HARAHAN, La. | In the Tigers' final tournament until the new year, they finished 12^th in the Colonial Lanes Classic hosted by Tulane over the weekend. Senior Juliana Rincon earned her third all-tournament honor of the season, this time placing third overall.
 
Rincon finished with an average of 222.80 and a total of 1,114 pins. She was the sole representative for the Tigers in the top 20.
 
Jackson State (21-30) went 2-3 in Baker play, winning their first two round rounds against Oklahoma Christian (954-893) and Alabama A&M (940-843). They would drop their final three to nationally ranked Sam Houston (1027-965), Witchita State (1045-921), and Newman University (1049-845).
 
The Tigers went 1-4 in the Traditional rounds, suffering losses to SWAC foes Southern (996-882), Alabama State (990-921) and Prairie View (1035-906). They also would fall to Stephen F. Austin State (1080-975). Their lone win on the day came against Emmanuel in a 983-901 win.
 
In bracket play, the Tigers won their first-round match up against Prairie View 4-1. They fell short of a comeback against Louisiana Tech 4-3, after being down 3-1 in the second round. They lost their final round match to Alabama State 4-2 to close out the weekend.

Head coach  Michael Boykins

On the team's performance: 

"I would say the record is not indicative of our play this weekend. These 18 teams are arguably the best in the entire country. Juliana making the podium for all-tournament team is huge."

Up Next
Jackson State returns to action in the new year at the SWAC West Roundup in D'Iberville, Mississippi beginning on Jan. 17.
 
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