Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
The seventh-ranked Louisiana Tech bowling team will head to Dallas for the United States Bowling Congress ISC/ITC Sectional on March 9-10, announced by USBC on Wednesday.
The Bulldogs have been one of the top teams during NCAA competition but finished the USBC ranked 42nd based on power rankings that takes into account the team’s finish in tournaments. NCAA tournaments are considered tier two and receive fewer points than tier one.
The top four teams from the four sectionals will qualify for the ITC Championships from April 17-20 in Jeffersontown, Ky. Tech has finished third in the previous three seasons.
Teams will bowl 64 Baker games over two days, with each day consisting of eight four-game sets. Standings are based on total pinfall.
Louisiana Tech has four bowlers in the top 11 averages, including the top two freshmen. Allie Leiendecker is third in the country with a 208.06, followed by Patricia Rosales with a 207.02 in fourth.
Abbie Leiendecker is the top freshman and ranks seventh with a 205.51, while Kylee Trexler is 11th with a 204.54.
All seven bowlers will participate in the ISC Sectional held the day before. Bowlers will bowl six games, with the top four from each sectional automatically qualifying for the championship, and eight additional individuals based on field size will make up the 24 bowlers vying for the individual title.
Addison Sectional
Bethel-Indiana, Calumet, Columbia, Culver-Stockton, Delaware State, Duquesne, Grand View, Huntington, Judson, Lewis, Marian-Wisconsin, McKendree, Midland, Milligan, Mount Mercy, Rock Valley, Saint Xavier, St. Francis-Illinois, Stephen F. Austin, Viterbo, Waldorf, Wisconsin-Madison, Wright State
Allen Park Sectional
Alma, Alvernia, Cleary, Coe, Concordia, Davenport, Kutztown, Lawrence Tech, Lourdes, Maryville, Muskingum, North Carolina A&T, Notre Dame-Ohio, Pikeville, Rio Grande, Sacred Heart, Spring Arbor, Saint Vincent, Walsh, William Smith
Fort Worth Sectional
Alabama-Birmingham, Baker, Barton CC, Iowa Western CC, Lindenwood, Louisiana Tech, Midway, Morningside, Newman, Oklahoma Christian, Ottawa-Kansas, Southern Nazarene, Spring Hill, St. Ambrose, Tulane, Wichita State, William Penn, William Woods
Smyrna Sectional
Cumberland, Emmanuel, Indiana Tech, Jacksonville State, Kentucky Wesleyan, Marian-Indiana, Maryland Eastern Shore, Missouri Baptist, Monmouth, Mount St. Mary’s, Northwestern Ohio, Ohio State, Savannah College of Art and Design-Savannah, Shawnee State, Tennessee Wesleyan, Trine, University of the Cumberlands, Webber International, Wisconsin-Whitewater
