Nov. 13, 2008

Sophomore Sasha Thornhill (Lynchburg, Va.) bowled a 163.4 average including a 215 against Saint Augustine's College to lead JCSU to a third-place finish in the CIAA Western Division Bowling Tournament at B & B Bowling Lanes held November 7th - 9th. Junior Nijah Braddox (Brooklyn, N.Y.) was right behind Thornhill with a 162.8 average.

JCSU ended the three day tournament with a 6-6 overall record. The ladies will take the rest of the semester off before returning to competition on January 16-18 for another western division tournament to be held in Salisbury, N.C.

TEAM SCORES FROM CIAA WESTERN DIVISION TOURNAMENT 1. Fayetteville State (11-1 record) 2. Saint Augustine's College (8-4 record) 3. Johnson C. Smith (6-6 record) 4. Shaw (3-9 record) 5. Livingstone (2-10 record)

TOP BOWLING AVERAGES 1. Akira Turner (FSU) 205.4 2. Jessica Florit (FSU) 198.7 3. Keia Marshall (Shaw) 195.1 4. Ria Sweeney (LC) 176.8 5. Antoinette Bailey (Saint Aug) 171.2 6. Kiara Reid (FSU) 164.4 7. Sasha Thornhill (JCSU) 163.4 8. Nijah Braddox (JCSU) 162.8 9. Telia Jefferson (Saint Aug) 153.1 10. Patrice Andrews (Saint Aug) 152.5