The Alma College Bowling team capped of the 2014-15 season on Saturday, traveling to Fort Wayne, IN to take part in the American Heartland Championships at Pro West Bowl. The Scots sat in first after the qualifying rounds, but would struggle in the four-game eliminator round to finish the event in fourth place.

Individually, Alma had two players earn conference accolades after the tournament, with Jr. Lillie Miller (Sandusky/Sandusky) being named First Team All-Conference, while Sr. Jessica Cords (Perry/Perry) earned Second Team honors.

The American Heartland Championships had a unique format, as each team bowled in 24 Baker game qualifying matches with the top four teams advancing to a four-game elimination round.

In their first Baker set, the Scots rolled a 789 to start the day in second, before jumping to first after an 836 in the second Baker set.

Alma stayed in first for the remainder of the qualifying round to advance to the four-team elimination game.

The Scots would struggle in the elimination round, finishing in fourth out of the four to be knocked out of the tournament after a strong performance.