LANSING, Mich. - Despite falling in both matches on day one of the 2023 National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championship's Lansing Regional and ultimately being eliminated - the Carthage College Firebirds women's bowling team made a great deal of history. The team became the first to represent the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) at the NCAA Championships, and - naturally - became the first team in program history to reach this point.
After winning the CCIW Tournament in thrilling fashion - staving off double-elimination to topple foe Marian (Wis.) - the Firebirds have represented Carthage College, the CCIW, and Kenosha to the highest degree. The tournament victory was the first in program history and came on the heels of the program winning its first-ever share of a regular-season conference title.
Though this history-making 2022-2023 campaign has officially come to a close, the momentum generated by this team, for this program, has only begun.
Match One:
- Result: No. 2 Vanderbilt 2, Carthage 0 (Mega Match)
- Traditional: Vanderbilt 1,047, Carthage 917
- Baker: Vanderbilt
Match Two:
- Result: Maryville 2, Carthage 0 (Mega Match)
- Traditional: Maryville 1,040, Carthage 924
- Baker: Maryville 987, Carthage 896
