JONESBORO, Ark. --- The Tusculum University women's bowling team is in 13th place after day one of the 2023 Mid-Winter Invitational. The three-day, 17-team tournament is being hosted by Arkansas State University at the Hijinx Family Entertainment Center.
This year's tournament field is another strong one as 10 teams ranked in the top-25 nationally are competing including seven listed in the top-10.
The Pioneers bowled a Baker five-game total pinfall of 4,536. Tusculum went winless on the day while facing four nationally-ranked teams to start the competition.
On Friday, TU faced 21st-ranked Lincoln Memorial (1063-970), No. 4 Arkansas State (1138-984), No. 9 Sam Houston State (991-847), No. 12 Louisiana Tech (1008-933) and Youngstown State (989-802).
Tusculum will bowl five traditional games on Saturday including their third match of the day when they face top-ranked and defending national champion McKendree. TU will wrap up the weekend with Bracket play on Sunday.
Tournament Results (After 5-Game Baker Format)
|
Pl |
Team |
Total |
|
1 |
McKendree |
5367 |
|
2 |
Louisiana Tech |
5306 |
|
3 |
Sam Houston St. |
5305 |
|
4 |
Arkansas St. |
5282 |
|
5 |
Maryville (Mo.) |
5274 |
|
6 |
Youngstown St. |
5202 |
|
7 |
Nebraska |
5184 |
|
8 |
Lincoln Memorial |
5053 |
|
9 |
Stephen F. Austin |
4984 |
|
10 |
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
4949 |
|
11 |
Central Missouri |
4882 |
|
12 |
Kentucky Wesleyan |
4808 |
|
13 |
TUSCULUM |
4536 |
|
14 |
Alabama St. |
4534 |
|
15 |
Jackson St. |
4440 |
|
16 |
Alabama A&M |
4308 |
|
17 |
Grambling St. |
3563 |
