HARAHAN, La. – The Prairie View A&M University bowling team competed in the first day of the Colonial Lanes Classic hosted by Tulane, Friday.  The Lady Panthers finished 2-3 through five baker matches.

Prior to today's matches the Lady Panthers took a moment to pose and send out a message to Caidence one of the Lady Panthers softball players.

PVAMU went up against Jackson State in their opening match defeating the Lady Tigers 942-877.  Falling to No. 8 ranked Louisiana Tech by a margin of 897-834 and to Southern in their third match 988-896. 

The fourth match saw the Lady Panthers take on Alabama A&M picking up their second win of the day by the score of 949-877.  They ended the day against No. 7 ranked North Carolina A&T State falling 1044-839.

PVAMU had an overall 11^th place finish out of the 15-team field.  North Carolina A&T finished 4-0 with a 5,194-team score and first place finish.  UMES also finished for 4-0 with a team score of 5,085 and a second-place finish, followed by Louisiana Tech (2-2 |5,076), SFA (3-2| 5,001), Sam Houston State (3-2| 4,992), Southern (3-2|4,689), Jackson State (2-2 |4,551), Lincoln Memorial University (3-2 | 4,490), UAB (1-3| 4,467) PVAMU (2-3 | 4,460).  Texas Southern (2-3 | 4,335), Alabama State (1-4 |4,294), FAMU (1-4 | 4,285), and Alabama A&M (2-3 | 4,253 rounded out the teams.

The team will return to the lanes for day two of the Colonial Lanes Classic picking up tomorrow at 9:45 a.m. from Colonial Lanes versus Florida A&M.
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