GASTONIA, N.C. – The Barton men's and women's bowling teams competed this past weekend at the 2024 Great Midwest Conference Carolinas Championship at Liberty Lanes.
On the women's side, Belmont Abbey topped Walsh by a 815-786 score in the traditional play before Walsh came back to win the baker total pinfall, 1,007-869. However, the Crusaders bounced back to take the if-necessary baker match play, 4-0, to earn the crown.
The Bulldogs, seeded eighth, faced off against top-seeded Walsh before falling in five games. Barton won the first contest by a 206-124 before losing the next four contests: 165-151, 200-145, 157-114 and 149-126.
In the elimination round, Barton took on Ursuline but came up short by a 4-1 score as well.
The qualifiers for the Bulldogs were freshman
Autum Burrus (Washington, N.C.) (110 points), sophomore
Michelle Flores-Orea (Nashville, N.C.) (107) and freshmen
Addison Williams (Durham, N.C.) (109),
Mary McMillion (Greenville, N.C.) (145) and
Savanna Ramirez (Pink Hill, N.C.) (160).
In the men's competition, Belmont Abbey claimed their second straight league championship. The Crusaders came back from consolation round to defeat Kentucky Wesleyan, 2-0, in the mega-match and 4-1 in the if-necessary match to take the title. Belmont Abbey won the traditional match (958-952) and baker total pinfall (1,093-923).
Barton, seeded sixth, battled top-seeded Kentucky Wesleyan to a six-game defeat. The Bulldogs took the second (157-147) and fourth (181-168) before succumbing to the Panthers. In the consolation round, Barton took the first game against Thomas More (213-172) before suffering four straight setbacks.
Qualifying for the Bulldogs' men's squad include freshman
Geritt Coombs (Louisburg, N.C.) (147 points), junior
Christopher Bridges (Durham, N.C.) (152), freshmen
Raymond Hardee (Clayton, N.C.), (183), Dwight Parrish (Fayetteville, N.C.) (154) and
Braeden Barnes (Elm City, N.C.).
Women's Results
Men's Results
2024 CONFERENCE CAROLINAS GREAT MIDWEST
ALL-TOURNAMENT WOMEN'S TEAM
Kayleigh McMullen - Lincoln Memorial
Alysa Conley - Kentucky Wesleyan
Maggie Lewis - Walsh
Kendall Shaar - Walsh
Asah Glover - Belmont Abbey
Aubrey Lloyd - Belmont Abbey
Most Outstanding Player: Canan Bademci - Belmont Abbey
2024 CONFERENCE CAROLINAS GREAT MIDWEST
ALL-TOURNAMENT MEN'S TEAM
Logan Mathis - Emmanuel
Carter Wahl - Thomas More
Seth Koloski - Kentucky Wesleyan
Austin Bickers - Kentucky Wesleyan
Ethan Bell - Belmont Abbey
Lance Owens - Belmont Abbey
Most Outstanding Player: Connor Breaman - Belmont Abbey
