Women’s Bowling Uses Baker Game Performance to Propel into Top Five

SMYRNA, Tenn. -- Cumberland Women's Bowling finishes fourth out of 14 teams in the MSC Brandon Burns Memorial with a score of 5,090.

To begin the Brandon Burns Memorial, the Phoenix weren't able to find the pocket in game one, only scoring 871. Jennifer Chiarillo continues her strong performance from yesterday and leads all Cumberland bowlers with a 215.

In game two, CU gets a major bounce back and scores 1006 pins. Serenity Freeman (233) and Kaylie Gibson (225) lead the charge for the Phoenix as Cumberland jumps from sixth to fourth with a two-game score of 1,877.

After game three, the Phoenix showed some inconsistency as CU threw its worst game of the day with a score of 809. In the fourth and final game, Cumberland continued to struggle with the bowling pattern and threw a score of 816 to complete their American games with a score of 3,502 to finish sixth in the American games.

Individually for the Phoenix, Serenity Freeman led the way, finishing in joint fifth with a score of 801 in four games. Madison Taylor finished all four games with a score of 666. Kaylie Gibson and Chiarillo played three games, with Gibson averaging 200 and Chiarillo averaging 170.67. Abby Jay Jardines and Olivia Vanhooser played through two games, with Jardines finishing with an average score of 156 and Vanhooser averaging a score of 150. Nicki D'Avirro bowled a 156 in the final game, while Kathleen Schraer bowled a 155 in the first game.

In the first four baker games, the Phoenix picked up the pace and scored 760 pins, for an average of 190 in the first block. In the second block, CU picked up the momentum, scoring 828 pins, for a 207 average, which included the final game of a 244. In the eight baker games, the Phoenix averaged 198.5; Cumberland was the highest scorer in the baker games. The Phoenix finished the day in fourth place with a score of 5,090.

SCAD was able to win the Brandon Burns Memorial for the weekend sweep, as the Bees scored 5,799 pins. Pikeville finished in second place with a score of 5,327, while Tennessee Wesleyan finished in third with a score of 5,190.

Looking at the rest of the conference, Union Commonwealth finished right behind CU with a score of 5,032; Lindsey Wilson finished in seventh with a score of 4,814, with the Cumberlands right behind LWU with a score of 4,746. Midway finished in ninth with a score of 4,558, and Campbellsville finished in 13th place with a score of 4,005.

The Phoenix have an extra week to prepare as they head to Marietta, Georgia, to play in the Bowlero Southern Collegiate Classic on November 6th and 7th.

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Players Mentioned

Jennifer Chiarillo: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Serenity Freeman: 5' 4"; Junior

Kaylie Gibson: 5' 5"; Junior

Kathleen Schraer: 5' 7"; Junior

Madison Taylor: 5' 5"; Senior

Abby Jay Jardines: 5' 2"; Freshman

Nicki D'Avirro: 5' 9"; Freshman

Olivia Vanhooser: 5' 5"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Jennifer Chiarillo
: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Serenity Freeman
: 5' 4"; Junior

Kaylie Gibson
: 5' 5"; Junior

Kathleen Schraer
: 5' 7"; Junior

Madison Taylor
: 5' 5"; Senior

Abby Jay Jardines
: 5' 2"; Freshman

Nicki D'Avirro
: 5' 9"; Freshman

Olivia Vanhooser
: 5' 5"; Junior