HARAHAN, La. — Vanderbilt bowling sits atop the team rankings after Day 1 of competition at Tulane’s Colonial Lanes Classic in Harahan, Louisiana.
“We had a really good start and finish,” head coach John Williamson said. “We need to be quicker getting comfortable in transition, but overall, it was a pretty good day.”
The Commodores, ranked third nationally, won their first match of the day over No. 8 Sam Houston State by a score of 1,098-954.
Vandy defeated Jackson State, 1,111-955 in round 2.
The Dores dropped a pair of ranked matchups to No. 6 Arkansas State and second-ranked Nebraska in the third and fourth matches of the day. The Red Wolved narrowly edged out the Dores by a score of 991-933. In round 4, the Dores fell to the Cornhuskers in a 1,016-939 decision.
Playing its fourth ranked opponent of the day, Vandy earned a 1,112-951 win over No. 4 Youngstown State to jump into the lead to end the day.
Action continues at the Colonial Lanes Classic on Saturday at 8:55 a.m. with the first of five traditional games.
Vanderbilt bowling will stream all its matches on the Vanderbilt Athletics YouTube channel with commentary provided by Emil Williams. Fans can also follow the Commodore bowling team on X, Instagram and Facebook at @VandyBowling for updates.
