Jan. 25, 2008

The Southwestern Athletic Conference Women's Bowling East Round-Up will be held on Friday, January 25-27 in Jackson, Miss. at the Cotton Bowl Lanes bowling center.

Alabama A&M University leads the Eastern Division. AAMU is 11-0 overall, 5-0 in conference play. The Lady Bulldogs have knocked down a total of 12,445 pins. Jackson State is in second place with a 9-2, 3-1 SWAC record, with a total pinfall of 12,464. JSU is followed by the Lady Hornets of Alabama State, while Mississippi Valley State is in fourth place

In the Western Division, Southern University holds a commanding 6-0 division record, 9-3 overall. The Lady Jags have a combined total of 12,105 pins. Texas Southern University and Prairie View A&M are tied for second place in the conference with a 4-2 record. But Prairie View has a better overall record at 7-4, while the Lady Tigers are 6-6. Grambling State is in fourth place with 4-7, 2-4 in the conference. Arkansas-Pine Bluff is in last place with a 2-9, 0-6 conference record.

All competition from this round-up and the West Round-up, held previously in November 2007, will count toward selections for the 2008 SWAC Bowling Championship on February 22-24. The top three teams from each division will advance to championships, to be held at the Holiday Bowl Fun Center in Bessemer, Ala.

2007 SWAC BOWLING WEST ROUNDUP TOTALS

EASTERN CONF OVERALL TOTAL PINS Alabama A&M 5-0 11-0 12,445 Jackson State 3-1 9-2 12,464 Alabama State 2-4 3-9 9,653 Mississippi Valley 0-5 0-12 8,245

WESTERN CONF OVERALL TOTAL PINS Southern Univ. 6-0 9-3 12,105 Prairie View A&M 4-2 7-4 10,897 Texas Southern 4-2 6-6 10,502 Grambling State 2-4 4-7 10,469 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-6 2-9 8,973