For the first time in school history Alabama State competed in the SWAC Bowling Championship against state rival Alabama A&M.
 
Alabama A&M took game one of the best of seven series 218-179 but the Hornets responded with an 181-146 win of their own. The Bulldogs would take game three 202-191, as the Hornets would go on to win the last three games, 190-184, 189-165, and 196-176. Even though Alabama State won the series 4-2, the Hornets would have to beat the Bulldogs twice to win the championship.
 
In the second best of seven series, Alabama State took the first game 172-162, while Alabama A&M took game two 247-165. The Hornets won game three 225-178 and took a 2-1 lead before the Bulldogs won games four and five 210-203 and 201-142. It came down to game six, the Hornets could win to force a seventh game or the Bulldogs could win it all. The game came down to the last four frames but the Hornets couldn't pull it off as the Alabama A&M won 227-200 to win the championship.
 
"The girls fought hard and that's all I could ask for," Said head coach Andrew Chatmon "We set two goals for the season and we reached one of them. We just fell short and it happens, we just have to regroup and prepare for next year."   
  
In the most recent National Tenpin Coaches Association poll the Hornets were ranked 20^th receiving 29 points.