NEW ORLEANS, La. | Alabama State picked up a pair of wins in Traditional Play on the second day of the All State Sugar Bowl Collegiate Invitational Saturday, both over Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) foes.
Alabama State (4-6) dropped their first game of the day to third-ranked Stephen F. Austin 891-836, before gaining their first win over a conference opponent on the second day of the tournament. The Hornets were able to defeat Texas Southern, a team receiving votes in the poll, 994-964.
The Hornets were upended by Jackson State in their third game of the day, falling to the Tigers 977-853. They were able to bounce back with a win over conference foe Grambling State 868-592, before falling to eighth-ranked North Carolina A&T in their final match of the day (987-925).
Alabama State finished the first two days of the tournament 12th overall with 8,914 total pins – finishing just over 100 pins shy of 11th-seeded Valparaiso.
Miranda Remmel finished 13th overall in the individual standings with 980 total pins in the five matches Saturday, finishing with a 196.00 average.
Alize Stevenson finished 28th overall with 923 pins and an average of 184.60.
Bailee Chapman (688/172.00) and
Gabrielle Hosein (649/162.25) each finished in the top half of the individual standings.
Alabama State will face Valparaiso in the first round of the best of seven Baker play Sunday morning, the final day of the tournament.
Quotable from Alabama State head coach, Andrew Chatmon
"It was a rough day Saturday. We caught a few bad breaks, but overall, we just need to do a better job of executing. We were able to pick up a pair of wins over SWAC opponents, but dropped some tough ones, including to Jackson State."
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