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Bowie State captures CIAA Bowling Crown
November 8, 2005
DURHAM, NC – Bowie State has won 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.
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