Indianapolis, Indiana - In the largest collegiate field ever assembled, men's teams from 76 universities converged to the 80 lane Western Bowl to do battle in the last regular event of the season. Webber International was the defending champion having won the 2010 Hoosier Classic, going 9-0 in math play.
The Hoosier Classic is known for it's challenging lane conditions. Teams bowled 6 games on 39' on Saturday and 3 games on 46' on Sunday Morning. After being in 4th place after day 1, the Warriors dropped to 8th hampered by poor spare shooting on day 2. But, the Warriors bowled a solid final 9th game to earn the last qualifying spot into match play.
In Round 1, the Quarter-Finals, Webber International faced defending national champions Wichita State defeating them easily in 3 straight games (199-145, 213-197, 210-180) in the best of five opening match on the match play 34' foot pattern.
In the Semi-Finals, the Warriors faced Morehead State. Webber would have a chance in the 9th and 10th frames of each match to defeat the Eagles but fell short (186-195, 151-164, 213-223)
2011 BACKHAUL DIRECT HOOSIER CLASSIC
Sunday's Results
MEN'S MATCH PLAY
QUARTERFINALS
Webber International def. Wichita State, 3-0
Morehead State def. Robert Morris-Pa., 3-1
Newman def. Purdue, 3-2
Lindenwood def. Robert Morris-Ill., 3-1
SEMIFINALS
Morehead State def.
Webber International, 3-0
Lindenwood def. Newman, 3-1
FINALS
Morehead State def. Lindenwood, 3-1
MEN'S QUALIFYING
(Nine games)
TEAM
1, Wichita State, 9,285
2, Robert Morris - Illinois, 9,101
3, Purdue, 9,061
4, Robert Morris - Pennsylvania, 8,929
5, Morehead State, 8,922
6, Newman, 8,875
7, Lindenwood, 8,860
8, Webber International, 8,856
9, Saginaw Valley State, 8,806
10, Florida State, 8,783
11, Fresno State, 8,764
12, Wright State, 8,745
13, West Texas A&M, 8,744
14, Rochester Institute, 8,714
15, Notre Dame - Ohio, 8,685
16, Wisconsin - Whitewater, 8,669
17, Martin Methodist, 8,638
18, Calumet, 8,577
19, Vincennes, 8,573
20, William Penn, 8,573
21, St. Ambrose, 8,548
22, Arizona State, 8,524
23, McKendree, 8,507
24, William Paterson, 8,471
25, Nevada - Las Vegas, 8,404
26, Ohio State, 8,395
27, Wisconsin - Madison, 8,386
28, Kansas, 8,382
29, California - Davis, 8,373
30, Nebraska - Lincoln, 8,364
31, St. Johns, 8,364
32, Urbana, 8,354
33, Midland, 8,280
34, Pikeville, 8,280
35, Florida International, 8,252
36, Clarke, 8,209
37, Grand Valley State, 8,206
38, Northwestern Ohio, 8,190
39, San Jose State, 8,190
40, Toledo , 8,182
41, Arizona, 8,181
42, North Dakota State, 8,179
43, Bellarmine, 8,173
44, Cumberland, 8,157
45, Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 8,155
46, Illinois - Urbana / Champaign, 8,126
47, Davenport, 8,086
48, Rock Valley, 8,078
49, SUNY - Stony Brook, 8,076
50, Western Illinois, 8,064
51, North Texas, 8,055
52, Michigan State, 8,040
53, Penn State - Berks, 7,969
54, Penn State - University Park, 7,951
55, Sacred Heart, 7,931
56, Marian, 7,915
57, Wisconsin - Stout, 7,891
58, Indiana - Bloomington, 7,890
59, Bowling Green State, 7,872
60, Virginia Tech, 7,857
61, SUNY - IT, 7,809
62, Houston, 7,804
63, Illinois State, 7,773
64, Youngstown State, 7,674
65, Ball State, 7,648
66, Florida, 7,618
67, Ashford, 7,616
68, St. Catharine, 7,470
69, Cincinnati, 7,398
70, Oberlin, 7,385
71, Michigan - Dearborn, 7,333
72, Canisius, 7,329
73, Lawrence Tech, 7,253
74, Arkansas - Fayetteville, 6,751
75, Robert Morris - Peoria, 6,336
76, Notre Dame - Indiana, 4,545
