November 8, 2005
Saint Paul's College
Finishes 3rd at 2005 CIAA
Bowling Tournament
DURHAM, NC – The Lady Tiger bowling team rolled their
way to the best finish in school history, placing 3rd at the 2005
CIAA Bowling Tournament. Saint Paul's
College shattered the school Baker’s Match record on November 7th
vs. Virginia State University, when they bowled a 229 (Previous record was
217). After the first day of
competition, only 8 of 12 CIAA schools advanced to the championship round. SPC entered the championship round as the
CIAA’s #5 seed. Saint Paul's knocked off
#4 ranked Virginia State University and #2 ranked Elizabeth City State
University to advance to the Championship bracket. Loses to both Shaw University and Bowie State
University would end their season, as the Lady Tigers clinched a 3rd
place finish. SPC All-CIAA bowler
Jessica McCandless would earn additional honors by being named to the
All-Tournament team. She would finish
the tournament with a 181.2 average, which included a team-high 202 game. For additional information, please contact
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