WICHITA, Kan. - The Ottawa women's bowling team began their season on the podium as they finished third at the Mid-States Championships in Wichita.

On Saturday, the Braves put up a 5,688 pinfall for six games. Holly Bridges led Ottawa with an 1,182 total, good for eleventh individually. Brooklyn Peck finished 15th with a, 1,174 pinfall. On Sunday, Ottawa had a 16 baker game pinfall of 2,995, which gave them an overall total of 8,683, qualifying them for the matchplay bracket in third place. There, they fell 2-3 to eventual tournament champions Newman.

Coach Poston's Thoughts
"This tournament brings out teams from all over the country. To lock up a top three finish and be the number one NAIA team in the field in our first Tier 1 tournament was great. These girls have heart, they fight and their execution was solid all weekend. We definitely have some things we can clean up and work on. We will address those things this week."

Up Next
Ottawa continues their season at the Jayhawk Collegiate Challenge on October 25-26. The women's team will be bowling at Gage Bowl in Topeka, Kansas.