HARAHAN, La. – Kylee Trexler and Allie Leiendecker earned All-Tournament honors to help lead the No. 10 Bulldogs to another undefeated day at the Colonial Lanes Classic at Colonial Lanes.
Trexler finished the traditional portion of the tournament with a 1,115 total to finish second overall and earn her first All-Tournament team honor of her collegiate career. Leiendecker shook off a slow start to finish fifth at 1,097 for her 20th All-Tournament honor.
LA Tech started the day the same way they left off on the opening day, picking up a 1,010-884 win over Alabama State. The Bulldogs used a big 249 by Trexler to be in the plus as a team for the fifth time in six matches. Fellow freshman Annalise O'Bryant followed with a 205. Danielle Jedlicki and Patricia Rosales shot identical 200s.
The Bulldogs picked up the scoring in the second match with a 1,094-870 victory over No. 12 University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Jedlicki led the scoring with a 246. Allie Leiendecker bounced back to shoot a 236. Trexler led off Tech with a 211, and Rosales was the other Bulldog in the plus at 204. O'Bryant rounded out the scoring with a 197.
Leiendecker and Trexler continued to pace the Bulldogs in their 1,042-950 decision over Prairie View A&M. Leiendecker continued to move up the individual rankings with a 248 and Trexler stayed in the top-five with a 235. O'Bryant was almost clean in a 223, leaving only the 7-10 in the fourth.
No. 5 Stephen F. Austin was trying to put a blemish on LA Tech's record, but a 7-10 in the 10thg by the anchor bowler and a double by Leiendecker secured the win for the Bulldogs 1,032 1,1019. Leiendecker finished with a 243, and O'Bryant shot 225 to lead Tech. Allyson Sand saw her first action of the day and scored a 198.
The Bulldogs finished another perfect day, defeating Oklahoma Christian 995-869. Trexler finished the day with a 231 to give her all five games in the plus. Leiendecker finished the day with a 214, and Sand had a clean 203.
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Head Coach Matt Nantais …
"The team had a lot of fight today. Our schedule was slightly tougher than yesterday, and they stepped up to every challenge. Our goal was to go undefeated and have a chance at the championship, and we accomplished that. Tomorrow, we have to come in and take it one game at a time and see how it goes. Today was a total team effort."
UP NEXT
On Sunday, the Bulldogs open the best 4-of-7 bracket portion of the tournament against No. 4 North Carolina A&T.
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