WSU bowling looking to bring home national championship

The bowling program at Wright State has had a season filled with winning, struggles, overcoming adversity and competing hard. Both the men and women of the Raider bowling program have high aspirations for the season as it nears the end.

On the women’s side, they are poised to make a strong push towards sectionals and nationals, with a couple tournaments before to prepare. The team is currently ranked fourth in the country behind Wichita State University, Lindenwood University and Newman University.

Wright State has been a strong unit throughout many of the tournaments that they have competed in and even brought home a win at the Lehigh Valley Classic. Tori Pappas also individually won this tournament and complemented how the team has been functioning,

“For the team, I feel like this has been one of our strongest seasons,” she said. “There were times when we would be a little lower than we would have liked and we battled our way back into the top three. Our team chemistry is also what helps us through each tournament.”

Pappas went on to express just how this team feels about sectionals and nationals being right around the corner. “We are so geared up for nationals. And our performance at sectionals will show how geared up we are.”

The men’s side is also working towards a successful push in sectionals and nationals. The team knows that these last few tournaments are very important and they continuously work to sharpen their skills. The men sit right outside the top 10, holding onto the 13th rank in the country. With the conference tournament coming up before sectionals, “home-field” advantage is on Clay Stutzman’s mind.

“No travel time and we practice there all season. You can’t pick a better situation for us," Stutzman said. "Hopefully we survive qualifying then make clutch shots in match play. Now we are waiting to see our draw for where we travel to sectionals. Same mindset: make good shots, make easy spares then make clutch shots when the time comes. Being a senior I've had my eye on the prize the whole season. Every dog has their day. Hopefully I can shut the rest of the season out and make the clutch shots when called upon."