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LADY CHARGERS PICKED THIRD IN PRESEASON COACHES POLL
September 25, 2025

LADY CHARGERS PICKED THIRD IN PRESEASON COACHES POLL

Courtesy of CACC Athletics

New Haven, Conn. (9/25/25) Felician University has been selected first in the 2025-26 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Women's Bowling Preseason Coaches Poll. The results of the balloting were announced today by CACC Commissioner Dan Mara.

After claiming the CACC regular-season title last year, Felician (75-34, 12-4 CACC) went on to capture its first conference championship. The Golden Falcons became the first program to represent the CACC at the NCAA National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championship.

Felician received five first-place votes and 25 total points in the poll. Caldwell University, a 2024-25 CACC finalist and the league champion the previous two seasons, earned the other first-place vote and was chosen second in the poll with 20 points.

Dominican University New York was picked third with 17 points, followed by Wilmington University with 14 points. Rounding out the poll were Holy Family University (5th, eight points), and Chestnut Hill College, (6th, six points)

The CACC is in its fourth year of sponsoring women's bowling as a championship sport. The regular season begins the weekend of October 11-12. The CACC will feature a pair of regular-season tournaments in early November and late February that will determine the four teams that will advance to the postseason championship.

The 2025-26 CACC Women's Bowling Championship will be hosted by Chestnut Hill College on March 21-22 at Pike Lanes, in Southampton, Pa. The conference champion will automatically qualify for the 2026 National Collegiate Championship.

 

2025-26 CACC WOMEN'S BOWLING PRESEASON COACHES POLL
(First-place votes in parentheses)
1. Felician University (5) 25 pts.
2. Caldwell University (1) 20
3. Dominican University New York 17
4. Wilmington University 14
5. Holy Family University 8
6. Chestnut Hill College 6

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.