The #21 Valpo bowling team picked up two more victories on Sunday at the Bearcat Invitational in Fairview Heights, Ill., finishing the tournament in sixth place.
 
How It Happened

• Valpo opened the day with one final five-game baker match to wrap up bracket seeding and emerged victorious, edging #12 Newman, 982-978.
• The format then shifted to best-of-seven baker as the teams entered a modified two-match bracket to determine final placements. The Beacons took care of business in their first match, taking down CUSA foe #11 Wright State for a second straight day, 4-1. Valpo jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the match, including games of 226 in the opener and 202 in game three, and after dropping game four, posted a 226 in game five to close out the win — finishing with a 203.6 average over the five matches.
• Valpo took on #23 Central Missouri in the fifth-place match, and despite breaking 200 in three of the five games with a 213 in game two, a 213 in game three and a 203 in game four, fell by a 4-1 final.

 
Next Up
Valpo (29-22) will return to competition after the holidays Jan. 15-17 at the Northeast Classic in New Castle, Del.