CHESAPEAKE, Va., March 22, 2014 - The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) completed the second day of the 2014 MEAC Bowling Championship at the AMF Lanes in Chesapeake, Virginia.
The defending MEAC Tournament champions and top-seeded Maryland Eastern Shore Lady Hawks bowled their way into the championship match defeating Coppin State (4-1), Norfolk State (4-0) and North Carolina A&T (4-1) in the winner’s portion of the bracket.
The Lady Hawks, who are ranked third in the nation, await the winner of tomorrow’s North Carolina A&T/Florida A&M semifinal to determine the championship pair.
No. 2 North Carolina A&T defeated No. 7 Morgan State, 4-0, and No. 6 Florida A&M, 4-1, before falling to UMES 4-1 in match nine.
Florida A&M, who were the sixth seed, opened the day with a 4-1 victory over No. 3 Delaware State. The Lady Rattlers fell, 4-1, in the next round to No. North Carolina A&T, but bounced back in the consolation bracket with a 4-3 win over No. 5 Bethune-Cookman. The win set up a matchup with Delaware State and the Lady Rattlers advanced to the tomorrow’s semifinals with a 4-0 win over the Lady Hornets.
The 2014 MEAC Bowling Championship wraps up on tomorrow at 10 a.m. beginning with the semifinal round and concluding with the championship final at noon. 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.
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Match 1: No. 1 Maryland Eastern Shore 4, No. 8 Coppin State 1
Match 2: No. 4 Norfolk State 4, No. 5 Bethune-Cookman 1
Match 3: No. 2 North Carolina A&T 4, No. 7 Morgan State 0
Match 4: No. 6 Florida A&M 4, No. 3 Delaware State 1
Match 5: No. 1 Maryland Eastern Shore 4, No. 4 Norfolk State 0
Match 6: No. 2 North Carolina A&T 4, No. 6 Florida A&M 1
Match 7: No. 5 Bethune-Cookman 4, No. 8 Coppin State 0
(Coppin State eliminated)
Match 8: No. 3 Delaware State 4, No. 7 Morgan State 0
(Morgan State eliminated)
Match 9: No. 1 Maryland Eastern Shore 4, No. 2 North Carolina A&T 1
Match 10: No. 6 Florida A&M 4, No. 5 Bethune-Cookman 3
(Bethune-Cookman eliminated)
Match 11: No. 3 Delaware State 4, No. 4 Norfolk State 0
(Norfolk State eliminated)
Match 12: No. 6 Florida A&M 4, No. 3 Delaware State 0
(Delaware State eliminated)
Sunday, Match 23
Match 13: No. 2 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 6 Florida A&M
Match 14: No. 1 Maryland Eastern Shore vs. Winner of Match 13