Bowie State, Elizabeth City State Lead after Day 1 of CIAA Bowling Championships
March 21, 2009
DURHAM, N.C. - Bowie State University and Elizabeth City State University are the co-leaders after the first day of the 2009 CIAA Women's Bowling Championships at AMF Durham Lanes on Saturday (March 21).
The Lady Bulldogs and the Lady Vikings are tied with 15 points apiece after posting 5-0 marks in team match play. Virginia State University is third with 12 points after winning four of five team matches while Saint Paul's College and Fayetteville State University are both tied for fourth place after recording 3-2 records.
The three-day tournament resumes Sunday (March 22) at 9:15 a.m. with cross divisional, all divisional and elimination baker matches before eight teams advance to the double-elimination bracket format.
Tycora Brown of Bowie State University, named most valuable
bowler, head the All-CIAA bowling team which was announced before
the start of the bowling championships. The other all-conference
members are Antoinette Bailey of Saint Augustine's College, Ria
Sweeney of Livingstone College, Keia Marshall of Shaw University,
Tiffany Ball of Saint Paul's College, Kayla Moore of Virginia State
University, Tiffany Johnson of Elizabeth City State University,
Akira Turner of Fayetteville State University, Rebecca Frusciante
of Bowie State University and Jessica Florit of Fayetteville State
University.
The teams of Elizabeth City State University and Fayetteville State
University received plaques during the awards ceremony for winning
the CIAA Eastern Division and Western Division titles,
respectively.
2009 CIAA WOMEN'S BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
TEAM STANDINGS (After First
Day)
| Points | Team March Record | |
| 1.(tie) Bowie State | 15 | 5-0 |
| 1.(tie) Elizabeth City State | 15 | 5-0 |
| 3. Virginia State | 12 | 4-1 |
| 4.(tie) Saint Paul’s | 9 | 3-2 |
| 4.(tie) Fayetteville State | 9 | 3-2 |
| 6. Johnson C. Smith | 6 | 2-3 |
| 7.(tie) Saint Augustine’s | 3 | 1-4 |
| 7.(tie) Shaw | 3 | 1-4 |
| 7.(tie) Livingstone | 3 | 1-4 |
| 7.(tie) Virginia Union | 3 | 1-4 |
