Prairie View Bowling Places Second At FAMU Classic

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Prairie View A&M bowling team returned to the lanes this past weekend and put forth a strong showing as they finished second in the FAMU Classic.

Prairie View A&M jumped out to a 4-1 record in Baker Set after the first day of tournament play as they beat Alabama State (702-600), Jackson State (720-664), Florida A&M (692-641) and Florida State (729-696). Their lone loss came at the hands of Sam Houston State as the No. 5 ranked team in the nation defeated them 674 to 629.

After a solid opening day, day two wasn’t as successful for the Lady Panthers in team format as they began with a heartbreaking two-pin loss to Sam Houston State (918-916). The Lady Panthers bounced back with wins over Alabama State (880-736) and FAMU (789-786) before dropping the last two matches to Florida State (1001-837) and Jackson State (822-773) for a 2-3 mark.

Going into the third and final day of competition, the Lady Panthers were seeded second overall and began bracket competition against top-seeded Sam Houston State. Playing in a 4-of-7 Baker format, the Lady Panthers fell 4-2 to SHSU and dropped into the loser’s bracket. Prairie View A&M bounced back and knocked off FAMU 4-2 and advanced to the championship match versus Sam Houston State once again. Unfortunately, the Lady Panthers couldn’t overcome their nemesis as SHSU defeated them 4-2 to win the championship.

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SWAC Women's Bowling Championship to air on ESPNU

College bowling returns to national television next week as Southern University and Alabama A&M University, two NCAA Division I programs, square off for the Southwestern Athletic Conference Women's Bowling Championship.

The championship match is scheduled to air on Wednesday, March 5 at 8 p.m. Eastern and replayed Thursday, March 6 at 7:30 a.m. Eastern. Check your local listings for time changes.

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Southern Jaguars claims SWAC bowling title

BESSEMER, Ala. -- Southern defeated Alabama A&M, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon at the Holiday Bowl Fun Center to claim the 2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference Bowling Tournament title.

The Jaguars and Bulldogs split the first six games before Southern took the decisive seventh game. In the final, frame, Southern's Vanessa Caldwell knocked down nine pins on her final attempt as the Jaguars overcame an eight-pin deficit. The SWAC bowling title match will be rebroadcast on ESPNU on March 5 at a time to be announced.

2008 SWAC Bowling All-Tournament Team

Bowler School Class Avg.

Cieara Watts Texas Southern Jr. 182.6
Ashley Blakely Jackson State Fr. 189.6
Vanessa Caldwell Southern So. 179.8
Chantel Jefferson Texas Southern Fr. 177.4
Deneesha Foster Southern Sr. 181.0