No. 17 Tulane Set to Host Colonial Lanes Classic

HARAHAN, La. – The 17^th-ranked Tulane bowling program opens the NCAA season at home this weekend by hosting the annual Colonial Lanes Classic from Friday, October 9, to Sunday, October 11. The three-day event takes place at Colonial Lanes and will be streamed on the Tulane Green Wave YouTube channel.

The tournament field features 14 total teams and runs deep with five total ranked squads and three more receiving votes. Alongside the No. 17 Green Wave, the ranked foes are No. 7 Louisiana Tech, No. 8 Sam Houston, No. 9 North Carolina A&T, and No. 20 UAB. Further strengthening the field, a trio of programs are just outside the NTCA top 25 but receiving votes in Oklahoma Christian, Emmanuel, and Jackson State. Filling out the remainder of the tournament field are Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Florida A&M, Prairie View A&M, Southern, and Texas Southern.

Action begins with the first of two qualifying days on Friday as the teams compete in five sets of five Baker matches beginning at 9:45 a.m. Five traditional team games take place on Saturday to determine the seeding for Sunday's bracketed portion with competition opening at 8:55 a.m. The bracket portion of the tournament will see each team bowl three best-of-seven Baker matches to determine final placement with the action starting at 8:30 a.m. Sunday morning.

On day one, Tulane is set to face Alabama A&M, Emmanuel, North Carolina A&T, Florida A&M, and Alabama State. On Saturday, the Wave will square off against Sam Houston, UAB, Prairie View A&M, Jackson State, and Alabama A&M.

Tulane opened the campaign last weekend with a pair of USBC tournaments, placing first and second in the SWIBC I and II, respectively. The Wave took each of the top three spots in the SWIBC I individual standings with freshman Vicky Lizarazo winning the event to begin her collegiate career in fashion. She was followed by Valeria Colon and fellow debuting freshman Malia Briggs. Tulane again had three all-tournament members in the SWIBC II as Juanelyz Solla was the runner-up. Linnea Holcomb was third with Colon finishing fifth.

The Wave will take a couple weeks off before returning to action at the end of the month with the Destination Florida October 30 to November 1. The tournament is hosted by Sacred Heart in Orlando, Florida.

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No. 17 Tulane Set to Host Colonial Lanes Classic

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Players Mentioned

Malia Briggs

Valeria Colon

Linnea Holcomb

Vicky Lizarazo

Juanelyz Solla

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