BATON ROUGE, La. — The Southern University bowling team returns to action this weekend as the Lady Jaguars travel to Orlando, Florida, to compete in the Destination Orlando Tournament, hosted by Sacred Heart University at Boardwalk Bowl.
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The tournament field features several of the nation's top-ranked programs, including No. 1 Jacksonville State, No. 2 Vanderbilt, No. 3 Wichita State, No. 4 Arkansas State, No. 5 Nebraska, No. 6 Youngstown State, No. 7 Louisiana Tech, No. 9 North Carolina A&T, No. 10 Sacred Heart, No. 13 Maryville, No. 16 Duquesne, No. 17 Tulane, No. 18 Mount St. Mary's, No. 19 Bryant, No. 20 UAB and No. 25 Maryland Eastern Shore.
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Southern will also face a competitive field that includes fellow Southwestern Athletic Conference programs Alabama State, Alabama A&M, Texas Southern, Prairie View A&M and Florida A&M.
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The Lady Jaguars look to build momentum after opening the season with a 13th-place finish at the Colonial Lanes Classic.
Jermyah Bolden led Southern in the season opener, recording a five-game total of 910 pins for a 182.0 average. Alana Jones followed with 846 pins and a 169.2 average.
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The tournament will consist of five sets of five Baker matches on Friday, five matches of traditional games on Saturday and one traditional game followed by two best-of-seven Baker matches on Sunday.
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