NCAA women's bowling championship field announced

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Women’s Bowling Committee announced today the twelve-teams vying for the 2019 National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championship.

BRACKET:

Eight conference teams have been granted automatic qualification, with the remaining teams being selected at-large. The field includes the following teams:

• Arkansas State University
• Sacred Heart University
• Bowie State University
• Sam Houston State University
• Caldwell University
• Stephen F. Austin State University
• McKendree University
• University of Maryland Eastern Shore
• Medaille College
• University of Nebraska, Lincoln
• Prairie View A&M University
• Vanderbilt University

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Four teams will be placed into the bracket, with the remaining eight teams competing in opening- round matches to finalize the championship bracket. Opening-round matches are as follows: 

The championship matches will be played April 11-13 at RollHouse Wickliffe in Wickliffe, Ohio. The Mid-American Conference and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission are the hosts. Tickets for the championship can be purchased on www.krikya98.com prior to the championship. 

The championship bracket will be a double-elimination, with each round consisting of a best-of-three match that includes the use of three team game formats- baker total pin fall, five-person team match and a best-of-seven baker match play. The champion will be determined using a best-of-seven baker match play. The championship final will air at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Saturday, April 13 on ESPNU.

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Vanderbilt University won the 2018 National Collegiate Women’s Bowling Championship at Tropicana Lanes in St. Louis, Missouri defeating McKendree University.  ;

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