RUSTON, La. – Louisiana Tech senior bowler
Kaitlyn Eder and sophomore
Allie Leiendecker have been named to the 2021 All-Southland Bowling League Third Team as voted on by the league's head coaches and announced on Friday.
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Eder earned a spot on an all-tournament team in back-to-back events at the LA Tech Invite and at the Track Kat Klash. She was named the tournament MVP at the Track Kat Klash after finishing first individually with a pin average of 228.00. Eder served as Louisiana Tech's primary fourth bowler during the 2020-21 season where she registered a setup percentage of 47.5. She posted a strike percentage of 48.2 (438-of-908), an all-spare conversion percentage of 68.7 (323-of-470) and a single pin conversion percentage of 92.6 (187-of-202) during the 2020-21 season.
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Leiendecker was named to the all-tournament team at both the LA Tech Invite and the Southland Bowling League Tournament. She acted as Tech's primary anchor bowler where she had a 10th frame average of 19.79, a 10th frame fill percentage of 82.9 and a 10th frame strike percentage of 48.1. Leiendecker led the Lady Techsters with 446 total strikes during the 2020-21 season. During the season, Leiendecker averaged 19.83 pins per frame with an overall fill percentage of 82.5. She had a strike percentage of 48.7 (446-of-916) and a spare conversion percentage of 66.0 (310-of-470). Leiendecker had a single-pin spare conversion percentage of 93.3 (194-of-208) during her sophomore campaign.
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The Lady Techsters will next compete in the Intercollegiate Team Championships (ITC). The ITC will be held May 5-8 at the Spectrum Entertainment Complex in Wyoming, Mich.
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2021 All-Southland Bowling League First Team
Taylor Davis, Sr., Arkansas State
Faith Welch, So., Arkansas State
Denise Blankenzee, Fr., Sam Houston
Carlene Beyer, Jr., Stephen F. Austin
Mabel Cummins, So., Vanderbilt
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2021 All-Southland Bowling League Second Team
Elise Chambers, Jr., Sam Houston
Bea Hernandez, Jr., Sam Houston
Sarah Gill, Sr., Stephen F. Austin
Madison McCall, Sr., Tulane
Samantha Gainor, Sr., Vanderbilt
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2021 All-Southland Bowling League Third Team
Brooklyn Boudreau, Fr., Arkansas State
Sarah Sanes, So., Arkansas State
Kaitlyn Eder, Sr., Louisiana Tech
Allie Leiendecker, So., Louisiana Tech
Emma Wrenn, Jr., Youngstown State