ROCHESTER, N.Y. (4/4/24) – Set to make its 16th-straight appearance in the NCAA Bowling Championship, the Arkansas State women’s bowling team is set to face William Smith Friday at 8 a.m. (CT) in its first match of the 2024 NCAA Collegiate Bowling Championship Rochester Regional.

16TH STRAIGH TRIP
A-State is making its 16th consecutive NCAA Bowling Championship appearance. Nebraska (20) and Vanderbilt (18) are the only teams with longer active streaks of making the NCAA Bowling Championship.

TOURNAMENT DETAILS
The 2024 National Collegiate Bowling Championship is a double-elimination tournament using the mega-match format (traditional team game, 5-game Baker set and, if the teams split those, a best-of-seven Baker series. Sessions begin at 8 a.m. (CT) and 2 p.m. (CT) daily at Bowl-A-Roll Lanes in Rochester, N.Y.

WATCH
All A-State matches will be streamed live via BOWL.TV. Links can be found by viewing the A-State bowling schedule page on AStateRedWolves.com and the watch live link.

18-TEAM FIELD
The NCAA began sponsoring bowling in 2004 with eight teams in the field. This is the first time the field has been 18 teams, which includes 10 conference champions and eight at-large teams.

RED WOLVES IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
The Red Wolves have appeared in 16 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, including the last 14 under head coach Justin Kostick. A-State has finished second (2008, 2021, 2023), third (2010, 2013), fifth (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) and seventh (2009, 2019). In the first season with regional play (2022), A-State was runner-up in the Lansing Regional.

ROCHESTER REGIONAL
Joining the Red Wolves in Rochester are Vanderbilt, Merrimack, William Smith and Fayetteville State. Merrimack (Northeast Conference), William Smith (Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference) and Fayetteville State (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) earned automatic bids to the tournament while A-State and Vanderbilt were at-large selections. A-State is 82-26 on the season and 6-3 versus the regional field, 5-3 against Vanderbilt and 1-0 against Merrimack.