RUSTON -- The Louisiana Tech women's bowling team claimed a fourth-place finish at the Vanderbilt-hosted Music City Classic on Sunday.
 
LA Tech began the tournament with five Baker matches on Friday morning. In match one, the Lady Techsters defeated Carthage 993-820. Facing No. 10, Maryland Eastern Shore in match two, Tech collected a big 1,033-938 win. The Lady Techsters went on with an undefeated day with a 1,078-852 win over Lewis, followed by a 1,059-1,033 win over No. 11 Sam Houston. The Techsters finished Baker play by defeating Wright State 1.038-9674. 
 
Day two consisted of five traditional matches. The Lady Techsters began with another win over Sam Houston 1,017-965 followed by a 1.027-835 victory against Kentucky Wesleyan. LA Tech faced off with St. Francis in match three, defeating them 1,144-810 before tying with UAB 1,019. For the first time on the weekend, the Lady Techsters fell to Maryville 1,038-959.
 
Going into bracket play as the No. 4 seed, the Lady Techsters began with a game against the No. 3 seed, Vanderbilt but fell short 1-4 (204-220, 263-204, 231-185, 204-181, 213-209). Tech then faced off against Arkansas State and was able to defeat the Red Wolves 5-2 (16 3-214, 218-219, 241-194, 168-224, 222-191, 248-230, 214-175). With a chance to claim 3rd, the Lady Techsters battled with Vanderbilt once again but came up short 3-4 (216-233, 208-245, 220-170, 219-213, 221-226, 193-186) to earn the 4th place title. 
 
With 1,111 total pins and a 222.2 average, Patricia Rosales placed fifth individually to earn her way onto the All-Tournament team.


 
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