McLean County Times

After a two-week hiatus, the Illinois Wesleyan University women's bowling team participated in their second event of the season at the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Tournament #1. The tournament concluded with Marian University and Carroll University sharing first place, while Illinois Wesleyan secured seventh position.

The competition spanned two days, starting on Saturday, November 23, with three sets of five Baker team games. This was followed by four traditional games on Sunday, November 24.

Junior Kiera Henderson from Silvis, Illinois led the team alongside sophomores Bella Horvath from Glenview, Illinois and Joanna Steven. Freshmen Sapphire Bankston-Hunter from North Chicago, Illinois and Neveah Porter from Appleton, Wisconsin also competed.

Henderson achieved the highest rank among her teammates by finishing 19th overall with a total score of 483 across three games. Her best performance in traditional play was a game-high score of 164. The other team members placed as follows: Bankston-Hunter finished 30th, Porter 31st, Steven 33rd, and Horvath 35th. Jocelynn Eggert from Marian University topped individual scores with a pinfall of 571, aiding Marian's claim to the team title along with Carroll.

Illinois Wesleyan recorded a combined pinfall of 3,556 over four Baker and two traditional matches to secure seventh place overall in CCIW Tournament #1.

The Titans will resume competition after a short holiday break at the Kegel/ISBPA Collegiate on January 18-19 in Addison, Illinois.