Capri Howard
Staff Writer
The Jackson State University Lady Tigers bowling team is once again victorious with a first place finish at the Florida A&M University Rattlers Invitational in Pensacola, Fla. The Lady Tigers went 9-2 with one Tiger in the top ten. The tournament consisted of seven teams from the SWAC and MEAC conference.
The ladies got off to a strong start day one steam rolled number one spot with a pinfall of 4,371. The ladies went 3-1 for the first day of competition. They started with a win against Bethune-Cookman with a 817-658 pinfall. Next, they faced off against Alabama A&M as they knocked down 878 pins to their 839. Later they collected a third win against Southern University with a score of 929-770.
“The first day of competition was a struggle because the pattern turned out to be tougher than we thought. But throughout the day we managed to figure it out and made spares important. We just made it our goal to just focus on one thing when we went up to bowl and it was to get our ball to the pocket. We fought really hard and I’m very proud of us,” said Natalie Cura, a sophomore graphic design major from Aurora, Ill.
After a strong showing on day one of competition, the Lady Tigers struggled on Saturday to maintain their first place spot and dropped to third. They still went 3-1 with junior, Capri Howard finishing in eighth place with a 176.80 average. The ladies had an overall pinfall of 4,137.
“On Saturday, I think we probably got too comfortable with the position we were in. I think we were also having our personal moments, instead of team moments. To change for Sunday, I think we just needed to relax and start over. It was definitely an example that anyone could take that spot from us and made us even more hungry to get the spot back,” said Tierra Jackson, a junior recreation administration major from Memphis, Tenn.
After the ladies experienced a rough day of competition, the ladies came back on Sunday strong going 3-0, to take back the first place spot. The day started out with a match against Southern University, where the Lady Tigers rolled past them with a score of 4-2. Next, the ladies faced Alabama State University where they defeated them with a score of 4-1. The Lady Tigers victory over Alabama State put them in the championship match.
In the championship match they faced the home team Florida A&M University, where they took the championship title with a score of 4-2.
The Lady Tigers will return to competition on Feb.6 in Diberville, Miss., for the second round of SWAC round up play at Cypress Lanes. Competition will take place Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Keep a lookout on your Lady Tigers as they get their second half of the season underway!
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