Smyrna, TN – UPIKE women's bowling claimed their third tournament victory of the season this weekend at the MSC Brandon Burns Classic. The Bears' varsity squad knocked down 9012 pins to earn the top spot out of 14 teams while the JV team totaled 8218 to finish first out of five.

The tournament was held at Smyrna Bowling Center and consisted of six team games on Saturday followed by six baker games on Sunday. The Bears beat out 13 teams for tournament title, topping runner-up Martin Methodist by 571 pins. Through three conference events, the Bears hold point atop the MSC standings with a record of 33-1.

Kristina Catoe captured the individual title with 1,325 pins in the two-day competition, her second tournament win of the year with the first coming at the Cincinnatti Collegiate Classic. Catoe finished 105 pins above runner-up Lindsey Brown of Martin Methodist, with her high score coming in game one where she recorded a 253. The freshman averaged 220.83 pins per game.

Emily Tull also earned a top ten finish, knocking down 1151 pins putting her at sixth overall. The junior also recorded her high in game one with a score of 216.

In the baker portion of the tournament, UPIKE scored a tournament high 3140 through 16 games, as Cumberlands scored a second-best 2965. The Bears 268 score in the sixth baker game was also the highest of the tournament.

UPIKE women's bowling will return to MSC action on February 27-28 as they travel to Louisville, KY for the Thomas Burris Memorial Invitational.