Kats eliminated from SBL Championships
3/24/2018 10:34:00 PM | Women's Bowling
In the first match of the day in the elimination bracket, the Sam Houston State Bearkats were knocked out of the Southland Bowling League Championships by Monmouth.
Following a loss in the second round on Friday to Vanderbilt, the Kats faced elimination Saturday morning.
Facing the No. 8 seed Monmouth, the third-seeded Kats fell in the traditional match by 105 pins. Sam Houston bounced back in the baker total pinfall match the Kats fired right back. They pulled out a 1,010-897 win to force a best seven baker match.
In the best of seven baker, Monmouth took the opening two games. The Kats took two of the next three, but fell in game 6.
The Bearkats will now have to wait the learn their postseason fate on Wednesday when the NCAA Women's Bowling Committee will select a field of 10 teams - six automatic qualifying teams and four at-large teams. Teams will be ranked, based on available selection criteria, with the top six being placed in the championship bracket. The remaining four teams will play in opening round matches to determine the final two teams that will compete in the championship. Selections for the 2018 National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championship will be announced on Wednesday via web stream on NCAA.com. The 2018 championship will take place at Tropicana Lanes in Clayton, Mo., from April 12-14.
