HARAHAN, La. – The No. 9 Louisiana Tech women's bowling team registered a 12-0 start at the No. 16 Tulane-hosted Colonial Lanes Classic before falling, 4-1, to No. 5 North Carolina A&T in the championship match on Sunday.
 
The Lady Techsters won all five of their Baker games on Friday after opening the day with a 1,003-887 victory over No. 20 Maryland Eastern Shore. Tech then defeated Jackson State, 935-878, and No. 22 Prairie View A&M, 1,032-902. LA Tech and North Carolina A&T tied the fourth game, 1,028-1,028, but Tech won the tiebreaker, 106-87. Louisiana Tech's last game of the day was a 990-912 victory over Alabama State.
 
Tech's undefeated streak continued in Saturday's traditional matches. LA Tech opened with a 1,105-1,025 win against North Carolina A&T. The Lady Techsters then defeated Texas Southern, 1,025-895, and No. 10 Stephen F. Austin, 931-921. Louisiana Tech ended the day with a 1,067-922 win against Florida A&M and a 1,006-676 victory against Grambling State.
 
Louisiana Tech entered Sunday's championship bracket as the No. 4 seed to take on third-seeded Tulane. After dropping the first game, the Lady Techsters defeated the Green Wave, 4-1 (158-247, 226-179, 224-214, 258-196, 188-187). Tech then defeated No. 6 Sam Houston, the top seed of the Colonial Lanes Classic, 4-3 (199-221, 233-210, 191-217, 244-227, 160-191, 257-248, 204-187).
 
LA Tech entered the championship contest against North Carolina A&T with an undefeated 12-0 mark, but lost, 4-1 (195-257, 213-176, 170-174, 184-210, 164-211), to the Aggies in the final match.
 
Junior Allie Leiendecker was named to the all-tournament team after finishing fourth individually with a total pin count of 1,118 (244-252-180-259-183). Senior Lindsay Manning also finished in the top-10 with a mark of 1,085 (216-193-238-237-201, 9th).

QUOTABLES 
Head coach Matt Nantais:
"I couldn't be more proud of the way the team performed through the last three days. With the strength of this field, to go 12-1 is a feat in itself. It was a total team effort all weekend. Being that it is still early in the season, there are some kinks we still need to workout as a team. The team has great chemistry and I am excited to get the rest of the season going."
 
NOTABLES

• Louisiana Tech finished the Colonial Lanes Classic with a tournament-best 12-1 mark.
• Tech registered a pinfall over 1,000 in seven of its first 10 games.
• Louisiana Tech posted seven victories over ranked opponents this weekend.  
• Junior Allie Leiendecker earned her first all-tournament team selection of the season after placing fourth with 1,118 total pins.
• Leiendecker has been named to 11 all-tournament teams during her LA Tech career.

 
UP NEXT
No. 9 LA Tech bowling will next compete in the Sam Houston-hosted Track Kat Klash from Nov. 5-7.
 
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