VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (March 24, 2019) – The remaining four teams, Bowie State (BSU), Virginia State (VSU), Fayetteville State (FSU) and Virginia Union (VUU), battled for the championship title on day 2 of the 2019 CIAA Bowling Championship at the AMF Lynnhaven Lanes.
The best 4 out of 7 Baker Matches determined who would be named the 2019 CIAA Bowling Champions.
ROUND 4
Starting the championship day off on the lanes were the Trojans of Virginia State and the Broncos of Fayetteville State.
In game 1, the Broncos took a 201-129 victory over the Trojans. Rolling into game 2, a group of spares and strikes gave VSU an edge over FSU for a 159-143 win. Going pin for pin, game 3 ruled in favor of the Broncos, with a score of 167-155.
FSU rolled in to dominate the lanes in game 4 and 5, for a score of 179-128 and 154-125 respectively. The Broncos 4-1 victory ended the Trojans season and battle for the championship title.
ROUND 5
The Panthers of Virginia Union took to the lanes for the second matchup of the day to face the Round 4 winners, the Broncos of FSU.
FSU secured a game 1 win over VUU, after collecting strikes and spares for a score of 185-103. The Broncos kept their momentum for game 2 against VUU taking a 179-125 victory. Rolling pin for pin, FSU took a close game 3 win over VUU, with a score of 166-156.
Regaining their footing and battling for another game, the Panthers secured a close game 4 victory with a score of 170-157. Securing 7 strikes in game 5, the FSU Broncos defeated the VUU Panthers with a score of 233-145 to seal their spot in the championship round.
ROUND 6
Holding steady in the winner's bracket, the Bulldogs of Bowie State took to the lanes to face the Broncos of FSU.
The Broncos rolled to a game 1 victory over the Bulldogs with a score of 151-137 to open round 6.
After tying at the 4th frame, 44-all, the Bulldogs battled back with 3 strikes in the final frame for a 145-133 game 2 win.
Despite the group of strikes rolled by the Bulldogs, the Broncos took control of game 3 with a winning score of 182-147. FSU maintained their momentum for a game 4 victory, rolling to a score of 128-113.
Four consecutive strike by FSU in frames 2-5 gave them an early edge over the BSU. The Bulldogs rolled back into the game for a 194-181 victory over FSU.
The Broncos took game 6 with a score of 200-173 for the overall 4-2 round 6 victory. The Bulldogs verses Broncos matchup continued for another round in the double elimination tournament.
ROUND 7
Battling for the championship title, FSU dominated the lanes in game 1 with a score of 165-135. The Broncos kept their energy for a game 2 with 190-177 win over the Bulldogs.
BSU relied on spares in game 3 to give them a 152-136 win over FSU. Tying the game 110-all in the 7th frame, the Bulldogs battled to take game 4, 154-147.
With the count tied 2-2, the stakes were high in game 5. Despite five consecutive strikes in frames 3-7 for FSU, the final frame gave BSU a 3 pin advantage for a 190-187 game 5 win.
Game 6 came down to the final frame. The Bulldogs battled to the end, taking a 191-180 win over the Broncos, claiming the 2019 CIAA Championship Title
ALL-TOURNAMENT AND FINIALIST
After a bowling a great championship weekend, 5 deserving bowlers were named to the CIAA All-Tournament Team.
2019 All-Tournament Team
Brittany Worthy (FSU)
Cayla Snowden (BSU)
Amaree Durfee (VUU)
Diamond Carter, (BSU)
Ariel Haith (VSU)
Leading her team to a close victory, ultimately earning her the Championship MVP honor was Diamond Carter from Bowie State.
Rounding out the weekend with the third place honor were the Panthers of Virginia Union University. After a tough battle, the Broncos of Fayetteville State University took home the second place trophy.
Claiming the 2019 CIAA Bowling Championship title were the Bulldogs of Bowie State University. This is the BSU Bulldogs 5th consecutive championship, the most consecutive wins in CIAA history.
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