HARAHAN, La. -- The Wichita State women's bowling team closes out their fall schedule this week at the Colonial Lanes Classic in Harahan, Louisiana. Hosted by fellow Conference USA member Tulane, the competition begins Friday, November 15 and concludes Sunday, November 17.

The tournament will be live streamed on the Tulane YouTube channel HERE.

The 18-team field includes: #4 Vanderbilt, #6 North Carolina A&T, #7 Louisiana Tech, #8 Sam Houston, #11 Stephen F. Austin, #13 Tulane, #15 Newman, #17 Wichita State, #18 Sacred Heart, #24 Oklahoma Christian, RV UAB, Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Emmanuel, Prairie View A&M, Jackson State, Southern, and Texas Southern.

The schedule of the tournament is as follows:

• Friday - Five Baker matches starting at 9:45 AM CT
• Saturday - Five traditional matches starting at 8:55 AM CT
• Sunday - Three best-of-seven Baker matches starting at 8:30 AM CT to determine final placings

Wichita State's schedule for the tournament is below.

Friday (Baker format)

• Match 1 vs. Vanderbilt (lanes 17-18)
• Match 2 vs. North Carolina A&T (lanes 3-4)
• Match 3 vs. Southern (lanes 21-22)
• Match 4 vs. Jackson State (lanes 15-16)
• Match 5 vs. Texas Southern (lanes 5-6)

Saturday (Traditional Format)

• Match 6 vs. TBA (lanes TBA)
• Match 7 vs. UAB (lanes 7-8)
• Match 8 vs. Sacred Heart (lanes 9-10)
• Match 9 vs. Tulane (lanes 19-20)
• Match 10 vs. Louisiana Tech (lanes 13-14)

Baker matches are structured with five players combining to bowl one game, each bowling two frames. Player one bowls frames 1 and 6, player two bowls frames 2 and 7, player three bowls frames 3 and 8, player four bowls frames 4 and 9 and player 5 bowls frames 5 and 10. In traditional matches, five players each bowl an individual game, with all five games added together.

The Shockers are off to a strong start in their inaugural NCAA campaign, ranking third in the NTCA Power Ranking Index through this past weekend's matches. Wichita State's 17-8 record includes two wins over #3 Youngstown State and single wins over #4 Vanderbilt, #5 Nebraska, and #9 Sam Houston. Wichita State is averaging 205.0 pins per game, trailing only Jacksonville State (209.5), Nebraska (208.6) and Vanderbilt (205.4).

Last time out, WSU finished sixth at the SFA Ladyjack Classic in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The Shockers finished second in their only other NCAA competition of the season at the Penguin Classic in Struthers, Ohio sandwiched around a win at the exhibition Mid-States Championships in Wichita.