LAS VEGAS, NEV.- The Louisiana Tech women's bowling team heads back to Ruston after finishing 4th in the Mount St. Mary's hosted Storming Blue & White Vegas Classic on Tuesday afternoon.
DAY 1
LA Tech competed in five Baker games on Sunday winning three of their five matches. The Lady Techsters began the morning against No. 10 Mount St. Mary's and defeated them 971-941 before heading into a match-up against Newman. The Jets came out on top beating the Lady Techsters by 62 pins (1,023-961). In match three, LA Tech was able to redeem themselves by taking down No. 19 Tulane, 1,068-942, but Vanderbilt came into match four ready to go. The Lady Techsters fell 996-849 but followed with a big 1,132-913 victory over Prairie View A&M. With 5,025 total pins in Baker play, LA Tech went into day two in 4th place.
DAY 2
The Lady Techsters started the second day with traditional matches on a high note by defeating the 2022 National Champion runner-up, SFA 1,049-877 before falling to No. 2 Nebraska 1,159-1,017. LA Tech continued into the afternoon with a close 1,045-1,015 win over No. 14 Maryland Eastern Shore followed by a 1,036-891 win over Daemen before caping the day off with a 970-943 win over Texas Southern.
DAY 3
Dropping down to the No. 6 seed and playing for third place, the Lady Techsters started day three with a thrilling win over the No. 5 seed, Maryville. Playing in best 4-7 Baker matches, LA Tech was forced into a tie-breaking roll-off after tying the fifth game 205-205 to give each team 3.5 points at the end of game seven. The Lady Techsters brought their a-game and finished the first match off 130-73 over Maryville. Facing off with Maryland Eastern Shore for the second time in the tournament, LA Tech wasn't giving them a chance for revenge. The Lady Techsters went 4-1 against the Hawks, to finish the second match in just six games. In Tech's final game for third place, the Lady Techsters fell to No. 2 Nebraska 4-2.
QUOTABLES
Head Coach Matt Nantais
"This was a great first tournament coming back from Christmas break. This field was loaded with the top teams in the nation, and we held our own against them. I need to get us a better setup with equipment for the end of the day when the lanes get ugly like they did this weekend. Our shot-making and spare percentage this weekend were the highest all year. We will work on a few things to get ready for Jackson State in 2 weeks."
NOTABLES
- For the first time in school history, all five starters (Patricia Rosales, 213.40; Allie Leiendecker, 205.0, Danielle Jedlicki, 203.8; Averi Brown, 203.2, Lindsay Manning, 200.6) finished with over a 200 average.
- Four Lady Techsters finished in the top 25 after day two, Patricia Rosales, Allie Leiendacker, Danielle Jedlicki, and Averi Brown.
- Patricia Rosales finished in the top two with a 213.4 average.
