No. 17 Green Wave Goes Perfect 5-0 on Day Two of Colonial Lanes Classic

HARAHAN, La. – The 17^th-ranked Tulane bowling team was in a rhythm Saturday at Colonial Lanes, boasting a perfect 5-0 mark across five traditional games with a pair of ranked triumphs to earn the No. 4 seed in tomorrow's bracket play. Juanelyz Solla led the way for the Green Wave with 1,049 pins to her credit, placing fourth in the individual standings and claiming all-tournament honors.

Tulane opened the day with back-to-back ranked match-ups with the first on the docket against No. 8 Sam Houston. The Wave rolled in the opener, posting a score of 1,091 to best the 985 of the Bearkats for a top-10 triumph. No. 20 UAB was next up, and Tulane again prevailed by a margin of 928-893. Riding the momentum of two top-20 victories, the Wave dispatched Prairie View A&M 885-818. Tulane cracked 1,000 once more against Jackson State, totaling 1,007 pins to defeat the 919 of the Tigers. The day ended with a 990-854 win over Alabama A&M.

Individually, Juanelyz Solla paced the Wave with her score of 1,049 as all five Tulane bowlers finished in the top 25. She posted 200-plus in four of her five games and tallied an average of 209.80 as she finished fourth in the overall standings, earning first-team all-tournament recognition. She bowled games of 236-203-201-189-220. Payton Hargrove of No. 9 North Carolina A&T was the individual winner with a total pinfall of 1,108 and an average of 221.60.

Malia Briggs narrowly missed out on the top 10, placing 11^th with a score of 1,006. She was just one pin short of all-tournament honors as 10^th-place finisher Nikia Thomas of Florida A&M totaled 1,007. At an average of 201.20, Briggs bowled games of 199-177-170-225-235.

Valeria Colon was 17^th with a score of 968 at an average of 193.60. She delivered games of 222-192-158-197-199. Vicky Lizarazo and Linnea Holcomb finished 24^th and 25^th, respectively. Lizarazo notched games of 224-153-179-210-176 to total 942 with an average of 188.40. Holcomb posted games of 210-203-177-186-160 to tally a pinfall of 936 at an average of 187.20.

Tulane went 9-1 through the qualifying rounds, one of just three teams in the 14-team field to record at least nine victories. No. 7 Louisiana Tech (9-1) and No. 9 North Carolina A&T (10-0) were the others. The Wave recorded a Baker total of 4,728 yesterday and a traditional total of 4,901 today for a total qualifying pinfall of 9,629. Tulane is seeded fourth for tomorrow's best-of-seven bracket portion.

Action tomorrow will consist of three best-of-seven Baker matches to determine a champion. The Wave opens against Alabama State, seeded third. A senior recognition will be held at approximately 7:50 a.m. tomorrow morning, and play is expected to begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. The action will be streamed on the Tulane Green Wave YouTube channel.

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No. 17 Green Wave Goes Perfect 5-0 on Day Two of Colonial Lanes Classic

Players Mentioned

Malia Briggs

Valeria Colon

Linnea Holcomb

Vicky Lizarazo

Juanelyz Solla

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