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Kats enter Southland Championship as No. 1 seed
3/24/2022 3:23:00 PM | Women's Bowling
HARAHAN, La. – The Sam Houston Bearkats have earned the No. 1 seed in the Southland Bowling League Tournament, starting Friday at Colonial Lanes.
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The Bearkats are the No. 3 ranked team in the country and seek their second Southland championship, facing the No. 8 seed Valparaiso in the opening round of the double-elimination bracket.
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"This is a center we have had a lot of success in over the years, and a facility we are all familiar with," said head coach Brad Hagen. "We have seen all these teams all year long, and know winning the Southland is one of the toughest challenges we face all year."
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The double-elimination tournament will feature all eight league teams, seeded by the most recent NCAA RPI rankings entering tournament weekend.
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Each match will follow a best-of-three format: Teams will bowl one standard five-person game for total pinfall, then five baker games for total pinfall. If one team wins both the traditional game and baker games, they advance. If both teams split the standard and baker games, they will move on to a best-of-seven series of baker games. Teams will change lane pairs after each game.
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TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)
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The Bearkats are the No. 3 ranked team in the country and seek their second Southland championship, facing the No. 8 seed Valparaiso in the opening round of the double-elimination bracket.
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"This is a center we have had a lot of success in over the years, and a facility we are all familiar with," said head coach Brad Hagen. "We have seen all these teams all year long, and know winning the Southland is one of the toughest challenges we face all year."
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The double-elimination tournament will feature all eight league teams, seeded by the most recent NCAA RPI rankings entering tournament weekend.
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Each match will follow a best-of-three format: Teams will bowl one standard five-person game for total pinfall, then five baker games for total pinfall. If one team wins both the traditional game and baker games, they advance. If both teams split the standard and baker games, they will move on to a best-of-seven series of baker games. Teams will change lane pairs after each game.
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TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)
| ROUND ONE - FRIDAY, MARCH 25 - 8:30 A.M. | ||
| Match 1 - No. 1 Sam Houston vs. No. 8 Valparaiso | Â | Â |
| Match 2 - No. 4 Youngstown vs. No. 5 Louisiana Tech | Â | Â |
| Match 3 - No. 3 Arkansas State vs. No. 6 Stephen F. Austin | Â | Â |
| Match 4 - No. 2 Vanderbilt vs. No. 7 Tulane | Â | Â |
| ROUND TWO - FRIDAY, MARCH 25 - 1:30 P.M. | ||
| Match 5 - Match 1 Loser vs. Match 2 Loser | Â | Â |
| Match 6 - Match 3 Loser vs. Match 4 Loser | Â | Â |
| Match 7 - Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner | Â | Â |
| Match 8 - Match 3 Winner vs. Match 4 Winner | Â | Â |
| ROUND THREE - SATURDAY, MARCH 26 - 8:30 A.M. | ||
| Match 9 - Match 5 Winner vs. Match 7 Loser | Â | Â |
| Match 10 - Match 6 Winner vs. Match 8 Loser | Â | Â |
| ROUND FOUR - SATURDAY, MARCH 26 - 1:30 P.M. | ||
| Match 11 - Match 7 Winner vs. Match 8 Winner | Â | Â |
| Match 12 - Match 9 Winner vs. Match 10 Winner | Â | Â |
| ROUND FIVE - SUNDAY, MARCH 27 | ||
| Match 13 (8 a.m.) - Match 11 Loser vs. Match 12 Winner | Â | Â |
| Match 14 (TBD) - Match 11 Winner vs. Match 13 Winner | Â | Â |
| Match 15 (if necessary) - Match 14 Winner vs. Match 14 Loser | ||
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