The No. 17 Tulane bowling team travels to Texas this weekend for the Track Kat Klash at Emerald Bowl, closing out its fall slate in a 14-team field that features six ranked programs, Tulane University Athletics reported.
Hosted by Sam Houston State in Houston, the three-day competition begins tomorrow with five sets of five Baker matches. Saturday brings five traditional matches before Sunday closes the event by seeding teams into a bracket for best-of-seven Baker play.
Tulane enters the weekend with a 17-9 overall record and sits 10th nationally with a traditional frame average of 19.673. The squad also ranks third in the country in traditional split leave percentage at 6.55, according to Tulane University Athletics.
The Green Wave opens Friday morning against Florida A&M before facing a pair of ranked opponents in No. 20 UAB and No. 9 North Carolina A&T. The opening day concludes with matches against Texas Southern and Prairie View A&M.
Saturday’s schedule starts with Jackson State, followed by matches against No. 8 Sam Houston and No. 25 Maryland Eastern Shore. Tulane meets Southern before finishing the qualifying block against Alabama State.
Freshman Malia Briggs paces the Green Wave with 135 strikes this season. Three teammates have also crossed the century mark in strikes: Juanelyz Solla with 106, Valeria Colon with 104, and Linnea Holcomb with 102.
Briggs ranks 42nd nationally in the player composite performance index with an 80.977 percent mark. Colon stands fourth in the country in the Baker format split leave percentage at 3.4.
Last time out, Tulane finished fifth at the Bulldog Classic. The team rallied on the final day by securing three ranked victories during the bracket phase.
Sarah Rubi led the Green Wave in traditional play at the Bulldog Classic, placing eighth overall with a total pinfall of 1,069 across five games.
Following this weekend’s competition, Tulane takes a break for December before returning to the lanes in January. The spring schedule opens with the Northeast Classic, hosted by Sacred Heart from January 15 to 17.
