KENOSHA, Wis. — The Wichita State women’s bowling team looks to continue their strong start to the 2024-25 season with a trip to Kenosha, Wisconsin for the SFA Ladyjack Classic at Sheridan Lanes. The tournament begins Friday, November 8 and runs through Sunday, November 10.
The tournament will be live streamed on the Wichita State Bowling Facebook page HERE.
The Ladyjack Classic is hosted by fellow Conference USA member Stephen F. Austin and includes the top five ranked teams in the country among the 18 total teams: #1 Jacksonville State, #2 Arkansas State, #3 Youngstown State, #4 Vanderbilt, #5 Nebraska, #7 Louisiana Tech, #9 Maryville, #11 Stephen F. Austin, #15 Newman, #17 Wichita State, #19 Valparaiso, #21 McKendree, #22 Wisconsin-Whitewater, #24 Oklahoma Christian, RV Lewis, Aurora, Carthage, and Marian.
The schedule of the tournament is as follows:
- Friday – Five Baker matches starting at 10:35 AM CT
- Saturday – Five traditional matches starting at 9:25 AM CT
- Sunday – Three best-of-seven Baker matches starting at 8:30 AM CT to determine final placings
Baker matches are structured with five players combining to bowl one game, each bowling two frames. Player one bowls frames 1 and 6, player two bowls frames 2 and 7, player three bowls frames 3 and 8, player four bowls frames 4 and 9 and player 5 bowls frames 5 and 10. In traditional matches, five players each bowl an individual game, with all five games added together.
Wichita State’s competition schedule for the tournament has yet to be announced.
The Shockers are coming off a win at the Mid-States Championship at Bowlero Northridge in Wichita, defeating #8 Sam Houston 3-1 in the best-of-five final. In their first competition of the season, WSU finished second at the Penguin Classic with a 10-3 record. Wichita State notched five ranked wins along the way, highlighted by victories against #3 Youngstown State and #5 Nebraska, while all three losses came to teams ranked in the top five nationally.
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