WOMEN'S BOWLING CAPTURES PROGRAM'S FIRST CACC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP

Women's Bowling CACC Tournament Champions Team Photo — Photo by CACC Office

March 22, 2026

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

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.