Tech bowling earns No. 8 seed in upcoming CUSA tourney

Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications

The Conference USA bowling tournament bracket is set and eighth-seeded Louisiana Tech will take on ninth-seeded Tulane in the first round on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Colonial Lanes in Harahan, Louisiana, announced by the league on Monday.

The CUSA Championships will be double elimination mega-match format. Mega-match is a best-of-three format that will start with a traditional game followed by a five game Baker match. If the two teams are tied after the first two sets a best-of-seven Baker match will determine the winner.

The winner of the Bulldogs and Green Wave will take on top seeded Jacksonville State at 9 a.m. on Thursday. The loser will take on the loser of the third seed Vanderbilt and sixth seed Stephen F. Austin on Thursday at 2 p.m.

All 10 CUSA teams are currently ranked inside the top 25 of the National Tenpin Coaches Association poll.