MONTGOMERY, Ala. --- The Tusculum University women's bowling team went a perfect 3-0 on Saturday in playoff bracket play and finished third at the Hornet Classic.

Tusculum posted an 8-4 record this weekend to improve its seasonal mark to 25-12.

The Pioneers opened the morning with a win over Jackson State and followed with a victory over UAB to propel TU into the third place match against fellow Conference Carolinas member Emmanuel. Tusculum would get the victory to claim third place honors and avenge Friday's loss to the Lions.

On Friday, the Pioneers went 2-2 with wins over Grambling and UAB to go along with setbacks to Emmanuel and No. 9 Louisiana Tech. Saturday's traditional matches included a loss to host Alabama State followed by three straight wins over Alabama A&M, Jackson State and a rematch victory over Alabama State. The Pioneers lost a tough 849-845 decision to Southern University to end the day at 3-2.

Tusculum returns to action Jan. 28-30 when the Pioneers travel to the Columbia 300 Saints Invitational in Valley Park, Missouri.