Bowling Heads into Bracket Play as No. 6 Seed at Track Kat Klash
11/4/2017 7:29:00 PM | Women's Bowling
Ladyjacks go 2-2 on second day of play at Sam Houston State’s Track Kat Klash, tally 4,666 total pins to secure No. 6 seed for Sunday’s bracket play
HOUSTON, Texas – Through two days of play at Sam Houston State's Track Kat Klash, the Stephen F. Austin bowling team sits in sixth place among the 21-team field with a 4-5 record. The Ladyjacks went 2-2 Saturday at the Emerald Lanes in Houston and collected over 1,000 pins during their bye match to secure the sixth seed for Sunday's bracket play.
With a pinfall total of 9,495 and a game average of 189.9 over the past two days, SFA will have a chance to finish third in the loaded tournament Sunday. Second-ranked Nebraska is in the lead and heads into tomorrow's bracket play as the top seed with an 8-2 record and a 9,988 pinfall total. Top-ranked McKendree University will be the No. 2 seed after posting a 6-3 record and collecting 9,795 pins Friday and Saturday, while No. 3 Arkansas is third with a 7-3 mark and a pinfall count of 9,685.
Just like Friday's start, the Ladyjacks began the day with a pair of losses against nationally-ranked teams. Facing No. 1 McKendree, SFA was outdone 970 to 942 as Stephanie Schwartz (Racine, Wis.) was the only player to record a 200. In the second match of the day, the Ladyjacks were defeated 1,002-861 by 18th-ranked North Carolina A&T.
Three different bowlers claimed scores of over 200 in the third match as SFA cruised to a 927-813 victory over Alabama State. Freshman Sarah Gill (Attleboro, Mass.) bowled a 202 as both Schwartz and junior Paige Beeney (Salado, Texas) registered game scores of 204. Having a bye match and bowling without an opponent, the Ladyjacks posted their highest pinfall total of the day with a 1,012. Gill bowled her second consecutive 200 game with a 212, while Schwartz earned a day-high 236 and freshman Dakota Faichnie (Innisfil, Ontario, Canada) chipped in a 199.
SFA rounded out the day with a 924-854 win over Southern University out of the Southwestern Athletic Conference as Gill grabbed her third-straight game of over 200 with a 201.
Both Schwartz and Gill finished off the day among the top-20 bowlers at the event. Schwartz averaged a 200.20 for 16th out of 158 total competitors, while Gill placed 19th with a 197.40 average. Senior Morgan Reising (Lewisville, Texas) finished 54th after averaging 177.60 through the five matches. Arkansas State's Leah Glazer averaged a 248.20 Saturday to sit atop the individual leaders as Nebraska's Meghan Straub was second with a 218.20 average and the Red Wolves' Jordan Richard third at 216.60 pins per game.
In a bowling version of the Battle of the Piney Woods the Ladyjacks take on fifth-ranked and No. 5 seed Sam Houston State for the opening round of bracket play Sunday morning. Should SFA win, the Ladyjacks will then face the loser of No. 3 seed Arkansas State and seventh-ranked Maryland Eastern Shore. Sunday's bracket play will begin at 8:20 a.m. as SFA will compete in three best 4-of-7 Baker matches to conclude the tournament.
SFA's play at the Track Kat Klash can be watched live via the team's Facebook page here.
Stay tuned to SFAJacks.com, as well as SFA's social media platforms, for complete coverage of Ladyjack bowling throughout the 2017-18 season.
Track Kat Klash – Day Two Results
Traditional Team Matches
Match One | No. 1 McKendree 970 – No. 6 SFA 942
Kelsi Anderson 184, Morgan Reising 192, Dakotah Hazlewood 183, Sarah Gill 180, Stephanie Schwartz 203
Match Two | No. 18 North Carolina A&T 1,002 – No. 6 SFA 861
Kelsi Anderson 190, Morgan Reising 183, Dakotah Hazlewood 136, Sarah Gill 192, Stephanie Schwartz 160
Match Three | No. 6 SFA 927 – Alabama State 813
Kelsi Anderson 134, Morgan Reising 183, Sarah Gill 202, Stephanie Schwartz 204, Paige Beeney 204
Match Four | No. 6 SFA 1,012 – Bye
Morgan Reising 173, Sarah Gill 212, Stephanie Schwartz 236, Paige Beeney 192, Dakota Faichnie 199
Match Five | No. 6 SFA 924 – Southern 854
Morgan Reising 157, Sarah Gill 201, Stephanie Schwartz 198, Paige Beeney 192, Dakota Faichnie 176
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