Bowlers Head To Mid-Winter Invitational
1/10/2013 8:46:00 AM | Women's Bowling
The No. 4 ranked Bearkats will be one of 16 teams participating in the Mid-Winter Invitational hosted by Arkansas State at the Jonesboro Bowling Center in Jonesboro, Ark.
Nine of the teams in the field are nationally ranked including host No. 7 Arkansas State and the Bearkats. Other nationally ranked foes Sam Houston could face include top-ranked Central Missouri, No. 3 Vanderbilt, No. 6 Nebraska, No. 9 Wisconsin-Whitewater, No. 13 Stephen F. Austin, No. 15 Valparaiso and No. 20 Alabama State.
Unranked teams competing include Alabama A&M, Alabama-Birmingham, Elmhurst, Jackson State, Louisiana Tech, Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern.
Sam Houston compiled a 46-11 dual match record during the Bearkat's fall schedule.
The Kats won tournament championships at the Tulane Invitational, the Alabama A&M tournament and the Track Kat Klash in Huntsville during the fall. Sam Houston also finished as team runner-up at the Bethune-Cookman tournament.
The SHSU bowling team compiled a 20-8 record during the fall against squads ranked in the NTCA preseason top 20.
The schedule for the Mid-Winter Invitational calls for five baker total pin fall matches on Friday, five team game format matches on Saturday and best of seven baker bracket play on Sunday. Seedings for the Sunday bracket play will be decided by total pin fall from Friday and Saturday action.
