Bowling No. 6 In Final NTCA Poll
5/2/2016 2:28:00 PM | Women's Bowling
After reaching the quarterfinals of best of seven baker bracket play and finishing at the top of the standings after the preliminary traditional team seeding round at the NCAA Championships in North Brunswick, New Jersey, Sam Houston stands No. 6 in the final National Tenpin Coaches Association intercollegiate rankings for the 2015-16 season.
The Bearkats posted the second highest dual match winning total in the country this season, tying a school record with 102 victories. Only No. 5 ranked Vanderbilt totaled more wins with 105.
The ranking makes Sam Houston six-for-six in NTCA top 10 final national rankings in the program's six-year history. The Bearkats won the 2014 national championship to finish No. 1 that year. The Kats' other final national rankings include No. 7 in 2011, No. 9 in 2012, No. 7 in 2013 and No. 5 last year.
According to statistics released by the NCAA, Sam Houston ranked in the top five in all women's bowling statistical categories. The Bearkats led the nation with a 200.6 pin fall total in baker matches. The Sam women stood fourth with a traditional team match average of 197.8 and were fifth in bracket match play pin totals with a 198.8 average.
Seventy-five on the Bearkats' 102 victories this year came over teams ranked in the top 25 in National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) rankings. Sam Houston posted a record of 40 victories and only 27 losses to top 10 teams.
Participating in 11 regular season tournament, Sam Houston took first place at the Tulane Invitational and in the TRACK Kat Klash team baker tournament and posted five other runner-up finishes including the highly competitive Southland Bowling Conference championships in New Orleans.
Sam Houston's Janine Kuwahara was an NTCA second team All-America selection and Heather Penatzer earned third team All-America honors.
The final NTCA national women's bowling rankings:
|
Rank |
Team |
Won |
Lost |
Points |
|
1 |
Stephen F. Austin |
88 |
45 |
973 |
|
2 |
Nebraska |
99 |
30 |
919 |
|
3 |
Arkansas State |
84 |
36 |
907 |
|
4 |
McKendree |
61 |
42 |
825 |
|
5 |
Vanderbilt |
105 |
42 |
743 |
|
6 |
SAM HOUSTON |
102 |
47 |
710 |
|
7 |
North Car. A&T |
84 |
45 |
655 |
|
8 |
Central Missouri |
82 |
45 |
607 |
|
9 |
Wis-Whitewater |
62 |
48 |
589 |
|
10 |
Fairleigh Dickinson |
79 |
39 |
565 |
|
11 |
Delaware State |
54 |
25 |
457 |
|
12 |
UM-Eastern Shore |
71 |
41 |
405 |
|
13 |
LIU-Brooklyn |
74 |
55 |
393 |
|
14 |
Saint Francis (Pa.) |
61 |
43 |
326 |
|
15 |
Sacred Heart |
63 |
42 |
265 |
|
16 |
Kutztown |
70 |
42 |
217 |
|
17 |
Monmouth |
54 |
57 |
195 |
|
18 |
Adelphi |
52 |
47 |
185 |
|
19 |
Saint Francis (NY) |
76 |
70 |
183 |
|
20 |
Tulane |
53 |
58 |
157 |
|
21 |
Norfolk State |
44 |
32 |
127 |
|
22 |
Valparaiso |
44 |
61 |
107 |
|
23 |
Jackson State |
53 |
50 |
104 |
|
24 |
Elmhurst |
25 |
21 |
69 |
|
25 |
Prairie View A&M |
56 |
58 |
23 |
