WOMEN'S BOWLING CAPTURES PROGRAM'S FIRST CACC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP
Southampton, Pa. (3/22/26) The Dominican University New York women's bowling team captured their first CACC Tournament Championship today with a 2-0 victory in the Championship Final round against the #3 seed Felician University.
For the first time in program history, Dominican takes home the CACC title as the Lady Chargers were seeded #1 for the tournament and remained in the winners bracket throughout competition.
After defeating Wilmington University in the opening round and then Caldwell University in round two, the Lady Chargers earned a spot in this afternoon's final round as they waited for their opponent.
Felician University defeated Caldwell University in the elimination round Sunday morning setting up a battle with the Lady Chargers in the final.
The match opened with the traditional round. Freshman Jenna Jump threw a solid game in the leadoff spot with a 211.
Sophomore and CACC All-Conference Second Team honoree Stephanie O'Malley posted a 222 game which was a team-high. CACC All-Conference First Team honoree Angelina Tati finished with a 163 game while first team All-Conference and Bowler of the Year Kyra Walter posted a 172. Caroline Dillon and Briana Sinnott (who subbed in mid match) combined with a 147 and in a big comeback effort, the Lady Chargers stole the traditional round by a score of 915-897 for the 1-0 lead.
Next came the baker round where the Lady Chargers opened with a big 208-147 lead after game one. Felician cut the deficit down by 32 pins after games two and three.
Dominican built their lead back up to over 100 pins after outscoring Felician 206-127 in game four. Dominican posted a 207 in game five as they closed out the 945-826 victory in the baker round and 2-0 in the championship final.
With their first ever CACC Tournament Championship, the Lady Chargers earn their first automatic bid into the NCAA National Collegiate Bowling Tournament.
The bracket will be announced with the selection show this Wednesday, March 25th at 4:00 PM ET on ncaa.com.
CACC Women's Bowling All-Tournament Team:
Dakota Banach - Wilmington University
Faith Perin - Caldwell University
Mackenzie Keane - Felician University
Vivian Luna - Felician University
Stephanie O'Malley - Dominican University New York
Angelina Tati - Dominican University New York
Kyra Walter - Dominican University New York
CACC Tournament MVP:
Kyra Walter - Dominican University
