SXU Places Eighth, Reaches Semis at Golden Eagle Invite

Rockford, Ill. – The Saint Xavier University men’s bowling team started the 2026-27 season with an eighth-place finish after collecting 7,767 pins, just 12 more than the ninth-place team to qualify for the eight-team tournament championship bracket at the 8 th annual Hammer Golden Eagle Invite at Cherry Lanes in Rockford, Ill. The Cougars defeated No. 1 seed St. Ambrose University (Iowa) in straight sets (193-192, 197-185) in the best-of-three match-up in the quarterfinals. SXU took on No. 5, and host, Rock Valley College in the best-of-three semifinals, losing 2-1 (156-182, 205-161, 210-224). No. 3 Mount Mercy University (Iowa) won…