MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State enters the heart of the schedule this weekend in Dallas, Texas with the SWAC West Roundup at Watauga Lanes.
Joining Alabama State in the tournament are: Prairie View A&M, Alabama A&M, Grambling State, Jackson State, Southern and Texas Southern. The tournament will not follow the format that the first five tournaments have followed, as each day will be traditional play. The tournament will begin on Friday at 10 am with five traditional matches and resumes Saturday with the same schedule. The final day of the tournament, Sunday, will begin at 9 am and feature four matches.
The schedule will be determined Friday morning as teams draw numbers prior to play beginning.
LAST TIME OUT
- Alabama State picked up six wins at the MidWinter Invitational in Jonesboro, Ark.
- The Lady Hornets swept all three Sunday matches, defeating Texas Southern (4-2), Kentucky Wesleyan (4-0) and Jackson State (4-1)
- Head Coach Andrew Chatmon is now 11 wins shy of 500 for his career
A LOOK INSIDE ALABAMA STATE
- Freshman Bailee Chapman was Alabama State's highest finisher in Arkansas (41st overall) with an average of 184.00 pins per match
- Alize Stevenson (55th) averaged 173.60 pins per match and Allison Sledge (66th) notched an average score of 160.00
- Alabama State holds a 22-12 record against this weekend's opponents
- The Lady Hornets are a combined 10-0 against Alabama A&M and Grambling State
- Prairie View A&M has won all three matches against Alabama State this season
WHAT'S NEXT
- Alabama State travels to Tallahassee, Fla next week (January 25-27) for the Florida A&M Rattler Invitational.
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