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BALTIMORE, Md. (Feb. 9, 2023)--The Morgan State University Lady Bears' bowling team will host the eighth annual James Brown Bowling Invitational this weekend (Friday, Feb. 10-Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023) at the AMF Towson Lanes in Towson, Md.
  
This year's 12-team field, including Morgan State, features six (6) National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) nationally ranked teams in the latest NTCA Coaches Poll. Those teams making their way to the Baltimore area are: Alabama A&M, Bryant, Coppin State, Fayetteville State, Felician, Howard, Medaille, Maryland Eastern Shore, #24 Morgan State, #9 Mount Saint Mary's, North Carolina A&T, Saint Francis-Pa.
 
The event gets underway on Friday, Feb. 10 with five (5), five-game Baker matches at 10 a.m. Bowling continues on Saturday first with the recognition of seniors at 9 a.m., followed by the five (5) Traditional Team matches starting at 10 a.m.
 
The tournament concludes on Sunday with bracket style play with the best-of-seven Baker match positioning rounds beginning at 8:30 a.m. The awards ceremony will follow the conclusion of the tournament.
 
"It's an honor to continue the tradition of this historic tournament," said Morgan State head coach Tom Falbo. "We will be honoring Aliya and La'Monique on Saturday which should be a special and emotional moment for our team. But our ladies are definitely ready and excited to have a successful and fun home tournament."
 
Formerly known as the MSU Bowling Tournament, it was renamed the James Brown Invitational in 2012 after Morgan State's first head bowling coach. The tournament had a four-year hiatus, until it returned in 2017. The 2020 tournament was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This will be the 15th all-time bowling tournament hosted by the program.
 
From 2007-13, the MSU Bowling Invitational/James Brown Invitational was considered to the be largest collegiate bowling tournament in the country.
 
 
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Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering nearly 140 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.