ROCKFORD, Ill. - Marian University women's bowling continued its strong start finishing third at the UWW Warhawk Classic.

   

• Marian showed good consistency opening the event with five Baker games ranging from 828-922.
• The 5,381 pins in total put the Sabres in fourth after the first round of action.
• Marian then posted a traditional score of 4,432 pins, sixth in the field, to fall to fifth.
• The Sabres had three games of more than 900 pins in traditional action.
• The final Baker game before bracket play saw Marian reclaim its fourth-place position with a 944, the highest mark in the field.
• Marian opened bracket play with a thriller against Newman but fell to the top seed in seven games.
• The Sabres fell behind 3-1 but rallied to force a seventh game where Newman won 192-146.
• Another seven-game match saw Marian come out on top of No. 2 seed McKendree to earn third place.
• The two sides traded games with Marian forcing a seventh game with a slim 178-176 win in the sixth game.
• The Sabres also had a 202 in the fourth game, the lone game of more than 200 pins in bracket play for Marian.