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Bowling Goes 2-3 on Saturday in Nashville

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NASHVILLE, TENN. -- The LIU Brooklyn bowling team had a strong second day at Vanderbilt's Music City Invitational in Nashville, even though the Blackbirds came away with a 2-3 mark in traditional bowling at the Smyrna Bowling Center. The Blackbirds are in 18th place in a field of 29 teams with a 188.4 scoring average, going into Sunday's best-of-seven baker ladder tournament.

The Blackbirds started out the day with two straight wins, topping Alabama-Birmingham first, 967-836, behind a 225 from junior Tyler Karpinecz and a 224 from sophomore Jennifer Roback. Then came a 952-837 win over Elmhurst, as senior Kayla Johnson threw a 258 to lead the way.

Next up for LIU was 12th-ranked Tulane, who beat the Blackbirds 1014-920, even though Johnson (207) again threw over 200 in the match. Fourth-ranked Arkansas State followed, and LIU fell, 907-1056, despite a 210 from Roback. In their final match, LIU was defeated by Drury, 883-928.

The Blackbirds will start Sunday's bracketed playoff against UAB at 8:30 a.m., with two more matches to follow, as the Music City Invite comes to a crescendo.
 

Players Mentioned

  • Kayla Johnson Bio
    Kayla Johnson
    #34
    5' 6"
    Sr.
  • Tyler Karpinecz Bio
    Tyler Karpinecz
    #6
    5' 2"
    Jr.
  • Jennifer Roback Bio
    Jennifer Roback
    #10
    5' 6"
    So.