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Women's Bowling wraps up season in record-breaking fashion at Hoosier Classic

Women's Bowling wraps up season in record-breaking fashion at Hoosier Classic
Results
February 15, 2026

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Ohio Northern women's bowling team broke its five-game school record to wrap up its 2025-26 season at the Hoosier Classic Saturday and Sunday.

The Basics

  • Ohio Northern was 58th of 64 teams with 6,165 pins for five regular games and 15 baker games.
  • Venue: Royal Pin Western Bowl — Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Pikeville (Ky.) led the team qualifying totals with 7994 pins, Mount Mercy (Iowa) was second with 7932 pins and Milligan (Tenn.) was third with 7906 pins.
  • Mount Mercy defeated Pikeville 3-0 in the match play finals which included the top eight finishers.

ONU Individuals

  • Senior Cindy Durliat (Findlay/Liberty Benton) led the Polar Bears with a career-best 5-game series of 856, an average of 171.2, with a high game of 201.
  • Freshman Elizabeth Nauert (Findlay/Liberty Benton) had a 648 for four games.
  • Junior Lexa Steinke (Wapakoneta/New Bremen) had a 648 for four games.

Notables

  • The Hoosier Classic has the largest, most prestigious field of teams. It's also the most difficult based on oil patterns every year.
  • The Polar Bears were 54th with a school record 4,034 pins in its five games on Saturday, an average of 161.4 ppg.
  • That record shattered the previous mark of 3,985 set at the Midwest Collegiate earlier this season.
  • ONU finished with 2,131 pins in its 15 baker games on Sunday, an average of 142.1 ppg.
  • Durliat's 856 series in the second-best in ONU history.
  • Third-year head coach Jeff Robinson leads the Polar Bears.

Up Next

  • Season Complete.