SAVANNAH, GA – The Bowling Bees were on a roll this past Saturday at the Bowlero Savannah Bowling Center, the same arena the Conference Championship will be contested at later this month. A sparkling performance was crucial at the tournament as it was one of the few select NAIA Regional tournaments chosen around the country this season. The competition also included the top three teams from the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC), providing a preview of the upcoming Conference Championship. The tournament followed a 5-team games format, with SCAD Men's Bowling scoring a total of 4870 pinfalls to place 3rd out of 11 teams, and the women's team scoring a total of 4699 pinfalls to place 3rd out of 4 teams.

After tearing through the competition to both finish in 2nd place respectively, Kieryn Knox and Mara Geiwitz both earned spots on the All-Tournament Team as top 5 bowlers in their respective divisions. Knox's impressive performance with a pinfall of 289 also tied the highest individual game in program history, an honor he shares with alum Danil Pervukhin. 

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORE:

• Received a 3rd place finish with 4699 total pinfalls.

WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:

• Briana Naden (Forked River, N.J. / Graphic Design): 127, 140, 202, 184, 139, 792 total pins, 158.4 avg
• Camila Canelos (Puebla, Mexico / Graphic Design): 211, 177, 146, 210, 177, 921 pins total, 184.2 avg
• Chloe Manifold (Hillsdale, Mich. / UX Design): 182, 221, 191, 188, 188, 970 pins total, 194 avg
• Mara Geiwitz (La Crosse, Wis. / Photography): 179, 181, 258, 213, 243, 1074 pins total, 214.8 avg
• Theresa Dewerth (La Vista, Neb. / Film & Television): 223, 179, 193, 156, 191, 942 pins total, 188.4 avg

MEN'S TEAM SCORE:

• Received a 3rd place finish with 4870 total pinfalls.

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:

• Braden Colaire (Tallahassee, Fla. / Advertising & Branding): 226, 216, 168, 192, 211, 1013 pins total, 202.6 avg
• Brian Huynh (Tuscaloosa, Ala. / Graphic Design): 166, 0, 180, 212, 224, 782 total, 195.5 avg
• Clyde Johnson (Chicago, Ill. / Advertising & Branding): 0, 0, 172, 0, 0, 172 pins total, 172 avg
• Joshua Wilson (Sanford, Fla. / Photography): 214, 133, 0, 0, 0, 347 pins total, 173.5 avg
• Kieryn Knox (West Orange, NJ / Advertising & Branding): 191, 241, 289, 186, 227, 1134 pins total, 226.8 avg
• Memphis Ling (Hempstead, NY / Game Design): 184, 154, 0, 182, 157, 677 pins total, 169.25 avg
• Peyton Bray (Halifax, Mass. / Graphic Design): 0, 202, 210, 180, 153, 745 pins total, 186.25 avg

DID YOU KNOW? Kieryn Knox tied alumni Danil Pervukhin for the highest individual game in program history with a 289 in game 3 of competition.

WHAT'S NEXT? The Bees are set to compete next on February 14th at the Columbia Hoosier Classic.