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BATON ROUGE, La. | Alabama State University women’s bowling closed Day One of the Southern Queens Classic in fifth place after splitting four matches Friday.

The Hornets (2-2) secured wins over Grambling State University and No. 21 University of Alabama at Birmingham, while falling to Alabama A&M University and No. 14 Sam Houston State University.

Alabama State totaled 4,458 pins across five Baker matches, averaging 178.3 pins per game to sit just 77 pins out of fourth place entering Saturday’s traditional team games.

Day One Baker Match Scores

Team Standings After Day One


UAB — 4,802



Sam Houston State — 4,755



Jackson State — 4,573



Southern — 4,535



Alabama State — 4,458



Alabama A&M — 4,446



Texas Southern — 4,312



Florida A&M — 4,191



Grambling State — 2,972


With traditional play scheduled for Day Two, the Hornets remain within striking distance of the top four as total pinfall will determine final seeding heading into bracket play.