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Woods Wins MVP, Shockers Finish 7th at Colonial Lanes

11/17/2024 8:43:00 PM

HARAHAN, La. -- Ashtyn Woods earned her second career tournament MVP award, leading Wichita State to a seventh place finish at the Colonial Lanes Classic.

Woods paced the field with a 224 average, rattling off games of 235, 226, 228, 204, and 227 to best Tulane's Emma Fetterman by six pins. Sara Duque Jimenez also secured a spot on the All-Tournament team for Wichita State, posting a 213.2 average that was highlighted by a 235 in her final individual game.

Stephen F. Austin brought home the team title, defeating Vanderbilt in the championship match. Sam Houston State took third and Sacred Hearth fourth, with North Carolina A&T rounding out the top five.

It was a frustrating first two days of the competition for the Shockers, who suffered five team defeats by 32 pins or less. On Friday, Wichita State started 0-3 with losses to #4 Vanderbilt (1,018-896), #6 North Carolina A&T (967-948) and Southern (955-944), before bouncing back with resounding victories over Jackson State (1,045-921) and Texas Southern (1,050-898). The Shockers carried that momentum into the traditional matches on Saturday, rolling past #15 Newman 1,039-980 to open the day. Four narrow defeats followed, however, as WSU came up short against UAB (998-944), #18 Sacred Heart (1,043-1,027), #13 Tulane (964-932), and #7 Louisiana Tech (1,053-1,021).

Wichita State entered bracket play on Sunday as the #6 seed and again comfortably handled Newman with a 4-0 victory. That set up a rematch against Tulane; the Shockers trailed 3-1 but rallied to force a seventh and deciding game that the Green Wave claimed, 211-202. WSU secured their seventh place finish by crushing UAB in the final match, 193-191, 214-192, 224-176, 222-159.

The Shockers finish the fall portion of their schedule with a 22-16 overall record. Wichita State will be back in action again at the Northeast Classic in New Castle, Delaware, beginning January 17.
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