MARIETTA, Ga. -- Cumberland Men's Bowling finishes in fifth place with a score of 5,232 on the first day of the Bowlero Southern Collegiate Classic.

On this first day, each team will bowl five American/traditional games as they get ready to set the field for the knockout rounds. There are four teams that will reach the knockout rounds, and this first day focuses on the traditional games.

In the first American game, CU continued their momentum from the Brandon Burns Memorial and scored 1,082 pins, with Logan Beasley leading the way with a score of 258. 

In game two, Cumberland held strong, scoring 1,068 pins with Jacob Ballenger leading the way with a score of 241. After two games, the Phoenix has 2,150 pins and are sitting around the cut line.

In game three, the Phoenix scored 1,006 pins to continue their streak of games over 1,000 pins in Georgia. Their tally after three games is 3,156. Braxton Dedmon was the top scorer in game three with a score of 258.

After the fourth game, CU remained consistent with a score of 1,009 pins. Beasley led the way scoring 225 pins as the Phoenix head into the final game of day one with a score of 4,165.

In that final game, Cumberland completes all five games in quadruple figures as the Phoenix score 1,067 pins to put their final tally to 5,232.

After five American games, CU is sitting in fifth place and 30 pins behind the cut line. The top four after day one is being paced by Milligan, with a score of 5,401. Pikeville (5,395), Belmont Abbey (5,305), and Webber International (5,262) are the teams that are above the cut line heading into day two.

Individually for the Phoenix, CU had four bowlers play all five games today, with Dedmon leading the way. The Junior finished on the All-Tournament Team with a five game series of 1,182 and finished in fourth place individually. Ballenger wasn't far behind, scoring 1,065 in a consistent day in Marietta. Beasley used that strong first game to be the third Phoenix bowler to finish in quadruple digits with a score of 1,038. Kaden Yarborough was able to find some consistency and finish with a five game series of 966. Gavin Courtney finished three games with an average of 197.33 and Isaac Craig completed two games in his first collegiate action, with the freshman averaging 194.5.

The Phoenix will get ready for the second day of the Bowlero Southern Collegiate Classic tomorrow with 16 baker games to set the field before match play.