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MEAC Bowling Championship Recap: Day One

CHESAPEAKE, Va. -The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) completed the first day of the 2014 MEAC Bowling Championship at the AMF Lanes in Chesapeake, Virginia.

The eight-team field competed in five traditional team games to determine seeding for the championship tournament.

The defending MEAC Tournament champion Maryland Eastern Shore Lady Hawks earned the top seed heading into tomorrow’s action with a 5-0 mark and will face Coppin State in match one.

The North Carolina A&T Aggies earned the second seed with a 3-2 record and 4,636 pinfall. North Carolina A&T will meet Morgan State in match three.  

Delaware State earned the third seed (4,590), followed by Norfolk State (4,574) in fourth. Bethune-Cookman Lady Wildcats captured the fifth seed with a total pinfall of 4,331. Florida A&M (4,136), Morgan State (4,125) and Coppin State (3,767) earned the sixth through eighth seeds, respectively.

No. 4 Norfolk State will take on the No. 5 Bethune-Cookman in match two, while No. 3 Delaware State will face No. 6 Florida A&M in match four.

Matches begin tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. with teams competing in a best-of-seven Baker series.

The MEAC bowling championship wraps up on Sunday at 10 a.m. beginning with the semifinal round and concluding with the championship final at 11:45 a.m. The championship match will be televised in a tape-delayed format and will air on ESPNU on March 31 at 10:30 p.m.

Admission to the bowling championship is free and open to the public.

For more information on MEAC Bowling and other sponsored sports, visit www.MEACsports.com