Bowlers place 11th in Tennessee
3/20/2016 5:45:00 PM | Women's Bowling
Sam Houston finished 11th in the 30-team field at the Columbia 300 Music City Classic women's bowling tournament in Smyrna, Tennessee.
Sunday, the No. 4 ranked Bearkats went seven games in two of their best of seven bracket games on the final day of competition. No. 9 Maryland-Eastern Shore edged the Kats 210 to 204 in the seventh game of the opening match of the day.
The Sam women bounced back to defeat No. 14 Saint Francis (Penn.) in seven games in the second round. In the playoff for 11th place, the Kats took only six games to dismiss No. 12 LIU-Brooklyn.
“We got our money's worth today,” Sam Houston head coach Brad Hagen said. “We got some quality wins here but at times hurt ourselves with mistakes.”
The Bearkats ended the tournament with a 10-5 record to stand 97-42 for the season. The Music City Classic event included 23 of the top 25 teams in the nation.
No. 2 Arkansas State defeated No. 7 McKendree in five games for the tournament championship. No. 1 Nebraska, the defending NCAA champion, finished third and No. 5 Stephen F. Austin placed fourth.
No. 3 Vanderbilt placed third, followed by Central Michigan, Fairleigh Dickinson, Wisconsin-Whitewater, Maryland Eastern Shore and Sacred Heart in the number four through ten positions.
Sam Houston went 8-4 on both Friday and Saturday. The Bearkats started traditional team play Saturday with an 889 to 854 loss to No. 18 Saint Francis Brooklyn. The Bearkats bounced back with a 791 to 774 victory over Felician.
Next No. 6 Central Missouri handed the Sam women their second loss of the day 939 to 923. The Bearkats finished the day with three consecutive victories defeating No. 12 LIU-Brooklyn in an 888 to 886 thriller, No. 9 Fairleigh Dickinson 992 to 944 and Florida A&M 1,021 to 782.
Friday in four-game baker team action, Sam Houston started with a 977 to 815 win over No. 25 Jackson State. The Kats followed up by defeating Alabama State 1,054 to 879, knocking off Texas rival No. 5 SFA 948 to 863 and edging No. 11 Maryland Eastern Shore 896 to 886.
No. 21 Adelphi defeated the Kats 904 to 881 and No. 10 Wisconsin – Whitewater narrowly topped Sam Houston 954 to 951.
