Belmont Abbey to compete in NCAA Women's Bowling Championship
GREENVILLE, S.C. - For the first time in Conference Carolinas history, a member school will compete in the NCAA Women's Bowling Championship. Belmont Abbey will take on Alabama State on Thursday morning.
The Crusaders will travel to Arlington, Texas as they earned the No. 5 seed and will face the fourth-seed Alabama State in the opening round. The single elimination mega-match will take place on Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m. (ET), 9:00 a.m. (CT) at the International Training and Research Center in Arlington, Texas.
The double elimination bracket includes No. 1 seed North Carolina A&T as well as No. 2 Sam Houston State and No. 3 Louisiana Tech. Mega-Matches consist of a best two-of-three format including a traditional team match, a five-game Baker total pinfall match and a best four-of-seven regular Baker match.
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The four region sites will take place Thursday-Saturday with four teams competing at two sites and five at the other two sites. The four regional winners advance to the championship finals on April 12-13 at Thunderbowl in Allen Park, Michigan.