MIDLOTHIAN, Va. | The Alabama A&M Bulldogs placed first at the conclusion of the Virginia Union Invitational, finishing with a 9-1 record over the weekend. The Bulldogs were paced by Tamrya Long's 939 pins, followed by Rose Ugbinada's 909 pins, which landed them both in the All-Tournament team. The weekend victory marks the teams first tournament win in 10 years.

The tournament was hosted by Virginia Union University, and attended by Fayetteville University, Howard University, Norfolk State University, Coppin State University and Virginia State University.  

The Maroon and White only dropped the final traditional match, falling Coppin State 963-846. All five Bulldogs found themselves in the top 20 of the scoring list, with the top five being selected to the All-Tournament team.  

Player Performances: 

• Tamyra Long: Averaged 187. 8 over five games, leading the team and earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team. 

• Rose Ugbinada: Averaged 181.8 with her best performance in the fourth traditional match, rolling a 232 – the second highest of the tournament- and earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team 

• Alexis Orchard: Strong showing with an average of 170.8 over five games, and landing 10th overall. 

• Megan Whorton: Contributed significantly with an average of 161.4 over five games and landed 17th overall. 

• Samantha Mason: averaged 155.4 over five games and landed 19th overall  

Match Details: 
Day 1 - Baker Matches: 

• Match 1: AAMU 798 – Virginia Union 607 

• Match 2: AAMU 871 - Bye 

• Match 3: AAMU 799- Coppin State 555 

• Match 4: AAMU 887- Howard 768 

• Match 5: AAMU 900- Fayetteville State 760

Day 2 - Team Matches: 

• Game 1: AAMU 856 – Virginia State 573 

• Game 2: AAMU 885 – Norfolk State 784 

• Game 3: AAMU 812 – Virginia Union 691 

• Game 4: AAMU 887 – Bye  

• Game 5: AAMU 846 – Coppin State 963 

Day 3 - Baker Matches: 

• Round 1: AAMU 1065 – Fayetteville State 1001 

• Round 2: BYE 

• Round 3: AAMU 1296 – Fayetteville State 1278 

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