NEW HAVEN, Conn. (March 27, 2025) – Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference women’s bowling champion Felician University has been assigned to the Lansing (Michigan) Regional of the 2025 NCAA National Collegiate Women’s Bowling Championship. The 19-team field for the Championship was announced by the NCAA on Wednesday afternoon.
By capturing the CACC Championship tournament last weekend, Felician claimed the conference’s inaugural automatic berth into the NCAA National Collegiate Women’s Bowling Championship. The Lansing Regional will be held Friday and Saturday, April 4-5, at Royal Scot Golf & Bowl, and is being hosted by the University of Olivet and the Lansing Sports Commission.
The four-team Lansing Regional will be contested in a double-elimination, Mega Match format. The Golden Falcons (75-32), ranked No. 22 in the most recent national all-divisions coaches’ poll, have drawn tournament No. 4 seed and No. 5 nationally-ranked Wichita State University as a first-round opponent. The other first-round matchup pits No. 3 Vanderbilt University against No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson University. Both of those matches will take place on Apr. 4 at 9 a.m.
Felician defeated Caldwell University, 2-1, in the Mega Match final of the CACC Championship on March 23. The Golden Falcons are making the first NCAA Tournament appearance in the 11-year history of their program.
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its affiliation with NCAA Division II. Conference institutions compete for championships in 18 sports – eight for men, nine for women, and one co-ed. The CACC contains 12 members in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Membership includes Bloomfield College of Montclair State University, the University of Bridgeport, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Dominican University New York, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Post University, Thomas Jefferson University, and Wilmington University.