GASTONIA, N.C. -- Fourth-seeded Belmont Abbey guaranteed itself a match on Sunday by splitting two matches Saturday in the 2023 Conference Carolinas/Great Midwest Athletic Conference Women's Bowling Championship. The Crusaders rallied from a 3-2 deficit for a 4-3 win over No. 1 seed Kentucky Wesleyan in the second round, but fell by a 4-3 score to No. 2 Lincoln Memorial in the winner's bracket final.
The Abbey will face No. 3 Emmanuel on Sunday at 12 noon for a berth in the championship match against LMU.
SECOND-ROUND MATCH (Belmont Abbey wins 4-3)
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
| No. 4 Belmont Abbey |
181 |
199 |
116 |
143 |
186 |
201 |
201 |
| No. 1 Kentucky Wesleyan |
174 |
179 |
224 |
151 |
214 |
168 |
147 |
WINNER'S BRACKET FINAL (Lincoln Memorial wins 4-3)
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
| No. 4 Belmont Abbey |
170 |
148 |
227 |
167 |
174 |
191 |
168 |
| No. 2 Lincoln Memorial |
177 |
213 |
195 |
211 |
169 |
182 |
247 |
