Bowie State Women's Bowling Heads to 2nd Straight NCAA Tournament

Bulldogs Face UMES in the Opening Round April 6

 

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(INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.) – After winning its fifth straight championship in the Central Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (CIAA), the Bowie State University women's bowling team is heading to the NCAA women's bowling tournament.

The NCAA Women's Bowling Committee announced that Bowie State was one of the 12 teams vying for the 2019 National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championship. The Bulldogs will face the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the Opening Round at the Millsboro Lanes in Delaware on Saturday, April 6 at a time to be determined.

The championship matches will be played April 11-13 at RollHouse Wickliffe in Wickliffe, Ohio. The championship bracket will be a double-elimination, with each round consisting of a best-of-three match that includes the use of three team game formats: baker total pin fall, five-person team match and a best-of-seven baker match play. The champion will be determined using a best-of-seven baker match play.

The championship final will air at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13 on ESPNU. Tickets can be purchased on NCAA.com.

The BSU women's bowling team made its first NCAA tournament appearance in 2018, but fell to Saint Francis University in the opening round match.

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