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DOMINICAN HEADS TO ROCHESTER REGIONAL OF NCAA WOMEN'S BOWLING NC CHAMPIONSHIP
March 25, 2026

DOMINICAN HEADS TO ROCHESTER REGIONAL OF NCAA WOMEN'S BOWLING NC CHAMPIONSHIP

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/25/26) The Dominican University New York women's bowling team will appear in the 2026 NCAA Women's Bowling National Collegiate Championship as the 19-team bracket was unveiled Wednesday afternoon. 

Dominican, fresh off the program's first-ever Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Bowling Championship, will compete in the Rochester Regional against Alabama A&M in the opening round.
 
The Lady Chargers, who were the top-seed in last weekend's CACC Bowling Championship Tournament, went 3-0 with victories over #4 Wilmington University (2-0), #2 Caldwell University (2-1) and #3 Felician University (2-0) to claim the conference's automatic bid.
 
Dominican (70-32) will face off against Alabama A&M on Thursday, April 2 at 9 a.m. in Rochester, N.Y. 
 
The 2026 NCAA Championship features a 19-team double-elimination tournament. Split into four regions, including one site with four teams and three with five squads, take place Thursday, April 2 to Saturday, April 4. The four winners advance to the NCAA Championship finals in Parma Heights, Ohio at Yorktown Lanes Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11. 

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.