Sept. 24, 2005

Winston-Salem, NC - Following the conclusion of day one of a three-day CIAA Western Division league bowling tournament at Creekside Lanes in Winston-Salem, NC, the Lady Rams are tied with North Carolina Central University and Livingstone College for second place overall with a day-one record of 3-2.  The Lady Broncos of Fayetteville State sit in first place with a comfortable 5-0 record as the teams prepare for Saturday's second-round action.

The Lady Rams started the afternoon with a pair of losses to Livingstone College as the Lady Blue Bears swept WSSU by the scores of 712-704, and 701-654 as WSSU posted an 0-2 record to start the first day.

WSSU got right back on track in the next match as they defeated the Lady golden Bulls of Johnson C. Smith University in a pair of matches by the scores of 728-689 and 714-689 as Shannon Davis (Sr./Detroit, MI) led WSSU with a 172 in the first match and RaDonna Kirby (Jr./High Point, NC) paced WSSU with a 192 in the second match.  With the pair of wins, the Lady Rams evened their record to 2-2 overall on the day.

The final WSSU match of the day would see the Lady Rams defeat the Lady Falcons of Saint Augustine's College by the score of 780-603 as Lashonda Horton (Sr./Greenville, NC) led WSSU with a 196.

The Lady Rams would finish the day in a three-way tie with the Lady Eagles of North Carolina Central University and the Lady Blue Bears of Livingstone College as all three teams posted 3-2 records.

The Lady Broncos of Fayetteville State closed out day-one in the overall lead as they posted an unblemished record of 5-0 en route to sweeping Johnson C. Smith (839-691, 811-716), Saint Augustine's College (790-563, 657-838), and North Carolina Central (827-631).

All six teams return to action on Saturday morning at 10:00 am as they begin day-two action with head-to-head bowling matches before beginning Baker Match play in the afternoon.

For additional information on the CIAA Western Division Bowling Challenge, contact the WSSU Office of Sports Information at (336) 750-2143 or log on to the Official Website of WSSU Athletics at www.WSSURAMS.com for updates and complete tournament results.

For the PDF version of all the day one results, use this link:

CIAA Western Division Bowling Results - Day One