Bowlers third at Alabama
2/28/2011 7:21:00 AM | Women's Bowling
Sam Houston women's bowling team rolled over Stephen F. Austin 4-0 to nail down a third place finish at the Holiday Classic in Bessemer, Ala. No. 5 ranked Vanderbilt won the team championship, defeating Central Michigan 4-1 in the finals.
Sam Houston finished the tournament with a 9-2 record in pre-bracket action after a win over No. 20 Florida A&M Sunday morning. The Bearkats lost to Vanderbilt 4-1 in the first round of bracket Sunday.
Dayna Galganski of Sam Houston was named to the Holiday Classic All-Tournament team. The junior produced a 193.0 average in the individual team competition to rank 12th among all bowlers in the event.
Saturday, the Bearkats defeated South Carolina State 859-750, Alabama State 824-792, Southern 895-709 and No. 3 Nebraska 947-934 but lost to No. 5 Vanderbilt 988-893.
"Saturday was a roller coaster day with a great overall team effort," Sam Houston head coach Brad Hagen said. "Composure and heart was the key to our success today. We made the shots we had to make when we had to make them today and that was the difference.
"After catching a hot Vanderbilt during our fourth match, we had to set our focus on the next match and what we could control in front of us and not dwell on the past. We made some very clutch shots in the last match against Nebraska including a string of strikes and a clean game (221) by Neishka Cardona as well as a late game substitution where Aida Sanchez came in for Shaina Woolbaugh filling up the last four frames with 70 pins. Adding to the big win over #3 Nebraska was key pins from Kimi Davidson's 185, Lisa MacAllister's 190, Neishka Cardona's 221, and anchor Dayna Galganski's clean game of 189.
Complete scores for the Bearkats were:
Lisa MacAllister -Gm3 183, GM4 200, GM5 190 = 573 ave. 191.00
Shaina Woolbaugh-156, 166, 178, 182, 162 = 846 = ave. 169.20
Kimi Davidson-193, 179, 172, 122, 185 = 851 = ave. 170.20
Aida Sanchez-GM1 159, GM2 136 = 295 = ave. 147.50
Neishka Cardona-181, 143, 167, 191, 221 = 903 = ave. 180.60
Dayna Galganski-168, 200, 195, 198, 189 = 950 = ave. 190.00
Sam Houston State has one more regular season tournament on its schedule, traveling to the Music City Classic in Tennesse on March 18-20. The NCAA Division I national championship will be held in Detroit in April.
"We will continue with our eyes set on the prize," Hagen said. " Every stick matters and every win matters at this point more so then ever. We have the group to get this done. One shot, one frame, one game at a time and remain confident, commit, and stay hungry. "
