ARLINGTON, Texas | Alabama State University Bowling captured two wins on Saturday to advance to the final day of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Bowling Tournament.
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The SWAC Regular Season Champions will need wins over Southern University and Prairie View on Sunday to repeat as SWACÂ Tournament Champions.
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Alabama State won two elimination matches, taking down Southern University 2-0 to open the day before eliminating rival Alabama A&M 2-0 to advance to Sunday.
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Lyric O'Steen finished second in the individual standings to earn SWAC All-Tournament honors for the second straight year.  O'Steen had 434 pins, just four pins behind Rose Ugbinada of Alabama A&M (438).
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Olivia Miller finished sixth with 405 total pins, followed by
Jenna Knight in 19
th with 348 pin falls.
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Nikia Thomas placed 23 with 335 pins, and Payton Hartgove finished 27
th with 318 pins.
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All-Tournament Team
Rose Ugbinada, Alabama A&M
Lyric O'Steen, Alabama State
Elizabeth Stokley, Texas Southern
Jayda Gordon, Prairie View A&M
Amani Moore, Prairie View A&M
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