The #14 Valparaiso bowling team closed out its 2013-14 season on Sunday with the final day of competition at the Columbia 300 Music City Classic in Nashville, Tenn.

The Crusaders finished the tournament in 10^th place out of the 30 competing teams, falling in each of their three matches Sunday against teams ranked among the nation’s top-seven squads.  Valpo dropped 4-1 decisions to #2 Nebraska and #5 Central Missouri before falling 4-0 to #7 Sam Houston State.

This year’s Valparaiso (59-64) squad placed two individuals in the program’s single-season top-10 for scoring average.  Freshman Carly Larson (Merrillville, Ind./Merrillville) averaged a 191.4 in traditional action this season, good for eighth in the Crusaders’ record book, while redshirt junior Alyssa Alvarez (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) posted a 190.9 average, which ranks ninth all-time.  In addition, the team’s baker match average of 186.8 was the second-best baker average in the program’s five seasons.