St. Louis - The Women Warrior bowlers continued a successful first-year season with a 2nd place finish at the McKendree Baker Challenge.  WIU leads qualifying, loses to 2007 NCAA National Champion Vanderbilt in the final.

In the quarter-finals, # 1 seed WIU defeated # 8 seed Newman 184-183, 200-188.  Next they faced the 2009 National Championship Final runner-up and # 4 seed Lindenwood.  Webber won in two straight games, 212-201, 202-179.

In a fitting final, 1 seed Webber International faced 2 seed and 2007 NCAA National Champion Vanderbilt.  Vanderbilt won in two straight high-scoring games, 268 - 213, 275 - 256.


2010 McKendree Baker Challenge, Women's Results (40 Baker Games)

1 Webber International 8353
2 Vanderbilt 8262
3 Robert Morris 8121
4 Lindenwood Black 7864
5 Mckendree Shrek 7843
6 Lindenwood Gold 7612
7 McKendree Fiona 7577
8 Newman 7469
9 Bellarmine 7451
10 Martin Methodist 7342
11 Calumet 7279
12 Western Illinois 7085
13 U of Illinois 6900
14 Indiana U 6762
15 Rock Valley 6662
16 Illinois State 6616
17 Missouri State 5898
18 Baker U 5185
19 Campbellsville 4596
20 Spalding 4178