HOUSTON, Texas (2/13/16) – The top-ranked Arkansas State women's bowling team remained in fourth place after Saturday's action at the Stephen F. Austin Stormin' Ladyjack Classic in Houston, Texas and will be the fourth seed in Sunday's bracket play.

A-State began the day with a tough four-pin setback to No. 7 Fairleigh Dickinson 1,026-1,022 with Jadee Scott-Jones rolling a 222 to lead the team. The Red Wolves bounced back with consecutive wins over No. 21 Prairie View A&M (1,057-1,001) and Texas Southern (929-819) to improve to 2-1 on the day. Stephanie Mims bowled a 236 in the win over the Lady Panthers, while Scott-Jones posted another 222 to pace the squad in the win over the Lady Tigers.

No. 4 Sam Houston State defeated the Red Wolves 1,065-960 in A-State's fourth match of the day, but the team got back on the winning track with a 984-912 win over Louisiana Tech. Jordan Richard led the team in both matches with scores of 216 and 223, respectively. Arkansas State closed the day with a 1,022-992 loss to No. 3 Vanderbilt and Nicole Mikaelian led the squad with an impressive 261 in the losing effort.

“I'm a little disappointed with the losses, but at the same time we didn't bowl badly and we made the championship bracket,” A-State head women's bowling coach Justin Kostick said. “We have to just take it one match at a time and hopefully we can win three in a row tomorrow.”

Mikaelian was the team's top finisher in the individual standings with a pinfall of 1,247 (207.83 average) to place 11th, while Richard was 19th with 1,210 pins and a 201.67 average per game.

“Nicole had a very strong showing today and has put together a nice weekend so far,” Kostick added. “I'm proud of her because she's been putting in a lot of hard work in practice.”

The top four in the tournament remained the same as North Carolina A&T registered a two-day total of 12,288 pins, with Nebraska just six pins behind at 12,282. Fairleigh Dickinson is in third with 12,175 pins and the Red Wolves' total pinfall of 11,934 is fourth. Tulane catapulted into the top five with 11,879 pins after finishing ninth yesterday to put the Green Wave in a tie with Sam Houston State for fifth.

Arkansas State (64-24) will play the third-seeded team, Fairleigh Dickinson, in the opening round of bracket play Sunday morning. The Red Wolves will have to defeat the Knights and win its next two contests to claim the championship. Tomorrow's action is set to get underway at 8:30 a.m.

For the latest on the A-State women's bowling team, fans can follow the squad on Twitter (@stAtebowling) and by liking the Arkansas State Women's Bowling Facebook page.