UMES Captures Second-Straight NCAA Women’s Bowling National Championship, Third in Four Years
Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Headlines, Maryland, Sports, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore
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The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) became the first school to win back-to-back NCAA Women’s Bowling Championships since 2004/2005 with a 4-2 defeat of Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) in the championship finals aired live (Sunday nigh) on ESPNU from Freeway Lanes outside of Cleveland.
T’nia Falbo (Greensburg, Pa.) was named the Most Outstanding Performer of the tournament and an All-Tournament Team selection. “Words cannot describe the feeling of winning, it’s the greatest feeling ever,” she said.
With the win UMES claims their third NCAA Championship and fourth National Title in Women’s Collegiate Bowling, winning the 2008 & 2011 NCAA crowns and the 2011 USBC Collegiate title. They are now tied with Nebraska for most NCAA championships with three and most final appearances with four.
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