Nov. 8, 2005
Durham, NC - The Winston-Salem State University Lady Rams were eliminated from the 2005 CIAA Women's Bowling Championships on Monday afternoon as they fell to both Bowie State and Fayetteville State in the double-elimination Baker Match portion of the event. With the losses, the Lady Rams close out CIAA play with an overall record of 34-36.
The Lady Rams started the second day of competition with a 786-708 loss to the Lady Vikings of Elizabeth City State University in the final team match of the CIAA Championships. With the loss, WSSU dropped its team competition record to 4-2 over the span of two days.
WSSU faced Virginia State in the opening Baker Match of the championships and fell in two games 517-510 and 474-465.
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With the losses, the Lady Rams would find themselves in a four-way tie for the fifth seed with Saint Paul's College, North Carolina Central, and Fayetteville State. By virtue of pinfall, the Lady Rams earned the #6 seed and a date with the Lady Bulldogs of Bowie State in the Baker Match portion of the tournament.
The Lady Rams fell in four games to the Lady Bulldogs by the scores of 202-144, 171-145, and 171-169. The lone WSSU win came in the second game of the match by the score of 186-158.
With the match loss, the Lady Rams found themselves facing elimination with the daunting task of squaring off versus the Lady Broncos of Fayetteville State University, a team WSSU had not beaten in six previous meetings during the 2005-06 season.
The Lady Broncos easily stretched that consecutive victory streak to seven as they handed the Lady Rams a 3-1 loss, eliminating them from CIAA title contention.
For the second straight Baker Match, the Lady Rams would win only the second game as they fell by the scores of 148-149, 151-123, 149-159, and 141-153.
For additional information on WSSU women's bowling, contact the WSSU Office of Sports Information at (336) 750-2143 or log on to the Official Website of WSSU Athletics at www.WSSURAMS.com .
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