4/26/2018 2:53:00 PM | Women's Bowling
Ladyjacks complete 2017-18 as No. 6 team in nation according to final coaches poll of season
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WHITEWATER, Wis. – The Stephen F. Austin bowling team entered the season as the sixth-ranked team in the nation and after completing 2017-18 last week, finishes ranked No. 6 in the final National Tenpin Coaches Association top-25 poll released Wednesday. The Ladyjacks slid just one spot throughout the season before rising back to No. 6 in the February release of the national coaches poll after posting two top-five finishes during the month.
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SFA went 75-50 (.600) in 10 tournaments throughout the fall, winter and spring, earning six top-five finishes and culminating with a strong showing at the 2018 United States Bowling Congress' (USBC) Intercollegiate Team Championships (ITC) last week. The Ladyjacks extended their streak to 51-straight tournaments of earning a top-10 finish at SFA's own 2018 Stormin' Ladyjack Classic in February and collected 126,780 total pins on the season.
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Beginning 2017-18 with a third-place showing among 14 total teams at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Collegiate Invitational in Kenner, Louisiana, SFA earned fourth place in a field of 23 teams at the Brunswick Bearcat Open in Fairview Heights, Illinois. The Ladyjacks posted a fifth-place finish among 21 teams at the Track Kat Klash in Houston and were fifth out of 12 teams at the Prairie View A&M Invitational in Arlington, Texas. Fourth among 18 teams at the Stormin' Ladyjack Classic in Houston, SFA took home runner-up honors at the 2018 Southland Bowling League Championship in Dallas.
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Seeded fourth at the eight-team league championship, the Ladyjacks won three consecutive matches to reach the finals. SFA defeated fifth-seeded Tulane (2-1) in the opening round before upsetting top-seeded Arkansas State (2-0) and upending No. 2 seed Arkansas State (2-0) in the semifinals. The Ladyjacks' run at the championship wasn't over until SFA was defeated by the Red Wolves in the title match.
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Qualifying for the USBC's 2018 ITC at the Fairview Heights ITC sectional in March, SFA was one of 16 teams to compete for a national title at the Sun Valley Lanes in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Ladyjacks had another impressive run at a national tournament, earning the No. 9 seed for match play following the qualifying round and reaching the fifth round of the double-elimination bracket. Led by four-time NTCA All-American First Team selection Stephanie Schwartz, SFA was one of just four undefeated teams remaining after its first and second round victories over eighth-seeded Maryland-Eastern Shore (4-1) and top-seeded Delaware State (4-2).
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Vanderbilt earned the top spot in the final NTCA top-25 poll after claiming the 2018 NCAA title earlier this month, while McKendree finishes the season No. 2 and Nebraska No. 3. Seven of the Southland Bowling League's eight teams appear in the final coaches poll of 2017-18, including five ranked in the top 10. Led by No. 1 Vanderbilt, Arkansas State closes out the season as the nation's fourth-ranked team, followed by No. 5 Sam Houston State, No. 6 SFA, No. 10 Tulane, No. 20 Louisiana Tech and No. 24 Monmouth.
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For all the latest stats, events and NTCA top-25 polls check out NCAAwomensbowling.com, the home of the National Tenpin Coaches Association.
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Stay tuned to SFAJacks.com, as well as SFA's social media platforms, for complete coverage of Ladyjack bowling throughout the offseason.
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WHITEWATER, Wis. – The Stephen F. Austin bowling team entered the season as the sixth-ranked team in the nation and after completing 2017-18 last week, finishes ranked No. 6 in the final National Tenpin Coaches Association top-25 poll released Wednesday. The Ladyjacks slid just one spot throughout the season before rising back to No. 6 in the February release of the national coaches poll after posting two top-five finishes during the month.
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SFA went 75-50 (.600) in 10 tournaments throughout the fall, winter and spring, earning six top-five finishes and culminating with a strong showing at the 2018 United States Bowling Congress' (USBC) Intercollegiate Team Championships (ITC) last week. The Ladyjacks extended their streak to 51-straight tournaments of earning a top-10 finish at SFA's own 2018 Stormin' Ladyjack Classic in February and collected 126,780 total pins on the season.
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Beginning 2017-18 with a third-place showing among 14 total teams at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Collegiate Invitational in Kenner, Louisiana, SFA earned fourth place in a field of 23 teams at the Brunswick Bearcat Open in Fairview Heights, Illinois. The Ladyjacks posted a fifth-place finish among 21 teams at the Track Kat Klash in Houston and were fifth out of 12 teams at the Prairie View A&M Invitational in Arlington, Texas. Fourth among 18 teams at the Stormin' Ladyjack Classic in Houston, SFA took home runner-up honors at the 2018 Southland Bowling League Championship in Dallas.
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Seeded fourth at the eight-team league championship, the Ladyjacks won three consecutive matches to reach the finals. SFA defeated fifth-seeded Tulane (2-1) in the opening round before upsetting top-seeded Arkansas State (2-0) and upending No. 2 seed Arkansas State (2-0) in the semifinals. The Ladyjacks' run at the championship wasn't over until SFA was defeated by the Red Wolves in the title match.
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Qualifying for the USBC's 2018 ITC at the Fairview Heights ITC sectional in March, SFA was one of 16 teams to compete for a national title at the Sun Valley Lanes in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Ladyjacks had another impressive run at a national tournament, earning the No. 9 seed for match play following the qualifying round and reaching the fifth round of the double-elimination bracket. Led by four-time NTCA All-American First Team selection Stephanie Schwartz, SFA was one of just four undefeated teams remaining after its first and second round victories over eighth-seeded Maryland-Eastern Shore (4-1) and top-seeded Delaware State (4-2).
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Vanderbilt earned the top spot in the final NTCA top-25 poll after claiming the 2018 NCAA title earlier this month, while McKendree finishes the season No. 2 and Nebraska No. 3. Seven of the Southland Bowling League's eight teams appear in the final coaches poll of 2017-18, including five ranked in the top 10. Led by No. 1 Vanderbilt, Arkansas State closes out the season as the nation's fourth-ranked team, followed by No. 5 Sam Houston State, No. 6 SFA, No. 10 Tulane, No. 20 Louisiana Tech and No. 24 Monmouth.
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For all the latest stats, events and NTCA top-25 polls check out NCAAwomensbowling.com, the home of the National Tenpin Coaches Association.
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Stay tuned to SFAJacks.com, as well as SFA's social media platforms, for complete coverage of Ladyjack bowling throughout the offseason.
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