Feb. 15, 2018
Vanderbilt (58-32) competes in Stephen F. Austin’s Stormin’ Ladyjack Classic , played Friday through Sunday at the Copperfield Bowl in Houston.
Tourney format: A standard format starting with the five, 5-Game Bakers Friday at 9:35 a.m. CST. The five team games Saturday begin at 9:25 a.m. and Sunday’s bracket of Baker games are at 8:25 a.m. All times are Central.
Competing teams (18): Adelphi, Arkansas State, Bethune Cookman, Duquense, Maryland-Eastern Shore, LIU-Brooklyn, Louisiana Tech, Maryville, Mckendree, Nebraska, North Carolina A&T, Saint Francis (NY), Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, Tulane, UAB, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin-Whitewater.
About this tournament: This is a relatively new tournament, in existence since 2016 and it has not been particularly kind to Vanderbilt. The Commodores were sixth here in 2016 and were eighth last season.
Following the play: The Commodores’ livestreams vary depending upon facility WIFI capability on their YouTube and Facebook channels but are primarily on YouTube. Facebook and Twitter accounts @Vandy Bowling have score updates. Here is the official tournament link.
Last time out: The Commodores earned the No. 2 seed at Prairie View but slipped to fourth with a pair of hard-fought losses in Sunday’s bracket play.
Travel squad capsules
Kelsey Abrahamsen – has performed admirably when she’s gotten into the rotation. Two weeks ago she entered during Sunday’s bracket play and was a productive, steadying influence when the heat was on.
Maria Bulanova – was third at Prairie View in her last outing, averaging 226.33 in the six team games. Has made three all-tournament teams this season.
Samantha Gainor – was 18th in a strong field two weeks ago, her first competition of the spring. Regarded as one of the NCAA’s top freshmen.
Bryanna Leyen – continues to add a positive spark when inserted into the lineup. Notched a 195 in her one team game at Prairie View and bowled well in Sunday’s Baker play.
Jordan Newham – continued her excellent season by making her first all-tournament team of her junior year in Arlington two weeks ago, placing fifth individually. (For fans thinking she was sixth, there was a clerical error on the original statistics sheet.)
Ariana Perez – the senior from Wichita is making her first road trip of her college career.
Kristin Quah – one of the top spare shooters in the NCAA. Was 14th individually at Prairie View which is a bit lower than her typical individual placing. Her closing 279 reminded everyone of her explosive potential. Made two all-tournament teams during the fall.
Adel Wahner – a typically steady influence in the lineup; bowled in five of the six team games at Prairie View. Her best tournament was the Mid-Winter where she made the all-tournament team.