VALLEY PARK, Mo. – Patricia Rosales earned the tournament MVP after rolling a 1,311 during the six-game traditional portion to lead all bowlers at the Columbia 300 Saints Invite at Bowlero Lakeside. No. 4 Louisiana Tech dropped the opening match of bracket play and finished third.

Abbie Leiendecker earned her second All-Tournament honor with a fifth-place finish after rolling a 1,255. Kylee Trexler finished with 1,180 to finish 11th.

The Bulldogs opened the day with the highest set by the field in the final qualifying spot. Tech took down Kentucky Wesleyan 999-914. Rosales moved from third to first with a 234. Danielle Jedlicki rolled 212, and Leiendecker had 199 to give the middle of the lineup a 645.

Tech secured the top seed and bowled against No. 21 McKendree in the opening round. The first game would be low scoring, with four Bulldogs opens giving the Bearcats the lead, 166-149. Bouncing back with a 201 and 207, Tech took a 2-1 advantage and looked to be on their way to moving onto the championship match. McKendree found their mark and took momentum with a 246-208 win. They would take games five and six for the 4-2 win.

The loss dropped Tech to the third-fourth-place match. No. 10 Maryville forced a game seven, but LA Tech would get a 4.5-2.5 victory. The Bulldogs took the opening game, 235-196, before the teams would tie with 202. Tech took a 3.5-1.5 lead into game six after rolling a 203 and 233, but Maryville strung strikes together to roll a 248 and force game seven. Tech would secure third with a 238-211 win.

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Louisiana Tech will take next week off before returning to the lanes on Feb. 16-18 for the Mid-Winter Invitational hosted by No. 6 Arkansas State at Hijinx in Jonesboro, Ark.

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