SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. (March 21, 2026) – No. 1 seed Dominican University New York advanced to the championship round of the 2026 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Women’s Bowling Championship tournament with two mega-match victories during Saturday’s opening rounds of competition. The event is being hosted by Chestnut Hill College at Pike Lanes.
Tournament information is available at the CACC Championship Central web page at https://caccathletics.org/tournaments/?id=29.
Dominican (69-32) will bowl for the CACC title at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. The Chargers will await the winner of an 8:30 a.m. elimination match between No. 2 seed Caldwell University and No. 3 seed Felician University, the victor of which will have to top Dominican twice to claim the crown.
Dominican defeated No. 4 seed Wilmington University, 2-0, on Saturday morning. A 222 game from Stephanie O’Malley and a 208 by Kyra Walter keyed an 886-749 victory in the five-player traditional segment. The Chargers then jumped out to a 105-pin lead in five-game Baker action to close out the mega-match, 1004-806. In the other first-round matchup. Caldwell downed Felician, 2-0. After grinding out an 837-830 win in the traditional match, the Cougars cruised to a 1008-833 triumph in Baker play.
Felician got past Wilmington during the afternoon session’s elimination match, 2-0, by taking victories of 834-768 and 883-861. But in the winners’ bracket, Dominican and Caldwell bowled to a split of the first two formats, with the Chargers taking the traditional segment, 866-840 and the Cougars bouncing back for a 920-845 triumph in the five-game Baker match. The mega-match came down to the Baker best-of-seven segment, in which Dominican won the final three games to advance, 4-2.
Tickets for Day 2 of the 2026 CACC Women’s Bowling Championship are $10 for adults and $5 for children, senior citizens (65+) and students with valid identification. Children under three years of age will be admitted free. See the Championship Central page to follow the tournament online and purchase tickets and championship apparel.
Dominican, a third-year program, is in the CACC final for the first time. Felician (64-40) is the conference’s defending champion, while Caldwell (40-22) took the crown in 2023 and 2024. The winner of the 2026 CACC Championship tournament will qualify automatically for the NCAA National Collegiate Bowling Championship.
2026 CACC WOMEN’S BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, March 21 (Pike Lanes, Southampton, Pa.)
#1 Dominican 2, #4 Wilmington 0
#2 Caldwell 2, #3 Dominican 0
Dominican 2, Caldwell 1
Felician 2, Wilmington 0 (Wilmington eliminated)
Sunday, March 22 (Pike Lanes, Southampton, Pa.)
Felician vs. Caldwell, 8:30 a.m. (loser eliminated)
Felician/Caldwell winner vs. Dominican, 1:30 p.m.
“If necessary” match, 20 minutes after previous match (Best-of-7 Baker only)
Founded in 1961, the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference has been affiliated with NCAA Division II for 20 years. Conference institutions compete for championships in 17 sports – seven for men, nine for women, and one co-ed. The CACC contains 11 full members in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Membership includes 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.