ARLINGTON, Texas (1/25/25) – Pinfall was high Saturday at the Prairie View Invitational, and the fifth-ranked Arkansas State women’s bowling team downed 5,437 pins over five traditional matches to stand fourth among 12 teams after day two of the three-day event.
With its 5,437 pins in traditional play, A-State (55-20) had the third-most pins in the field. The Red Wolves are fourth overall through 10 matches with 10,690 total pins, an average of 213.8. Jacksonville State leads the field with 10,810 pins followed by Vanderbilt (10,777) and North Carolina A&T (10,745) in the top three. Sam Houston (10,673), Nebraska (10,439), Louisiana Tech (10,383), Maryville (10,311), Youngstown State (10,277), Duquesne (9,8630, Prairie View A&M (9,018) and Texas Southern (8,562) round out the team standings.
Matched up against top 10 teams in the five traditional matches Saturday, A-State went 2-3 in the head-to-head matchups. No. 8 Sam Houston edged A-State 1,153-1,090 and the Red Wolves bounced back with a 1,080-1,065 tally against No. 9 Maryville. No. 10 North Carolina A&T rolled 1,141 pins to A-State’s 1,066 in game three and No. 2 Jacksonville State narrowly topped A-State 1,098-1,085 in game four. The Red Wolves closed out the day with a 1,116-957 margin against No. 4 Youngstown State.
All five A-State bowlers topped 1,000 pins to rank in the top 30 individually and the Red Wolves collectively rolled 200-plus in 18 of 25 games. Kaylee Back paced A-State with a total of 1,162 pins, an average of 232.40, to rank fourth individually. Back had 218 or more pins in all five games, with a high of 258 against Sam Houston. Karli Van Duinen rolled 1,091 pins to rank 19th and Maggie Thoma downed 1,089 pins to rank 20th. Saralyne Nassberg totaled 1,064 pins to rank 23rd and Amanda Lang ranked 30th with 1,031 pins.
A sixth traditional match against No. 14 Duquesne begins the day Sunday. Two rounds of best-of-seven Baker matches based off total pinfall will follow. Live streaming is available on BowlTV.com.
Prairie View Invitational
Baker Matches
#5 Arkansas State 204-185-211-207-225=1,032
#1 Vanderbilt 206-210-172-201-202=991
#5 Arkansas State 210-258-227-222-214=1,131
Prairie View A&M 203-168-189-191-185=936
#5 Arkansas State 202-192-210-171-191=966
#12 Louisiana Tech 203-213-225-164-189=994
#5 Arkansas State 245-182-205-245-221=1,098
Texas Southern 136-187-144-215-215=897
#5 Arkansas State 186-188-216-215-221=1,026
#3 Nebraska 201-214-184-200-217=1,016
Traditional Matches
#5 Arkansas State 1,090
#8 Sam Houston 1,153
#5 Arkansas State 1,080
#9 Maryville 1,065
#5 Arkansas State 1,066
#10 North Carolina A&T 1,141
#5 Arkansas State 1,085
#2 Jacksonville State 1,098
#5 Arkansas State 1,116
#4 Youngstown State 957
Individual Rankings
4 Kaylee Back 258-243-218-221-222=1,162 (232.4)
19 Karli VanDuinen 195-189-225-258-224=1,091 (218.2)
20 Maggie Thoma 241-244-182-155-267=1,089 (217.8)
23 Saralyne Nassberg 201-212-227-234-190= 1,064 (212.8)
30 Amanda Lang 195-192-214-217-213=1,031 (206.2)
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Red Wolves Fourth Entering Final Day of Prairie View Invitational. Article may or may not reflect the views of KLEK 102.5 FM or The Voice of Arkansas Minority Advocacy Council
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