SALEM, VIRGINIA (March 26, 2023) – The Broncos of Fayetteville State University claimed the 2023 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Women’s Bowling championship with a 4-0 sweep over Bowie State University at AMF Lee-Hi Lanes in Salem, VA. This was the Broncos fourth conference title. Bowie State finished as conference runner-up for the first time in six years while Shaw University claimed third-place honors.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Day two started with round 2 featuring the winner's bracket were FSU, JCSU, SU, and BSU while VSU, VUU, ECSU, and LC battled it out in the loser's bracket in hopes of bowling another round.BSU jumped to an early 1-0 lead with a 172-155 win in game one. FSU would then answer with a 189-136 victory in game two to tie the series at 1-1. The Broncos would ultimately secure the victory by winning the next three games with scores of 145-129, 214-129, and 202-147, respectively. The Broncos 4-1 series win would send the Bulldogs to the loser's bracket to face the winner of match 12.
Match 12 between Shaw and Johnson C. Smith was a 4-2 victory for Shaw. SU took control early, winning the first two games by a score of 144-124, and 120-109. The Golden Bulls dominated the next two games with scores of 147-115, and 153-136 to tie the series 2-2. The Bears would go on to secure the win by winning the next two games 151-133, and 149-129.
SU's push the along to face Bowie State in the match prior to the championship. Bowie State went on to sweep Shaw 4-0 with scores of 167-119, 165-123, 210-145, and 180-144 to send them to the championship game for a rematch against Fayetteville State. The final match featured regular season division winners Bowie State (North) and Fayetteville State (South). Fayetteville State wasted no time in the championship game by sweeping the defending champs 4-0. The Broncos scores against the Bulldogs were 177-161, 191-154, 175-146, and 192-163.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
After bowling a great championship weekend, five deserving bowlers were named to the 2023 CIAA All-Tournament Team. For her efforts in helping her team secure the team title, Paige Rockwell of Fayetteville State was also named Food Lion Women’s Bowling Tournament MVP in addition to receiving all-tournament honors.
Carrington Hayward, Livingstone
Brooke Smith, Shaw
Neccarri Moore, Shaw
Jayda Gignac, Fayetteville State
Cecelia Chafin, Fayetteville State
WHAT’S NEXT
Fayetteville State will now advance to represent the conference at the 2023 NCAA National Collegiate Bowling Championship. Seeding for the national championship tournament will be determined on Wednesday, March 29 at 4 p.m. Eastern time and can be viewed https://www.ncaa.com/sports/bowling