registering a 169.8 average.

Mansmith led the way to her reserve squad's third-place team finish (6,686 pins knocked down), while Coldwater's reserve unit placed sixth (6,556) among the 13 competing.

Up Next
The Saints return to action on Dec. 6 when they travel to Sterling Heights, Mich. to compete in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Fort Wayne Classic.

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