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Warriors won the first game 203-189 and then topped the Bearcats 163-158 in Game 2 to hoist the Helmer Cup. Webber International

became just the second team to win the national title in its first appearance in the event. Wichita State was first to accomplish the feat in 1975. “To be mentioned along

EARLY RISERS: In just its first year of competition, the Webber International women’s team claimed a national title. The Webber men’s team launched last season and finished third.

spent with these guys has been unbelievable.” Calumet’s Ryan Gleghorn

was named the men’s most valuable player after leading his team to its first finals appearance in four trips to the ITCs. Joining Gleghorn on the all-tournament team was Szczerbinski, Lindenwood’s R.J. Klann, Fresno State’s Paul Hogan and Saginaw Valley State’s Matt Gasn.

FIRST-YEAR PROGRAM CLAIMS WOMEN’S TITLE

You would think a college playing its very first year of women’s competition wouldn’t be good unless it was some Hollywood- fabricated Bad News Bears type of story. But Webber International, playing its inaugural season of women’s bowling pulled it off. The Warriors claimed the

2010 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships wom- en’s title with a decisive 2-0

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK: Click on the box above to watch special video coverage of the Webber International women’s team, including interviews with Ashly Galante and Hayley Beavis. Look closely for special in-video coverage of Katie Thornton’s victory dance!

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victory over the McKendree Bearcats. In the women’s final, the

with Wichita State is great because they are the pro- gram to model after with all the success they’ve had,” Webber International head coach Randy Stoughton said. “This is absolutely phenom- enal and it means everything to us. It’s hard to believe this just happened.” In the opening game,

Warriors’ anchor Hayley Beavis came through with a

mark in the final frame to lock up a victory and then needed just five pins on her first ball in the 10th to win the title in a sweep. “I’m a little surprised

because I sprained my ankle doing fitness a week ago and was on crutches, so I wasn’t sure I would even bowl,” said Beavis, a native of Southampton, England, who was named the women’s most valuable player. “My teammates are so support- ive, and this is just a dream come true.” Beavis was joined on the

all-tournament team by a pair of McKendree players, Lori Hanken and Brandi Branka, and two Robert Morris-Illinois players, Samantha Kelly and Heather D’Errico.