V-Hawks Place Third at Home Invite, led by Emily Newbauer
LA CROSSE, Wis. -- The V-Hawk women hosted their annual home invitational this past weekend at All Star Lanes in La Crosse. The V-Hawks were hosting five teams at the invitational and ended up taking third place in a very close competition. Additionally, Emily Newbauer earned All-Tournament honors from her individual performance.
Through two days of competition, the V-Hawks were able to amass a score of 7074, defeating UW-Eau Claire and UW-Oshkosh. They came up just 29 pins behind second place and just about 50 pins short of first place. With the third place finish, the team missed the cutoff for the championship match between first and second place.
Individually, Emily Newbauer led the V-Hawks with a 982 score. She was just six pins off of second and 28 pins from first. Alyssa Newbauer came in eighth, Courtney Keller in 16th, Thea Laffin in 19th, and Cierra Bollinger in 21st. Emily Newbauer's top-five finish earned her a spot on the All-Tournament Team.
FINAL TEAM SCORES
- Wartburg: 7136
- UW-Madison: 7105
- Viterbo: 7074
- UW-Eau Claire: 6811
- UW-Oshkosh: 3804
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUAL
- Brooke Bandli (UWEC) - 1010
- Lauren Funk (WAR) - 988
- Emily Newbauer (VIT) - 982
- Alondra Chavew (UWM) - 943
- Juliana Bergman (UWM) - 916
MATCH PLAY RESULTS
(2)UW-Madison def. (1)Wartburg 3-1