Purdue Intercollegiate Bowling Club - Updates

The Western Shootout (Women's Team)

10/23/2017

On the weekend of October 21 and 22, the Boilermakers traveled to Indianapolis for the Western Shootout. On day one, the women bowled 6 team games. On day two, we made our way back to bowl 15 baker games.

After the first day, the Varsity team sat at 15th place out of 34 (total of 5187) while the JV sat at 31st (total of 4581). Coming back the second day, both teams had moving up in the standings on the mind. After a tough and unforgiving oil pattern, both teams were able to do just that. Varsity ended the weekend in 13th place with a total count of 7698. The JV moved up four spots to take the 27th spot with a total of 6836. These standings were out of 34 teams. Congratulations to both teams on making it through a long and stressful weekend successfully.

A special congratulations to Alexis Cox for finishing tied for 18th out of over 200 girls. She had a final 6-game total of 1125. Great work!

The Purdue Women's Bowling Team will be traveling to Canton, Michigan for the American Heartland 1 and 2 on October 28 and 29. We look forward to conquering one of the most difficult and enduring tournaments of the season!
Good luck to all and BOILER UP!!

The Boilermaker (Women)

10/5/2017

On September 30th and October 1st, Purdue hosted the first tournament of the season, The Boilermaker Classic. It was a great way for the Women to kick-off the 2017-2018 season with some good finishes both as teams and as individuals.

With this being the first season in a few years that the girls have had enough bowlers for two teams, it was an interesting change. Head coach Bob Davidson and new JV Coach Joe Cox had high expectations for both teams and stated that, "The Women's team did NOT disappoint!"

The Varsity team ended the tournament in 6th place out of 13 teams with the JV team finishing their division in 5th. Great team effort by both groups! What a great start to the year for both teams!

Congratulations goes out to Elizabeth Manes, Alexis Cox, Autumn Miller, Alexandra Jewell, Emily Maneke, and Samantha Diefenbacher for finishing in the top 50 in the tournament out of nearly 130! Special congrats to Elizabeth Manes and Alexis Cox for finishing in the top 15! Great work all around ladies!

The PIBC will continue our journey to Sectionals by traveling to Indianapolis for the Western Shootout on October 21st and 22nd. Good luck to all teams! Can't wait to see what the rest of the season has in store for us! Boiler Up!

Logo infusion collegiate club championship (women)

4/11/2017

On April 8th and 9th, the Lady Boilermakers competed in their last competition of the season. On Saturday, the ladies were put in the Weimer pool, along with Bellarmine University, West Texas A&M University, and University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Each team bowled 6 baker games against the other three teams in the pool, to determine pool standing which was based on total pins and points that were awarded for each head-to-head win. The Lady Boilers placed third in their pool, scoring 2 points and knocking down 3601 pins. After pool play ended, the bracket competition began. The bracket was double elimination with the winners bracket being best 3 of 5 bakers, and the contenders bracket being best 2 of 3 bakers. The Ladies first bowled against Grand Canyon University and won in 3 straight bakers. They then continued on to face Bowling Green State University, losing 1-3.
Sunday the Ladies came back to face Minnesota State University Mankato. All three matches were within a couple pins, and in the end the Boilers fell 1-2.
While the competition came to an abrupt end, the Ladies were proud to be competitive while bowling 7 man bakers and can't wait for next season to begin!

Hoosier Classic (women)

2/12/2017

On February 11th and 12th, the Lady Boilermakers traveled to the Western Bowl in Indianapolis for the 48th Hoosier Classic. The first day the ladies bowled 6 team games, lasting well into the night. The ladies knocked down a total of 4,772 pins, placing the team in 54th. Alexis Cox contributed with a new team individual high game of 256, and she was ranked 29th individually for the day.

The second day, the Ladies bowled 15 baker games, knocking down 2,425 pins, raising the team to 52nd place. The most exciting point of the weekend was the crowning of the Big Ten Champions for the weekend, your very own Purdue Women Bowlers!

The Ladies move on into the post season starting with the American Heartland finials in Fort Wayne, Indiana on February 25th. Boiler Up!

American Heartland III and IV (women)

2/2/2017

On January 28th and 29th the Lady Boilermakers bowled at the Heartland III and IV in Westland, MI. On the first day, teams bowled 5 team games followed by 12 baker games. The Ladies started out a little rough, but gradually rose in the rankings throughout the day. After the 5 team games, the Boilers had knocked down 3764 pins and were in 17th place. Sam Diefenbacher added to the total with a new individual game team high record for the season with a 234 during the third game. During bakers, the Ladies added 1815 pins, finishing with 5579 pins in 17th place.

Day two the Lady Boilermakers bowled 4 team games followed by 16 baker games. During the 4 team games, Alexis Cox had a 200.5 average helping the team knock down a total of 3218 pins. In the bakers, the team continued to knock down 2569 more pins for a total of 5787 pins placing the Ladies in 14th place.

The Lady Boilermakers will be back in action on February 11th and 12th at the Hoosier Classic in Indianapolis. Boiler Up!

UPDATE: Congratulations to Alexis Cox for making All Tournament Team for the American Heartland IV! Keep up the great work!

Kegel/isbpa Midwest collegiate classic (women)

1/22/2017

The Purdue bowling teams traveled to Addison, IL, for the Kegel/ISBPA Midwest Collegiate Classic on January 21st and 22nd. The Lady Boilermakers bowled 5 team games the first day, followed by 20 baker games on the second day. The Lady Boilers struggled to find a good look on day one, but stuck together as a team and knocked down 3877 total pins placing them 44th in the rankings. Day two went better for the Ladies, and they bowled consistently well. The highlight was when they set their new high baker game with a 223 during the forth block. The team knocked down 3335 total pins in the bakers games which enabled them to make up the 251 pin deficit and rise in the standings to 41st place.

The Lady Boilermakers will be back in action January 28th and 29th competing in the American Heartland III and IV in Westland, MI.

Boiler Up!

Keystone Quaker and Lehigh Valley Collegiate Classic Tournaments (women)

1/11/2017

December 26th Purdue's Varsity Bowling teams made the long trek cross country to Allentown, Pennsylvania for two tournaments. On the 27th and 28th the Boilermakers bowled in the Keystone Quaker Collegiate Classic. Five teams games were bowled the first day, followed by 20 baker games the second day. After the completion of the first frames of the first team game, the Lady Boilers were surprised by the addition of two more parents to the cheering squad. They had sneakily schemed to surprise their daughter by coming to and supporting the team throughout the week's bowling events. With our honorary assistant coach now present, the Ladies knocked down a total of 3895 pins, ending day one in 9th place. The Boilermakers continued to bowl strongly through the baker games on day two of the tournament. The Ladies ended up knocking down a total of 3273 pins, securing their 9th place finish.

The ladies hit the lanes hard again on December 28th, marking the beginning of the Lehigh Valley Collegiate Classic. Many of the ladies enjoyed the wood lanes that reminded them of their childhood and home lanes. Again, teams bowled 5 team games the first day, followed by 20 baker games on day two. During this tournament, the ladies broke or tied all of their previous stats, earning them pizza from Coach Bob. They bowled a new high team game series, and Alexis Cox tied Elizabeth Mane's high individual game of 225. They ended the team games in 11th place, having knocked down 3956 pins. He next day, the ladies continued their record breaking trend by setting a new high baker game not once, but twice. The Ladies first bowled a 208, and then came back later in the day to bowl a 216. The Ladies ended up knocking down a total of 3298 pins, moving them in to 10th place. Besides hitting the lanes, the ladies enjoyed hanging out, playing cards, a trip to the mall, watching various shows, movies and sports games on tv, and of course their pizza reward.

The Lady Boilermakers will be in action again on January 21st and 22nd in Addison, Illinois, at the Kegel/ISBPA Collegiate Classic. Boiler Up! *choo choo*

American Heartland i and II (women)

11/1/2016

The varsity Purdue bowling teams were back in action this past weekend at the American Heartland Tournaments 1 and 2. On Saturday teams bowled 5 team games followed by 12 baker games. The lady boilermakers started off by picking up 3855 pins during the team games, and then finished strong in bakers with 1736 pins. The Ladies placed 16th overall in the tournament.

On Sunday teams bowled 4 team games and 16 baker games. After an eventful start with Coach Bob helping take down a locked door to get bowling balls out of the paddock, the Ladies got down to business and bowled 5659 total pins, placing them in 16th. The Ladies also set a season high in baker game set totals. With only six bowlers able to make it to the tournaments, all of the ladies bowled a lot and grew closer as a team through their support of each other. The next tournament the ladies will be competing in is the Keystone Quaker Tournament in Allentown, PA, in December. The ladies will take their time off to practice on different elements of their games in order to be prepared for their first Tier 1 tournament.

BOILERMAKER CLASSIC (MEN)

10/24/2016

This past weekend, October 22-23, the Boilermakers competed in the annual Boilermaker classic. The tournament consisted of 5 team games on Saturday, followed by 16 baker games on Sunday. After getting off to a bit of a slow start on Saturday, shooting 4706 and sitting in 8th place, the Varsity men rebounded nicely on Sunday, shooting sets of 778, 823, 809, and a huge 947 set to finish the tournament. The varsity men ended up finishing in 2nd place out of 18 teams in the varsity division, and the JV1 and JV2 teams ended up finishing in 8th and 15th respectively in the Junior Varsity division.

Balls of choice this weekend were:

Track: Cybrorg, Paradox, Paradox Trilogy, Heat X-treme
Ebonite: Mission Unknown, Code of Honor, Warrior Supreme
Hammer: Scandal, Rebel, Black Hammer, Red Legend Pearl

Boiler Up!

Boilermaker Classic (WOMEN)

10/23/2016

October 22th and 23th marked the Boilermakers' home tournament, the Boilermaker Classic. A Tier 2 tournament, the Boilermakers bowled five team games on Saturday followed by 16 baker games on Sunday. While they were challenged by the pattern, the Women's team knocked down 3778 pins on Saturday placing them in 8th out of the Varsity teams. They came back on Sunday with a fresh outlook and knocked down 2511 pins securing their spot in 8th. The Ladies can't wait to compete and try out their new cheers in the American Heartland Tournaments I and II next weekend in Columbus, Ohio.