Shaw, Saint Paul's in Bowling Winner's Bracket after Second Day of CIAA Championships
November 7, 2005
DURHAM Six teams remain in the CIAA Bowling Championships after the second day of the three-day tournament on Monday.
Shaw faces Saint Paul’s in the winners bracket while Bowie State faces Fayetteville State and Elizabeth City State faces North Carolina Central in the losers bracket today (Tuesday). The tournament continues this morning at 9 a.m. at AMF Durham Lanes.
Shaw defeated Fayetteville State (3-1) and Bowie State (3-0) to advance in the winners bracket of the championship round, a best of five double-elimination Baker match format. Saint Paul’s beat Virginia State (3-2) and Elizabeth City State (3-2) in the winners bracket.
North Carolina Central faces Elizabeth City State in a rematch after losing to the Vikings (3-1) in the opening championship round. The Eagles beat Virginia State (3-0) to stay alive.
After beating North Carolina Central in the opening round, Elizabeth City State lost to Saint Paul’s. Bowie State topped Winston-Salem State (3-1) but lost to Shaw, putting the Bulldogs against Fayetteville State, a loser against Shaw and a winner against Winston-Salem State (3-1).
Eight teams advanced to the championship round after regular and Baker matches were completed Monday. Shaw is the top seed and Elizabeth City State is the No. 2 seed in the championship round.
Bowie State is the No. 3 seed, Virginia State is the No. 4 seed and Saint Paul’s is the No. 5 seed. Winston-Salem State is seeded No. 6, North Carolina Central is seeded No. 7 and Fayetteville State is seeded No. 8.
Teams that failed to reach the championship round include Livingstone, Johnson C. Smith, Saint Augustine’s and Virginia Union.
Winston-Salem State and Virginia State were eliminated from the championship round.
