Rockford, Ill. – The Saint Xavier University women's bowling team placed ninth out of 28 teams at the 25^th Annual Leatherneck Classic held at Cherry Bowl in Rockford, Ill. over the weekend. The Cougars were in 10^th place after the individual portion of the tournament on Saturday with a total of 4,385 pins. After 16 Baker Games on Sunday, SXU improved its position by moving up to ninth with 7,206 pins only missing the cut for the eight-team tournament championship by two pins. No. 3 seed Mount Mercy University (Iowa) won the tournament by defeating No. 5 Indiana Tech University in four games (237-165, 191-144, 179-210, 200-169).

• Junior Abigail Miller (Lockport, Ill./Joliet JC/Lockport Township) came away with the highest score for Saint Xavier, collecting 891 pins over five games for an average of 178.2 to place 47^th overall. She hit a high of 201 pins in game three.
• Freshman Brianna Merner (Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein) was right behind her teammate, totaling 889 pins in five games with an average of 177.8. She knocked down a high of 216 pins in game five for a 49^th place finish.
• Junior Breanna Pimentel (Northlake, Ill./West Leyden) posted a score of 843 pins for an average of 168.6 in five games. She had a high of 189 pins in game five.
• Senior Emma Zalud (Bolingbrook, Ill./Downers Grove South) finished only one pin behind her teammate, with 842. She averaged 168.4 pins per game with a high of 200 in game four.
• Sophomore Jade Gabor (Newark, Ohio/Newark) bowled in three games, logging a total of 575 pins for an average of 191.7. She struck a high of 254 pins in game one.
• Sophomore Elizabeth Voss (Joliet, Ill./Joliet West) competed in two games, hitting 189 pins in game four and 156 pins in game five.

Saint Xavier travels to Topeka, Kan. to take part in the NAIA-BCA Invitational I on Friday, November 14. They also will bowl in the NAIA-BCA Invitational II on Saturday and Sunday, also in Topeka, Kan.