Galigher's record setting performance leads Women's Bowling to eighth place finish at Ohio Bowling Conference II tournament

COLUMBUS — Freshman Mylie Galigher (Bowerston/Conotton Valley) finished eighth overall with a record-setting performance to lead the Ohio Northern women's bowling team to an eighth place finish at the Ohio Bowling Conference II tournament on Saturday.

The Basics

• Ohio Northern was 8th of 14 teams with 4,371 pins for three regular games and 12 baker games.
• Venue: Columbus Square Bowling Palace - Columbus, Ohio.
• Northwestern Ohio won the team title with 5273 pins, Muskingum was second with 5019 pins, Rio Grande was third with 4770 pins and Ohio State was fourth with 4632 pins.

ONU Individuals

• Galigher led the Polar Bears with an eighth place finish with a school record three-game series of 570 pins.
• Sophomore Cait Rogers (Pickerington/North) rolled a 3-game series of 500 with a high game of 202 to finish 33rd overall.
• Sophomore Liv Nastasi (Howard/East Knox) was 41st with a 472.

Notables

• The Polar Bears were eighth with a school record 2,482 pins in its three games, an average of 165.5 ppg.
• ONU finished with a school record 1889 pins in its 12 baker games, an average of 157.4 ppg.
• Galigher's 570 series broke the previous 3-game series record of 556 set last season by senior Cindy Durliat (Findlay/Liberty Benton).
• Her best game of 227 is the fourth-best in school history.
• Rogers' 500 series is the fifth-best in school history.
• Nastasi's 472 series in the seventh-best in ONU history.
• Third-year head coach Jeff Robinson leads the Polar Bears.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will return to action Jan. 17-18 at the Midwest Collegiate Classic at Addison, Ill.