FAYETTEVILLE STATE CAPTURES 2007 CIAA BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP
Jessica Donnelly Voted Tournament's Most Valuable
Player
November 13, 2007
CHARLOTTE, NC- The Fayetteville State University Lady Broncos
avenged their quarter final loss to St. Paul's College with back to
back victories to capture the 2007 CIAA Women's Bowling
Championship.
In the third and final day of the tournament held at University AMF
Lanes in Charlotte, NC, St. Augustine's College, Elizabeth City
State University, Virginia State University, and Bowie State
University all fell short of the championship round and were
eliminated.
The Lady Broncos lost earlier in the day, ironically to St. Paul's
(4-2) in the quarter finals. The win gave the Lady Tigers a bye
into the championship round and sent FSU into the loser's bracket
to battle their way to the finals.
The defending champion Bowie State Lady Bulldogs were eliminated by
Fayetteville State (4-1) in the semi finals ending their two year
reign. Fayetteville State defeated St. Paul's (4-0) in the first of
two losses for the Lady Tigers. The tournament was a baker match
double elimination; since SPC went unbeaten all the way to the
finals, FSU would have to beat them twice. Fayetteville State won
the second match up (4-1) to give them their first CIAA
Championship.
All-conference selection Jessica Donnelly, who was voted the
tournament's MVP, is averaging 191.1 tops in the Western Division.
As a team, the Lady Broncos got out to a fast start in the
tournament and they're only loss came in the quarter finals. A
complete list of Tuesday results is as follows:
Quarterfinals
#4 St. Paul's' College def. #1 Fayetteville State University
(4-2)
#3 Virginia State University def. #6 St. Augustine's College
(4-1-1)
#2 Bowie State University def. #5 Elizabeth City State University
(4-3)
Semifinals
#2 Bowie State University def. #3 Virginia State University
(4-1)
#1 Fayetteville State University def. #2 Bowie State University
(4-1)
Finals
#1 Fayetteville State University def. #4 St. Paul's College
(4-0)
#1 Fayetteville State University def. #4 St. Paul's College (4-1)
2007 Tournament MVP- Jessica Donnelly, Fayetteville State University
