The #21 Valpo bowling team picked up four victories Saturday and boasted the tournament field's top two individual averages as the Beacons competed on the second day of action at the Warhawk Classic in Rockford, Ill., hosted by UW-Whitewater.
 
How It Happened

• The Beacons opened the day, contested in the traditional team format, against #RV Carroll and posted their top match score of the day in a 960-875 victory. Payton Rowley (Stewartville, Minn./Stewartville) led the way with a 223, Alexis Wooley (Fort White, Fla./Fort White) recorded a 215 and Maia Struble (Anchorage, Alaska/Dimond) rolled a 213.
• Led by a 213 game from Angela Webber (Harvest, Ala./Sparkman), Valpo made it two wins in as many matches with an 871-819 victory over Alabama A&M.
• The Beacons suffered their lone defeat of the day in the third match slot, falling 1015-831 to #12 Newman. They bounced back, however, with a 958-911 victory over Marian, paced by a 222 game from Rowley.
• Valpo finished up the day with a 935-789 win against Saint Anselm, with both Struble and Rowley again breaking 200 as they posted scores of 216 and 202, respectively.
• The Beacons closed the day in seventh place out of the 11 competing teams in the team standings, having accumulated 8,835 pins through two days of action. Rowley's 201.8 average was the best among all tournament bowlers who started all five matches, while Struble's 198.0 average was second-best.

 
Next Up
Valpo (11-11) closes out the Warhawk Classic on Sunday with the final day of action.