DETROIT – In a field with some of the top programs in the Midwest, the Saint Xavier University men's bowling team finished 23^rd out of 45 teams with a total of 7,582 pins at the 55^th Annual Brunswick Midwest Collegiate Championships at 5 Star Lanes in Detroit, Mich. this weekend. The Cougars collected 4,615 pins after five individual games on Saturday with sophomore Dylan Alvarado (Lynwood, Ill./Thornwood) tied for 24^th overall with a total of 1,047 pins. He averaged a score of 209.4 in five games, striking a high of 257 pins in game two, along with 217 pins in game for and 221 in game five. In 16 Baker Games on Sunday, SXU knocked down 2,967 pins. Eight teams qualified for the tournament championship bracket. No. 8 seeded Lawrence Tech University (Mich.) defeated No. 6 St. Ambrose University (Iowa) in the best-of-three finals (227-191, 234-161).

• For the Baker Games, Saint Xavier used an eight-player rotation. Junior Joseph Blonski (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) bowled primarily in the anchor position, competing in 14 of 16 games. Senior Tyler Pedersen (Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest) and Sophomore Michael Rossini (Streamwood, Ill./South Elgin) also saw action in 14 of 16 games. Senior Andrew Rossini (Streamwood, Ill./South Elgin), senior Aiden Kincade (Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest), senior Jason Laba (Lockport, Ill./Lockport Township), Alvarado and sophomore James Quigley (Orland Hills, Ill./Andrew) also made appearances.
• The Cougars averaged a score of 185.4, hitting a high of 234 pins in game 13. They also topped 200 or more pins in game four (215), game five (208), game nine (217), game 10 (203) and game 15 (226).
• In individual competition on Saturday, Andrew Rossini was 74^th overall with 955 pins. He hit an average of 191.0 pins in five games with consecutive 200-pin games in game one (204) and game two (201).
• Blonski just finished outside the Top 100 with a 102^nd place draw, totaling 899 pins in five games. He posted an average mark of 179.9 with a high of 213 pins in game one.
• Michael Rossini appeared for the varsity squad for the first time this season, bowling in three games. He hit 579 pins across game three (159), game four (225) and game five (195).
• Pedersen competed in the first three games, collecting 452 pins (167 in game one, 165 in game two, and 120 in game three).
• Kincade bowled in games four and five, knocking down 162 pins and 193 pins, respectively.
• Laba saw action in games one and two, hitting 167 pins and 161 pins.

Saint Xavier takes part in the NAIA Fall Invite, divided into two tournaments, that begin on Friday, October 16 at Stardust Bowl in Addison, Ill. Friday will feature the individual portion, followed by Baker Games competition on Saturday and Sunday.