NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 6 Louisiana Tech women's bowling team finished fourth among a competitive 19-field team at the Vanderbilt-hosted Columbia 300 Music City Classic on Sunday.
 
"Overall, this weekend was very successful," head coach Matt Nantais said. "I would've loved to have won this event, but sometimes the pins just don't fall the way you want them to. This is one of the most competitive events of the year and to finish in the top four says something about these young ladies. There's something pretty special about this group. We're bowling very well at the end of the season as we get ready for our conference championship. Overall as a team, they were consistent all weekend and that's something we've been working on."
 
Louisiana Tech got off to a strong start at the tournament after defeating No. 1 McKendree in the opening Baker match, 995-880, on Friday. LA Tech won each of its next three matches, defeating No. 15 Lincoln Memorial, 1,004-844, Kentucky Wesleyan, 966-754, and No. 4 North Carolina A&T, 1,149-1,051. Tech's only loss of the day came in its final match against Jackson State, 909-858.
 
No. 5 Nebraska defeated LA Tech in the opening traditional match on Saturday, 965-908. Tech then defeated No. 23 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 998-876, No. 14 Maryville, 1,028-898, and No. 22 Central Missouri, 999-968. Louisiana Tech ended the day with a 983-971 loss to Alabama State, but entered Sunday's championship bracket as the fourth seed.
 
Louisiana Tech faced No. 4 North Carolina A&T in the first round of the Sunday championship bracket, losing 4-1 (206-180, 200-221, 190-222, 189-218, 138-169). Tech then had a 4-3 (172-180, 195-153, 214-179, 169-170, 236-152, 212-235, 216-194) victory over No. 16 Stephen F. Austin. The Lady Techsters took on North Carolina A&T yet again in their final match of the bracket, losing 4-2 (232-142, 187-216, 199-226, 171-219, 216-200, 214-233) to finish fourth at the tournament.
 
Sophomore Danielle Jedlicki led the Lady Techsters individually after placing 15th (203.20). Sophomore Allie Leiendecker (200.60, 18th), junior Lindsay Manning (198.60, 23rd), senior Kaitlyn Eder (187.80, 42nd), senior Ashley Channell (191.25, 66th) and freshman Baileigh Snow (188.0, 110th) rounded out Tech's scoring at the event.
 
No. 1 McKendree won the Columbia 300 Music City Classic, followed by No. 5 Nebraska, No. 4 North Carolina A&T, No. 6 Louisiana Tech and No. 17 Tulane to round out the top-five.  
 
Louisiana Tech will next compete in the Southland Bowling League Championship from March 19-21 at the Colonial Bowling Lanes in Harahan, La.