Vanderbilt Bowling Heads to AMF Sky Lanes for Destination Orlando
No. 2 Vanderbilt bowling travels to Florida this weekend for Destination Orlando, a 24-team tournament hosted at AMF Sky Lanes in Orlando, Florida, according to vucommodores.com. The Commodores enter the event looking to build on a second-place finish at the Chelsea Gilliam Penguin Classic in Struthers, Ohio.
At the season-opening Penguin Classic, Vanderbilt opened play with a 5-0 record on the first day, highlighted by an 1,118-1,100 victory over top-ranked Jacksonville State. Haley Lindley sparked the lineup against North Carolina A&T by posting games of 268, 267, and 256 to help the team secure an 1,169-1,085 win over the No. 9 Aggies. Vandy finished the opening day second in pin standings with 5,291 pins, trailing only Nebraska.
On Sunday’s bracket play, the Commodores defeated No. 6 Youngstown State in a Baker tiebreaker and beat No. 5 Nebraska 4-1 before falling to the Gamecocks in the championship match. Vandy left Ohio with an 11-2 overall record. Dannielle Henderson earned a spot on the all-tournament team after recording a 229.60 average, shooting 225 or better in each of her final three games to help secure the third seed for bracket play in head coach Josie Barnes’ debut weekend.
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Twenty Four Ranked and Unranked Programs Compete at Destination Orlando
The 24-team field at Destination Orlando features a heavy concentration of top-ranked programs. Alongside Vanderbilt, competing teams include Alabama A&M, Alabama State, No. 4 Arkansas State, No. 19 Bryant, Delaware State, No. 16 Duquesne, Emmanuel, No. 1 Jacksonville State, Louisiana Tech, Maryland Eastern Shore, No. 18 Mount St. Mary’s, No. 14 Niagara, No. 9 North Carolina A&T, No. 5 Nebraska, Prairie View A&M, No. 10 Sacred Heart, Saint Anselm, Southern, Tulane, UAB, No. 3 Wichita State, No. 11 Wright State, and No. 6 Youngstown State.
Wichita State is part of the field after defeating Vanderbilt in a best-of-seven Baker tiebreaker at last season’s NCAA Championship. Vandy has already faced five of the field’s seven top-10 teams this season.
Competition gets underway Friday with five Baker matches starting at 9:25 a.m. CT. Saturday features five traditional matches beginning at 8:25 a.m., followed by Sunday’s slate of one traditional match and two best-of-seven Baker bracket matches beginning at 7:25 a.m.
