Five Teams Remain in Conference Carolinas / Great Midwest Bowling Championships
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GASTONIA, N.C. – Five teams remain in the 2023 Conference Carolinas / Great Midwest Men’s and Women’s Bowling Championships after two days of competition at Liberty Lanes in Gastonia.
The men began the day with four teams in action as No. 1 seed Belmont Abbey defeated No. 4 seed Kentucky Wesleyan, 4-1, and No. 5 Walsh eliminated No. 3 Tusculum, 4-0. Belmont Abbey earned the first spot in Sunday’s championship final with a 4-0 win over No. 2 Emmanuel. Kentucky Wesleyan dispatched Walsh, 4-0, but then lost to Emmanuel in six games, 4.5-1.5.
The Crusaders and the Lions will square off for the second time in the tournament at 8 a.m. on Sunday, March 26 with the championship trophy on the line. Emmanuel needs to win a mega-match over the Crusaders to force a best-of-7 winner take all baker match. The mega-match championship final is a best-of-three match format in the following order: five-person team match, Baker total pinfall and a best-of-seven baker match play.
The women’s bracket saw a pair of game 7’s in round two as No. 4 Belmont Abbey upset top-seed Kentucky Wesleyan, 4-3, while No. 2 Lincoln Memorial squeaked past No. 3 Emmanuel, 4-3. In the elimination match, No. 6 Walsh swept No. 7 Ursuline, 4-0.
In the women’s third round, Emmanuel defeated Tusculum, 4-1, Lincoln Memorial defeated Belmont Abbey, 4-3, and Kentucky Wesleyan defeated Walsh, 4-2. The day concluded with Emmanuel besting Kentucky Wesleyan, 4-2, to earn a spot in the consolation championship against Belmont Abbey. That match will be played 30 minutes after the conclusion of the men’s championship on Sunday with the winner facing Lincoln Memorial in the championship 15 minutes after the conclusion of their match. The women’s championship final will follow the mega-match format with the if necessary best-of-7 match to follow.
Live score updates are available at the championship webpages linked above.