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Bowling Claims Three Victories Saturday at SFA’s Stormin’ Ladyjack Classic
2/16/2019 10:47:00 PM | Women's Bowling
Ladyjacks pick up three wins over top-25 teams, including pair of top-five triumphs
DALLAS – On day two of SFA bowling's own Stormin' Ladyjack Classic inside USA Bowl in Dallas, the Ladyjacks earned three wins over top-25 opponents and defeated two of the nation's current top five programs. SFA rolled its way to traditional team match victories over fellow Southland Bowling League members second-ranked Vanderbilt and fourth-ranked Arkansas State as the Ladyjacks sit in fifth place among the tournament's 12-team field with a cumulative pinfall total of 9,545 and a 5-5 record.
Adding 4,811 additional pins to its total Saturday, SFA picked up a 994-952 win over No. 24 Adelphi in its second match of the day. Following a 975-844 loss to 16th-ranked Central Missouri, the Ladyjacks benefited from a career-high game of 245 from freshman Carlene Beyer and got a 225 score from junior Megan Eaglehouse.
Despite running into a red-hot Nebraska team who bowled an impressive 1,046, two SFA bowlers posted game scores over 200 with Beyer rolling her third consecutive 200-pin game at 216 and senior Dakotah Hazlewood adding a 205 to help the Ladyjacks total 966 pins in the match.
SFA closed out day two of competition with two of its best performances. Four different Ladyjacks collected 200-pin games in SFA's 1,040-1,018 victory over No. 2 Vanderbilt as Beyer registered her fourth-straight game over 200 with a 205. Hazlewood recorded a 225 in the match, while sophomore Sarah Gill contributed a 223 and senior Paige Beeney a 208. In their fifth and final matchup, the Ladyjacks were 967-912 victors with Gill bowling a match-best 199 and Beeney (197) and Beyer (196) both adding games over 190.
After five strong traditional games Saturday, Beyer is in second place among 72 individual bowlers with a 213.2 average and a pinfall total of 1,066. Gill knocked down 959 pins Saturday to average a game score of 191.8 and rank 24th in the individual standings. Beeney ranks 31st among all traditional team match bowlers with a game average of 188.6 and 943 pins, followed directly by Hazlewood in 32nd place with a 188.4 per game score and 942 pins.
Defending Stormin' Ladyjack Classic champion and third-ranked Nebraska leads the three-day, 13-match event with a pinfall total of 9,821 and a 7-3 record. Fifth-ranked Sam Houston State stands in second place at 8-2 with 9,800 total pins, while No. 2 Vanderbilt is third owning a pinfall total of 9,745 and a 7-3 record.
The fifth annual Stormin' Ladyjack Classic concludes Sunday with one final traditional team match at 8:30 a.m., followed by two rounds of best 4-of-7 bracket play Baker matches to determine a tournament champion. Seeding for Sunday's bracket play will be determined by team's pinfall total from Friday's Baker matches and the six traditional team matches.
SFA will see ninth-ranked Tulane Sunday morning for the Ladyjacks' final traditional team match.
Stay tuned to SFAJacks.com, as well as SFA's social media platforms, for complete coverage of Ladyjack bowling throughout the winter and spring.
Stormin' Ladyjack Classic – Day Two Results
Traditional Team Matches
Match One | No. 16 Central Missouri 975 – No. 7 SFA 844
Carlene Beyer 204, Dakota Faichnie 154, Sarah Gill 179, Dakotah Hazlewood 164, Paige Beeney 143
Match Two | No. 7 SFA 994 – No. 24 Adelphi 952
Carlene Beyer 245, Megan Eaglehouse 225, Sarah Gill 169, Dakotah Hazlewood 160, Paige Beeney 195
Match Three | No. 3 Nebraska 1,046 – No. 7 SFA 966
Carlene Beyer 216, Megan Eaglehouse 156, Sarah Gill 189, Dakotah Hazlewood 205, Paige Beeney 200
Match Four | No. 7 SFA 1,040 – No. 2 Vanderbilt 1,018
Carlene Beyer 205, Sarah Voiers 179, Sarah Gill 223, Dakotah Hazlewood 225, Paige Beeney 208
Match Five | No. 7 SFA 967 – No. 4 Arkansas State 912
Carlene Beyer 196, Sarah Voiers 187, Sarah Gill 199, Dakotah Hazlewood 188, Paige Beeney 197
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