PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Alabama State women's bowling team capped off a great weekend with two wins to capture the Rattler Invitational title on Sunday.
 
The Lady Hornets (42-46) opened the day with a 4-2 loss to No. 23 UAB, but bounced back with a 4-2 win over Louisiana Tech, sending Alabama State into the championship match and a rematch with UAB.
 
In the final, the Lady Hornets won the opening game, 166-159 and took a 2-0 advantage after a 205-178 win in the second game. ASU led 3-0 after a 246-176 win. However, UAB stormed back to tie the match, 215-194, 174-149 and 247-190. Alabama State captured the title after a 240-196 win in the seventh and final game.
 
"The girls put it together this weekend," Lady Hornets head coach Andrew Chatmon said. "They performed well and really became a team. I am very proud of them and our assistant coach, Michael Williams."
 
The Lady Hornets, who went 11-2 over the weekend, had two placed on the all-tournament team and three finished inside the top 10 individually.
 
Rebecca Hresko and Haley Young were named to the all-tournament team.
 
Hresko finished third individually with a 993 total pinfall and averaged a 198.6 in five team games. Young finished fifth (981 total pins) in five team matches with a 196.2. Jessica Sawmiller registered an eighth-place finish with a 191.4 average.
 
Alabama State returns to action Feb. 3-5 at Texas Southern.
 
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