SHSU TRACK Kat Klash This Weekend
11/19/2014 9:49:00 AM | Women's Bowling
Ten nationally ranked women's bowling teams including the top three teams in nation will be on hand this weekend when the Bearkats host the fourth annual SHSU TRACK Kat Klash.
The tournament will feature an 18-team field competing Friday, Nov. 21 through Sunday, Nov. 23 at Emerald Lanes in Houston. The facility is located at 9307 Boone Road.
Sam Houston State won the event in 2011 and 2012. Last year's tournament did not determine an overall champion with best-of-seven bracket play.
This year's Kat Klash returns to the normal schedule of six baker total pins matches on Friday, six five-person traditional team contests on Saturday and baker best-of-seven match bracket play on Sunday.
Joining the No. 3 ranked Sam Houston Bearkats in the field are No. 1 Nebraska, No. 2 Arkansas State, No. 6 Central Missouri, No. 9 Stephen F. Austin, No. 13 North Carolina A&T, No. 16 McKendree, No. 18 Alabama State, No. 19 Delaware State and No. 20 Monmouth.
With the Cornhuskers and the Bearkats both in the field, fans could see a rematch between the two squads that battled on ESPN national TV last April in the NCAA Division I championship final. Sam Houston defeated Nebraska four games to two that night to bring home the university's first NCAA Division I national championship trophy.
Arkansas State has an exciting history with the four-year-old Bearkat program as well. Sam Houston and Arkansas State met in the championship finals of the first SHSU TRACK Kat Klash in December, 2011.
Four members of the Kats' national championship team will be competing this weekend. Erin Brown, Anna Groce, Janine Juwahara and Becca Pittser all played roles in winning the title.
Newcomers on the squad this year include Carrie Hopkinson, Heather Penatzer and Stephanie Zavala.
