1/12/2008 5:00:00 AM MEAC Media Relations

Winston-Salem State Posts 1-4 Mark on Day One of WSSU Challenge

The Winston-Salem State bowling team posted a 1-4 record at the inaugural WSSU Lady Rams’ Bowling Challenge held at Winston-Salem AMF Bowling Center in Winston-Salem, NC on Saturday.

The Lady Rams opened the morning’s action with an 869-615 loss to the Norfolk State University Spartans as head coach Michael Jackson’s team had difficulty picking up spares in the early-going.

Winston-Salem State wasted no time in turning things around in the second match of the day as they battled the Florida A&M Rattlers to the bitter end before dropping a 16-point decision by the score of 774-758. The total pinfall of 758 would prove to be the Lady Rams’ largest total of the day.

South Carolina State would prove to be too much for WSSU in the third match of the afternoon as the Lady Bulldogs defeated the host Lady Rams 781-643 to drop WSSU to 0-3 on the afternoon.

The fourth match of the day would prove to be the brightest spot on an impressive first day of competition as the Lady Rams earned their lone victory of the day over their most bitter rival, the North Carolina A&T Aggies.

Behind a strong team effort the Lady Rams recorded nearly 100 more pins than the Aggies as they cruised to a 96-pin victory by the score of 752-656.

The final match of the day saw the Lady Rams drop a 793-615 decision to a very tough Bethune-Cookman University team as the Wildcats defeated WSSU by 178 pins and closed the afternoon with a 1-4 overall record.

The Lady Rams return to the lanes on Sunday at 10:00 am from the Winston-Salem AMF Bowling Center located at 811 Jonestown Road in Winston-Salem as they close out play from the inaugural WSSU Lady Rams’ Bowling Challenge.