Women's bowling finished fifth while the men took seventh at the National Team Match Games November 19-20 in Fairview Heights, Illinois.

In a high scoring environment, the Lady Lions sat in seventh place after the first two team games on Saturday, but then erupted with games of 1,056, 1,049, and 1,056. That was enough to push Lindenwood all the way to third in the "tier 1" major event. The Lady Lions cooled off in the final game, but a total of 5,861 was good enough for fourth place after day one, just 83 pins behind Wichita State in third.

Sunday featured 20 baker games and Lindenwood started slowly the first three sets, only managing a high of 732. That dropped the Lady Lions to fifth place, 72 pins behind Webber International in fourth, but only three pins ahead of Davenport in sixth, and just 45 pins ahead of SCAD – Savannah in seventh, but Lindenwood erupted once again, finishing the day with sets of 862 and 797, including five games in the 200's with a high of 235. While it wasn't enough to catch the Warriors, a total of 9,632 solidified the Lady Lions in fifth place, 100 pins behind Webber International. McKendree took the championship, followed by Mount Mercy in second and the Shockers in third.

Meanwhile, the Lions started well with games of 1,082 and 1,039 to sit in fifth place after the first two games, but the rest of the day was up and down. Games of 1,007 and 968 dropped Lindenwood to eighth before the Lions rallied with 1,127, their high game of the season, and followed it with 1,074. The day one total of 6,297 moved Lindenwood back to fifth place, just 43 pins behind St. Ambrose in fourth and 50 pins behind McKendree in third.

The Lions bowled well to begin baker play on Sunday, but it wasn't enough to keep up with the scoring pace. Sets of 809 and 789 actually dropped Lindenwood to seventh place, but the Lions rallied in games 9-12, firing a set of 883 that featured three games in the 200's including a high of 276. That launched Lindenwood back to fifth place and within striking distance of the teams in third and fourth, but the Lions couldn't keep that pace and finished with sets of 794 and 762. With a grand total of 10,334, Lindenwood settled for seventh, finishing 64 pins behind Mount Mercy in sixth and 94 pins behind SCAD – Savannah in fifth. Wichita State edged Webber International for the title by just 41 pins, with St. Ambrose taking third and McKendree in fourth.

Individually, Liz Rittenour led the Lady Lions with a six-game total of 1,272 (212 average) including a high of 254, to finish sixth, just missing All-Tournament Team honors. Three other Lindenwood players finished in the top-30 including Hailey Bozych in 16^th place with 1,199 (199.83 average), Samantha Smith in 20^th with 1,189 (198.17 average), and Haylie Frick with 1,170 (195 average) to tie for 28^th place.

In men's competition, Emmanuel McPherson led the Lions with a total of 1,372 (228,67 average) including a high of 257. Drew Sacks totaled 1,284 (214 average) to take 20^th, and Blake Reiger finished 36^th with 1,213 (202.17 average). Elijah Barnes averaged 213.8 for five games, Troy Owens, Jr., averaged 215.5 for four games including a high of 267, and Mike Anderson averaged 224.5 for two games to help the Lindenwood cause.

The National Team Match Games concluded the fall campaign for both men's and women's bowling. They return to the lanes January 14-15 for the ISBPA Kegel Collegiate Classic at Stardust Bowl in Addison, Illinois, just outside of Chicago.