MONTGOMERY, Ala. – After jitters at the Jackson State Sonic Boom Invite, the Alabama State women's bowling team came onto the lanes with a top notch performance during the first day of the 2016 Hornet Classic  hosted by our Lady Hornets.
 
"Today's performance was light years from last weeks," said head coach Andrew Chatmon. 
 
"The ladies executed so much better and stayed with the training.  Being at home could have made some difference, but I think that most of today's performance came from the fact that they are gaining experience and are relying on the training techniques."
 
In a total team effort, the Lady Hornets finished the first day 5-0 and led all teams with a total pin count of 4,594. 
 
In their 10th win of the season, ASU defeated SWAC member Southern by knocking down 273 more pins giving them a 1065-792 win in the first game of bakers.

They are closely followed by C-USA competitor Louisiana Tech with a total pin count of 4,444 and a 4-1 record.
 
The Lady Jaguars of Southern are in third place spot with a record of 3-2 and a total pin count of 4,360. 
 
The Texas Southern Lady Tigers have a total pin count of 4,206 placing them in the fourth place and FAMU (3,968), finished with a record of 2-3 to put them in the fifth place spot, while Alabama A&M went 0-5 with a pin count of 2,805 to finish in sixth.

The Lady Hornets' second game saw them winning over Alabama A&M (843-594), before defeating Florida A&M for their third win (863-718).  ASU went on to defeat Texas Southern (876-842) and Tech for a second time (947-897).

"Hopefully, we will continue to execute throughout the rest of the weekend," Chatmon said.

The tournament will continue Saturday with the five game traditional team matches starting at 9:30 a.m. the games are being played at Brunswick Zone Bowling Lanes.