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Day 2 Results
Day 1 Recap
The No. 21 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater bowling team finished with a 4-1 record in traditional matches Saturday on the second day of the Hammer Bearcat Open at St. Clair Bowl in Fairview Heights, Ill.
The Warhawks topped Lewis, No. 17 Central Missouri, Alabama A&M and Kentucky Wesleyan with a loss against Drury on the day. UW-W moved up three spots to sixth place out of 16 teams heading into Sunday's best-of-seven Baker bracket play.
UW-Whitewater owns a total score of 4,537 (178.2 per game) through two days of competition.
Sam Knab (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) led the Warhawks with a 987 in five games, good for a 197.40 average and fourth place out of nearly 100 players. She rolled a team-high 252 in her first game of the day.
Caitlin Mertins (Racine, Wis./Park) and
Rachel Nelson (Poplar Grove, Ill./Belvidere North) finished 21st and 25th, respectively. Mertins collected a 922 in five games (184.40 avg.), while Nelson scored a 910 in five games (182.00 avg.).
Olivia Zinanni (Sterling, Ill./Sterling) finished with a 569 in three games (189.67 avg.), good for 63rd overall.
Kelsey Jaeger (New London, Wis./Little Wolf) and
Rebecca Howard (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Buffalo Grove) each tallied a 340 in two games (170.0 avg.) to finish 89th.
Taylor Purgett (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) posted a 312 in two games (156.00 avg.) for 95th place.
UW-Whitewater is seeded sixth and will face Lewis Sunday in its first best-of-seven Baker match of the day.
