Men's Bowling Closes Regular Season With Wins at Thomas Burris Memorial
LOUISVILLE, Ky.- The men's bowling team played two Mid-South Conference (MSC) Tournaments over the weekend. The results for the team in the final MSC regular season events included multiple All-Tournament members, a perfect game, and a team and individual title.
Lynne Jordan Memorial (Saturday):
On Saturday, the Bulldogs competed at the Lynne Jordan Memorial.
As a team, the Bulldogs finished with a total score of 5,684 to finish fifth overall out of 14 teams.
Cameron Compton had the highest finish on the individual scoreboard, finishing with 879 pins knocked down over four games, an average of 219.8 pins per game. A 19th place finish by Adam Driver, who averaged 210.8 pins for 843 total pins, gave the Bulldogs two finishers in the top 20.
Thomas Burris Memorial (Sunday):
Sunday saw TWU clinch both the team and individual titles of the Thomas Burris Memorial.
Compton took home the individual title, winning the tournament by one pin with a total of 955, an average of 238.8 through four games. Joining Compton on the All-Tournament Team was Jaydon Phan, totaled 928 pins and an average of 232 to finish in fifth place.
A score of 6,045 made the Bulldogs the team champions. The team beat the second place team by 85 pins.
The tournament also saw one of the bowlers from Tennessee Wesleyan bowl a perfect 300 score. William Jones recorded the perfect game, marking only the second time in program history a bowler has finished with a perfect score.
Up Next:
The Bulldogs turn their attention to the MSC Tournament. The 2026 tournament brackets feature all 10 MSC teams in a double-elimination format. All games played in the winner's bracket will use the new Mega-Match format, with the consolation bracket using the best 4-of-7 Baker format.
The tournament begins on Thursday, Feb. 5, at Southern Lanes in Bowling Green. The championship is slated for Saturday, Feb. 7.
The Mega-Match features a best 2-out-of-3 format. In the first set, five bowlers bowl a traditional game with the highest pinfall winning the point. In the second set, total pinfall in five Baker games wins the point. If neither team has reached two points, a third set is played. In the third set, the two teams compete in a best 4-of-7 Baker format match.
After finishing with a 29-5 record in MSC events, TWU will be the No. 2 seed. Their first match is set for 2:15 p.m. ET on Thursday against the winner of No. 7 seed Shawnee State University and No. 10 Brescia University.