Bowie State captures CIAA Bowling Crown
November 8, 2005
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DURHAM, NC – Bowie State wins its first CIAA Bowling
Championship, advancing out of the losers bracket to beat Shaw 3-0
(222-188, 174-158, 177-140) in the finals tiebreaker and 3-1
(182-149, 136-174, 181-157, 143-141) in the championship game on
Tuesday (Nov. 8) at AMF Durham Lanes.
In the quarterfinals, Bowie State set a CIAA Bowling Championship Baker game record with seven straight strikes for a game-total 264 points. The previous record was 245 set by Shaw in 2004.
Kristin Palmer of Bowie State was named most valuable player of the three-day tournament. She headed the All-Tournament team which also included Jessica Donnelly of Fayetteville State, Michele Moore of Shaw, Maia Barber of Bowie State, Adorna Hayward of Virginia State and Jessica McCandless of St. Paul’s.
Bowie State won five Baker games Tuesday to win the championship including three games in the losers bracket. The Bulldogs’ victims in the losers bracket were Fayetteville State 3-2 (126-153, 192-172, 199-147, 148-169, 182-132), North Carolina Central 3-0 (201-182, 180-143, 264-158) and Saint Paul’s 3-0 (173-156, 226-149, 167-121). Shaw defeated Saint Paul’s 3-0 (165-156, 169-150, 182-127) in the winners bracket before losing twice to Bowie State in the double-elimination championship round.
Saint Paul’s finished third in the tournament, and North Carolina Central placed fourth.
2005 CIAA All-Tournament Team
2005 Tournament MVP - Kristin Palmer, Bowie State University