NCAA Bowling Championship Bracket

Maryland Eastern Shore, having just won the 2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) bowling championship, will play host to Bowie State in the opening round of the 2019 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championship on Saturday, April 6 at 1 p.m. in Millsboro, Del.

The winner of that match will face No. 2 national seed McKendree when the National Championship starts on April 11 in Wickcliffe, Ohio.

The match will be streamed live on NCAA.com.

In addition to the Maryland Eastern Shore-Bowie State match, the Sacred Heart-Caldwell first-round match will also be played Saturday, April 6 at the Millsboro Lanes in Millsboro, Del.

Maryland Eastern Shore won its 10th MEAC title overall, and second in three years, this past weekend with a dramatic 4-3 win over North Carolina A&T State. Freshman Chloe Skurzynski rolled two strikes in the final frame to complete the comeback and seal the win.

Bowie State is coming off its fifth straight Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) bowling title.

Defending champion Vanderbilt is the No. 1 overall seed, and the top four teams were automatically placed into the National Championship, April 11-13 in Wickcliffe, Ohio. The other eight teams in the 12-team field will compete in opening round matches April 5, 6 and 9.

Eight teams earned their way into the field via automatic qualifiers, with four at-large spots.