MONTGOMERY – The 18th ranked Alabama State University bowling team will travel to Smyrna, Tenn. to compete in the Columbia 300 Music City Classic hosted by Vanderbilt University.
The Top 17 rated teams in the most recent National Ten Pin Coaches Association poll will be in action and 19 of the Top 20 will be in the classic. Only 19th ranked Norfolk State will be missing. Ranked teams that will be participating are Top Five teams Arkansas State, Nebraska, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Fairleigh Dickinson, and Central Missouri.
In the bottom half of the Top Ten is Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston State, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin-Whitewater, and Saint Francis University (Pa).
Eleventh ranked Kutztown, #12 Sacred Heart, #13 Saint Francis Brooklyn, #14 Long Island, #15 Valparaiso, #16 McKendree, #17 North Carolina A&T, and 20th ranked Adelphi will also compete in the classic.
Other teams that will be in the classic are Alabama A & M, Bethune Cookman, Delaware State, Howard, Jackson State, Louisiana Tech, Monmouth, Prairie View A&M, Tulane, and UAB.
Alabama State (53-30) clinched its first SWAC Regular Season Championship after going 6–3 during the SWAC East Round-Up and finishing the season 19-5 in the conference.
The team is led by Danielle Walker who was selected as the 2014 SWAC Bowling Player of The Year and named first team All-SWAC with a total pin fall of 5,637. Kaila Ryan was also selected as first team All-SWAC having a total pin fall of 5,427. Briana Wells was named second team All-SWAC with a 4,802 pin fall count. The team is ranked first in the conference with a pin fall count of 25,609 and an average of 914.6.
This will be the last contest the Lady Hornets will compete in before preparing for the SWAC Championship Tournament in Arlington, Texas, March 21-23.
Bowl.com with Lucas Wiseman will be on hand to stream matches live. In addition, some highlights will be posted on Vanderbilt Bowling’s Twitter and Facebook pages.
