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Bowling Defeats Felician, 2-1, in CACC Championships First Round

Photo of KC Miller from the First Round of the CACC Championships at Pike Lanes. Photo by the CACC.
Photo of KC Miller from the First Round of the CACC Championships at Pike Lanes. Photo by the CACC.

SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. - - The Wilmington University bowling team won the final two games of the best-of-seven Baker series to defeat Felician, 4-2, and win the match, 2-1, in the First Round of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Championships at Pike Lanes.

In the Mega Match format, the No. 2 seed Wildcats needed to win two of the three contests: team scoring, Baker, and, if necessary, best-of-seven Baker series.

The Wildcats came out took care of business in the Team Scoring (Traditional) round, defeating No. 3 Felician, 961-831, to take a 1-0 lead. Eleni Feggulis led the Wildcats with a 223 match while Sydney Jones and Logan Brown added a pair of 192 games as well. KC Miller chipped in with a game of 185 while Miranda Dudas rounded out the scoring with a 169.

The match moved on to a Baker total pinfall match, but the Golden Falcons were able to even the series with a 987-875 victory.

Felician carried the momentum into best-of-seven series with a 257-155 win in the opener, but then the Wildcats won game two, 185-159, and game three, 222-157, to take a 2-1 lead. Felician had their best game of the match in game four, 265-157, to tie the game, 2-2, but then the Wildcats were able to win the final two games. They won a high scoring affair, 222-214, in game five and then closed out the victory with a 217-166 win in game six, 4-2.

The top seeded Caldwell Cougars defeated Chestnut Hill, 2-0, on Friday, to set up a matchup between the top two seeds in the winner's bracket semifinals on Saturday. The match begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Pike Lanes.