DALLAS, Texas | Alabama State won its first tournament of the season in dominating fashion at the SWAC West RoundUp, winning three games Sunday en route to an 11-1 weekend record.
The 11th win Sunday against Alabama A&M (964 – 729) gave head coach
Andrew Chatmon No. 500 for his career.
"The ladies had a phenomenal weekend," Chatmon said. "Execution was at a premium and it was the best we've performed all year long. I am very proud of them."
Alabama State (41-36) was locked in during the final round, bowling a 1,092 and 1,065 as a part of its four matches to finish with 12,957 total pins. Following the strong performance, the Lady Hornets 185.1 pins per match were the highest among all teams.
Senior
Haley Young finished the weekend in second place (203.18 per game) following an impressive showing Sunday with two games over 220 (223, 233). Junior
Allison Sledge (sixth place) was also equally instrumental in the Lady Hornets run to the championship, bowling three games over 200 (262, 254, 213) and narrowly missing a perfect game in the process.
NOTEWORTHY
When the dust settled, all seven Alabama State bowlers finished in the top-25. Freshman
Bailee Chapman posted the second best weekend for a freshman, bowling her way to an 11th place result.
Alize Stevenson (12th),
Emani Davis (15th),
Gabrielle Hosein (16th) and
Tiarra Wilkins (23rd) all propelled the Lady Hornets to the top of the SWAC standings.
Alabama State rose to the occasion against Texas Southern, matching the 921 put up by the Lady Tigers with a tournament-high 1,092. Despite dropping all three matches prior to this weekend's tournament against Prairie View A&M, the Lady Hornets coolly took down the Panthers in two matches, including a 891 – 859 win Sunday.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Lady Hornets trek to the Sunshine State for the FAMU Rattler Invitational January 25 – 27.
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