Women's Bowling

Southern Claims Bowling Regular Season Title

Final Results

D'IBERVILLE, Miss. – The Southern Jaguars concluded the regular season schedule with a title on Sunday at Cypress Lanes to wrap up play at the 2023 SWAC Round-Up II. The Jaguars sent off seniors Alanna Coward, Kymberly Jackson, Lindsey Ugas and Raja Anderson as champions in impressive fashion.
 
The Jaguars held off a furious comeback from Texas Southern to start off the day, taking the game 914-899. Jailyn Rogers continued to lead Southern on the lanes, finishing the game with a 225. Coward would finish strong to end with a 190. After starting slow, Nyla Wilson would come back to finish with a 180.
 
Southern would have problems trying to carry in the second match against Grambling State. The Jaguars would end up with eight split through the first seven frames and would be down 50-pins at half way through the game. Down 30 going into the 10th, every Jaguar marked to pull out the game 809-753. 
 
The Jaguars would lock up the title in a big way against defending SWAC regular season champion Prairie View A&M. Rogers bounced back to score a 228 and Coward continued to move up in the individual standings with a 213. Ugas would finish out with a 191. Wilson's 180 and Quinney's 173 would round out the score, giving the Jaguars their best game on the weekend.
 
With the championship in hand Southern concluded competition with a win over the Florida A&M Rattlers 946-849. Quinney would lead the Jaguars with a 213. She would be followed by Wilson with a 177, Ugas at 174 and Coward with a 171.
 
Individually, Rogers finished second overall with a 5,399 for 27 games, giving her a 199.96 average. Coward finished inside the top 10 with a 5,044 for 26 games, a 194 average. Quinney would finish just outside the top 10 with a 5,230 for 28 games, giving her a 186.79 average for the SWAC competition.

A complete listing of team and individual rankings can be found at the link above. 

About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, and Tennis.

Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, and Volleyball.
 
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