HOUSTON -- Following a strong start to the regular season at last weekend's Destination Orlando tournament, the #5-ranked Wichita State women's bowling team looks to maintain that momentum at the Track Kat Klash, hosted by Sam Houston at Emerald Bowl in Houston, Texas. The tournament begins Friday, October 31 and concludes on Sunday, November 2.

The Shockers are the top-ranked team in the 13-team field, which includes six other ranked foes. The tournament format ensures Wichita State will compete against every other team in the field, plus one bye match with no opponent.

Full Field:
#5 Wichita State, #7 North Carolina A&T, #8 Sam Houston, #9 Louisiana Tech, #16 Maryland Eastern Shore, #19 Tulane, #24 Oklahoma Christian, RV Alabama State, RV Newman, Jackson State, Prairie View A&M, Southern, Texas Southern

The schedule of the tournament is as follows:

• Friday - Five Baker matches starting at 9:55 AM CT
• Saturday - Five traditional matches starting at 9:30 AM CT
• Sunday - Three Baker matches starting at 8:15 AM CT, followed by one best-of-seven Baker match to determine final placings

Wichita State's schedule for the tournament is below.

Friday (Baker format)

• Match 1 vs. RV Alabama State (lanes 7-8)
• Match 2 vs. #8 Sam Houston (lanes 15-16)
• Match 3 is a bye, no opponent (lanes 19-20)
• Match 4 vs. #9 Louisiana Tech (lanes 11-12)
• Match 5 vs. Jackson State (lanes 7-8)

Saturday (Traditional Format)

• Match 6 vs. #7 North Carolina A&T (lanes 13-14)
• Match 7 vs. #16 Maryland Eastern Shore (lanes 19-20)
• Match 8 vs. Prairie View A&M (lanes 17-18)
• Match 9 vs. Southern (lanes 15-16)
• Match 10 vs. #19 Tulane (lanes 9-10)

Sunday (Baker Format)

• Match 11 vs. Texas Southern (lanes 17-18)
• Match 12 vs. #24 Oklahoma Christian (lanes 15-16)
• Match 13 vs. RV Newman (lanes 7-8)
• Best-of-seven Baker match seeded based on total pinfall from previous 13 matches

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.

Wichita State posted a runner-up finish in Orlando last weekend, despite the absence of All-American Ashtyn Woods due to injury. The Shockers defeated seven top-20 ranked teams and rattled off eight consecutive wins before falling to top-ranked Jacksonville State in the final. Aleesha Oden (230.8 average) and Sara Duque Jiménez (220.2) snagged spots on the All-Tournament team to lead Wichita State individually.