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Day 2 Results
 
The No. 16 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater bowling team remained 15th following the second day of competition at the Columbia 300 Music City Classic in Smyrna, Tenn.
 
The Warhawks posted a 3-2 record in Saturday's traditional games, downing No. 18 Adelphi and No. 7 Youngstown State to start the day before falling against No. 4 Vanderbilt. The team bested Central Intercollegiate Bowling Conference foe North Central before a defeat against No. 24 Lincoln Memorial to wrap up the day.
 
Sophomore Caitlin Mertins (Racine, Wis./Park) led UW-Whitewater with a 961 over five games, good for a 192.20 average, and finished 44th out of a field of 186 bowlers. Senior Kailee Tubbs (Flint, Mich./Davison) placed 51st overall with her 941 (188.20 average), and sophomore Gaby Silva (Lindenhurst, Ill./Grayslake North) also finished among the top 100 with 818 pins (204.50 average), good for 91st.
 
Sophomore Sam Knab (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) totaled 659 pins over three games (219.67 average) to finish 118th. Sophomore Karlee Barton (Joliet, Ill./Joliet West) was 132nd with a 575 series over three games (191.67).
 
Other Warhawk competitors included junior Mary Conneely (Des Plaines, Ill./Maine West), who finished 153rd with a 331 over two games (165.50), junior Peyton Attig (Oak Lawn, Ill./Harold L. Richards), who placed 158th with a 305 over two games (152.50), and senior Rachel Baumann (Marengo, Ill./Marengo), who ranked 175th with her single-game score of 158.
 
UW-Whitewater begins best-of-seven Baker bracket play Sunday against No. 14 Sacred Heart at 8:30 a.m.