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MEAC Bowling Championship Set For This Weekend

 The 2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Bowling Championship will begin on Friday, March 19 at 9 a.m. at the Gate City Lanes in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Delaware State, Maryland Eastern Shore, Hampton and Morgan State qualified from the northern division, while Florida A&M, Norfolk State, Bethune-Cookman and South Carolina State will compete from the southern division.

Only the top four teams from each division are eligible to compete in the championship tournament. Howard (7-23), Coppin State (1-29) and North Carolina A&T (4-20) will not compete in the championship tournament.

The tournament begins Friday with a qualifying round. After teams are seeded they will compete in a second qualifying round with Baker matches and placed in a double-elimination bracket.

Play continues on Saturday with teams competing in a best-of-seven Baker series.

The 2010 MEAC Bowling Championship will conclude on Sunday, March 21 beginning with the semifinal round at 9:50 a.m. and concluding with the championship final at 11:45 a.m.