Women's Bowling

BOWL: Three CUSA Teams Advance to NCAA Four-Team Finals

DALLAS – Following Saturday’s NCAA Bowling Regional competition, three Conference USA teams punched their tickets to next weekend’s national semifinals. Reigning national champion Jacksonville State, along with 2025 CUSA Champion Wichita State and Youngstown State each claimed their respective regional titles.  

The championship matches will be played April 11-12 at the Suncoast Bowling Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The champion will be determined using a best-of-seven Baker match play. The championship final will air at 8 p.m. CT, Saturday, April 12 on ESPNU. 

The top-seeded Gamecocks swept Belmont Abbey and Stephen F. Austin to advance to Saturday’s Arlington Regional final, while SFA required a best-of-seven to take down Sam Houston before sweeping the Bearkats on Saturday to advance. Jax State won the traditional portion of the mega-match (1226-962) and the Baker portion (1075-903) to capture the regional crown over SFA and return to the Four Team Final. 

No. 4 Wichita State swept all three opponents in the Lansing Regional, including a pair of 2-0 wins over CUSA foe Vanderbilt. The Commodores swept FDU 2-0 to set up a rematch with the Shockers. Wichita State earned the win in the traditional game and held on to take the match 1044-1002, eliminating Vanderbilt and punching their ticket to the NCAA Finals. 

No. 3 Youngstown State opened Friday morning with a 2-0 mega-match sweep over Marian and required a best-of-seven to move past N.C. A&T on the way to the regional championship. The Penguins again beat the Aggies on Saturday, 2-1, to punch their ticket to the national semifinals.  
 

Arlington Regional 

Thursday, April 3 

  •  Belmont Abbey 2, Prairie View 1 

Friday, April 4 

  • No. 1 Jacksonville St. 2, Belmont Abbey 0 
  • SFA 4, Sam Houston 1 
  • No. 1 Jacksonville St. 2, SFA 0 
  • Sam Houston 2, Belmont Abbey 0 

Saturday, April 5 

  • SFA 2, Sam Houston 0 
  • Jacksonville State 2, SFA 0 

Lansing Regional 

Friday, April 4 

  • No. 4 Wichita St. 2, Felician 0 
  • Vanderbilt 2, FDU 1 
  • No. 4 Wichita St. 2, Vanderbilt 0 
  • FDU 2, Felician 1 

Saturday, April 5 

  • Vanderbilt 2, FDU 0 
  • No. 4 Wichita State 2, Vanderbilt 0 

Pittsburgh Regional 

Thursday, April 3 

  • Kutztown 2, Fayetteville St. 1 

Friday, April 4 

  • No. 2 Nebraska 2, Kutztown 0 
  • Maryville (MO) 2, Arkansas St.1 
  • No. 2 Nebraska 2, Maryville (MO) 1 
  • Arkansas State 2, Kutztown 0 

Saturday, April 5 

  • Maryville (MO) 2, Arkansas State 0 
  •  No. 2 Nebraska 2, Maryville (MO) 1 

Rochester Regional 

Thursday, April 3 

  • Marian (WI) 2, Saint Vincent 1 

Friday, April 4 

  • No. 3 Youngstown St. 2, Marian (WI) 0 
  • N.C. A&T 2, Louisiana Tech 1 
  • No. 3 Youngstown St. 4, N.C. A&T 2 
  • Louisiana Tech 2, Marian 0 

Saturday, April 5 | Regional championships 

  • N.C. A&T 2, Louisiana Tech 0 
  • Youngstown State 2, N.C. A&T 1