Women's bowling finished 18^th out of 65 teams while the men took 21^st out of 78 teams February 18-19 at the 54^th Annual Hoosier Classic in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The event featured a different oil pattern each day and the Lady Lions started well on Saturday, firing 1,014 out of the gate, the third best score of the entire field. Games of 945 and 935 followed, but in a high scoring environment, Lindenwood actually dropped to 14^th in the standings. After their low game of the day in game four, the Lady Lions finished the day with scores of 1,046 and 935. With a grand total of 5,783, Lindenwood sat in 15^th place, only 139 pins from the top eight cut for match play.

Scoring was harder on Sunday for three, five-game baker sets. The Lady Lions once again started well with 932, their high set of the day including games of 233 and 212. While it only moved them up a spot to 14^th, the distance to the cut line had been reduced to only 73 pins, but the final two sets were a struggle with only one game over 200 the rest of the way. Lindenwood finished with a grand total of 8,432 (187.38 per game overall average) and settled for 18^th place.

The Lions took a much different route to their finish in the event as they started slowly on Saturday. After the first two games, Lindenwood was in 54^th place, but four straight games over 1,000 followed, including 1,025; 1,023; 1,032; and 1,006. The Lions climbed in the standings each game to 43^rd, then 28^th, to 23^rd, and to 21^st by the end of the day. With a grand total of 5,983, Lindenwood was within striking distance of the cut line for match play, 248 pins behind eighth place.

Like the women's division, scoring on Sunday was at a premium, but the Lions had a great start, firing an opening five-game baker set of 1,014 including games of 219, 216, and 213. They climbed to 18^th and cut the deficit to eighth down to 206, but things didn't go well the second set. Multiple splits and missed spares resulted in only one game above 180, so Lindenwood slipped back to 23^rd place. The Lions rallied with three of their final four games of the day in the 200's, including a high of 223 to finish with a final set of 994. With a grand total of 8,756 (194.58 per game overall average), Lindenwood managed to climb back to 21^st in the standings.

Individually, senior Drew Sacks led the Lions with a six-game total of 1,319 (219.83 average) including games of 265 and 237. That was enough for 17^th place in a field of 539 bowlers. Emmanuel McPherson totaled 1,270 (211.67 average) including games of 264 and 244 to finish 43^rd. Garrett Jolly averaged 195 for three games and Juan Pablo Aguirre averaged 190.75 for four games to help the Lindenwood cause.

In a women's field of 408, senior Renata Martinez led the Lady Lions with a total of 1,253 (208.83 average) including games of 238 and 224, to finish 19^th. Liz Rittenour totaled 1,178 including a high game of 237, to take 70^th. Samantha Smith averaged 190.17 for six games, Hailey Bozych averaged 189.2 for five games, Karsyn Braasch averaged 185.33 for three games, and senior Maddie San Soucie shot 188 to help the Lindenwood cause.

Sectionals
The Hoosier Classic marked the end of the 2022-23 regular season. Once again, both the Lions and Lady Lions earned post-season berths to Sectionals at one of four possible locations: Addison, Ill.; Dayton, Ohio; Smyrna, Tenn.; or Dallas, Texas.

The assignments were announced yesterday and Lindenwood will travel to Dallas for competition March 10-12. The Lady Lions are the No. 21 seed nationally based on final power point standings, but will likely be considered the No. 7 seed in Dallas. Here is the full women's field including the national ranking for each: Wichita State (No.2), Stephen F. Austin (No. 5 NCAA Power Index), Oklahoma Christian (No. 6), William Penn (No. 13), Newman (No. 13 NCAA Power Index), Ottawa – Kansas (No. 15), Lindenwood (No. 21), Wisconsin – Whitewater (No. 19 NCAA Power Index), Calumet (No. 29), Missouri Baptist (No. 31), Grand View (No. 40), Morningside (No. 45), Midland (No. 48).

On the men's side, the Lions are the No. 27 seed nationally, but enter as the eighth seed in Dallas. The full field includes: Wichita State (No. 1), Calumet (No. 7), Oklahoma Christian (No. 10), Newman (No. 14), Hastings (No. 20), Grand Canyon (No. 24), Ottawa – Kansas (No. 26), Lindenwood (No. 27), Midland (No. 30), William Penn (No. 35), Texas – San Antonio (No. 36), Arizona State (No. 43), California – Fresno (No. 47), Missouri Baptist (No. 48), Iowa Central Community College (No. 50), Houston (No. 53), San Jose State (No. 62), Grand View (No. 68), Barton Community College (No. 71), Arizona Christian (No. 80).

Competition will begin with Singles Sectionals March 10, followed by Team Sectionals March 11 and 12. Team competition will include 32 baker games each day on Saturday and Sunday with the top four teams at each Sectional advancing to the Intercollegiate Team Championships (ITC) in Las Vegas April 20-22. The top singles performers based on field size at each Singles Sectional location will advance to the Intercollegiate Singles Championships (ISC) at the same location April 17-18.
Here are the women's and men's Sectional assignments for the other three locations.

Addison, Ill.
Women
Mount Mercy (No. 1), Saint Xavier (No. 8), Maryville (No. 8 NCAA Power Index), Davenport (No. 10), Webber International (No. 12), Louisiana Tech (No. 15 NCAA Power Index), Lawrence Tech (No. 18), Delaware State (No. 20 NCAA Power Index), Spring Arbor (No. 22), Concordia (No. 25), Marian – Wisconsin (No. 32 NCAA Power Index), Judson (No. 38), Coe College (No. 39), Huntington (No. 41), Lourdes (No. 53), Rock Valley (No. 57), Carthage (No. 61), Culver – Stockton (No. 64).

Men
Webber International (No. 3), Lawrence Tech (No. 8), Mount Mercy (No. 9), Davenport (No. 15), Saint Xavier (No. 17), Marian – Wisconsin (No. 23), Concordia (No. 25), Spring Arbor (No. 29), Rock Valley (No. 34), Iowa Wester Community College (No. 37), Aquinas (No. 44), Wisconsin – Oshkosh (No. 51), Judson (No. 54), Drury (No. 57), Thomas More (No. 65), Huntington (No. 69), Peru State (No. 70), Quincy (No. 74), Viterbo (No. 76), Wisconsin – Stout (No. 78).

Dayton, Ohio
Women
Pikeville (No. 4), SCAD – Savannah (No. 5), North Carolina A & T (No. 7 NCAA Power Index), Trine (No. 9), Duquesne (No. 12 NCAA Power Index), Madonna (No. 14), Indiana Tech (No. 19), Notre Dame – Ohio (No. 23), Sacred Heart (No. 26 NCAA Power Index), Saint Vincent (No. 28), Lewis (No. 28 NCAA Power Index), Alma (No. 35), Ohio State (No. 37), Northwest Ohio (No. 51), Marian – Indiana (No. 52), Molloy (No. 62).

Men
Pikeville (No. 4), Indiana Tech (No. 5), William Patterson (No. 11), SCAD – Savannah (No. 16), Northwestern Ohio (No. 19), Purdue (No. 22), Marian – Indiana (No. 28), Notre Dame – Ohio (No. 31), Robert Morris – Pennsylvania (No. 38), Trine (No. 39), Adrian (No. 45), SUNY – Stony Brook (No. 52), Saint Vincent (No. 55), Madonna (No. 57), New Jersey Institute of Technology (No. 61), Rochester Institute of Technology (No. 63), Rio Grande (No. 66), Erie Community College (No. 67), Bowling Green State (No. 77), Ohio State (No. 81).

Smyrna, Tenn.
Women
McKendree (No. 1 NCAA Power Index) St. Francis – Illinois (No. 3), Tennessee Southern (No. 7), Maryland – Eastern Shore (No. 9 NCAA Power Index), Baker (No. 11), University of the Cumberlands (No. 16), Mount St. Mary's (No. 17 NCAA Power Index), St. Ambrose (No. 19), Walsh (No. 32), Milligan (No. 34), Midway (No. 44), Emmanuel (No. 46), Wright State (No. 50 NCAA Power Index), Campbellsville, Union (No. 58), Muskingum (No. 59), SCAD – Atlanta (No. 60).

Men
Tennessee Southern (No. 2), St. Ambrose (No. 6), Wisconsin – Whitewater (No. 12), McKendree (No. 13), Muskingum (No. 18), St. Francis – Illinois (No. 21), Emmanuel (No. 32), Wright State (No. 33), Midway (No. 40), University of the Cumberlands (No. 41), Baker (No. 42), Walsh (No. 46), Tennessee – Wesleyan (No. 49), Central Florida (No. 56), Belmont Abbey (No. 59), SCAD – Atlanta (No. 64), Spring Hill (No. 72), Campbellsville (No. 73), Milligan (No. 75), Lindsey Wilson (No. 79).

The top 80 eligible men's teams and the top 64 eligible women's teams received berths to Sectionals for the 2022-23 season.