TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE AND DURING THE EVENT AT TROPICANA LANES
ST. LOUIS – April 5, 2018 – Single-session tickets are now on sale for the 2018 NCAA Women’s Bowling Championship in St. Louis. Fans can purchase tickets online at stlsports.org/bowling. Tickets will also be sold during the championship, April 12-14, at Tropicana Lanes in Richmond Heights. Admission for the sessions on Thursday and Friday is $15 ($10 for students). The Saturday morning round, if necessary, will have the same ticket prices. Tickets for the championship session at 5:30 p.m. Saturday are $20 ($15 for students).
All-session packages, providing admission to all six rounds of the championship, are $35 ($25 for students).
QUALIFIERS ANNOUNCED FOR NCAA WOMEN’S BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP
1. Nebraska
2. McKendree
3. Arkansas State
4. Vanderbilt
5. Sam Houston State
6. North Carolina A&T State
7. Saint Francis (Pa.)
8. Lincoln Memorial
9. Bowie State
10. Texas Southern
Four teams will compete in opening-round matches to finalize the eight-team bracket. The opening round matches take place Friday, April 6 and Saturday, April 7, and include Lincoln Memorial University hosting Texas Southern University and Saint Francis University (Pa.) hosting Bowie State. The championship matches at Tropicana Lanes in St. Louis begin on Thursday and will be double-elimination with each round consisting of a best-of-three match.
EVENT SCHEDULE
Wednesday, April 11
9 a.m. to 3 p.m……… Team Practices and Press Conferences
Thursday, April 12
9 a.m…………………… Round 1 (Matches 1-4)
3 p.m…………………… Round 2 (Matches 5-8)
Friday, April 13
9 a.m…………………… Round 3 (Matches 9 and 10)
3 p.m…………………… Round 4 (Matches 11 and 12)
Saturday, April 14
9 a.m…………………… Round 5 (Matches 13 and 14) (if necessary)
5:30 p.m……………… Round 6 (Championship & Awards Ceremony)
Shown live on ESPNU; will re-air on Sunday, April 15 at 6 p.m. on ESPN2
McKendree won its first National Collegiate Women’s Bowling Championship in 2017 in Baton Rouge, La., defeating Nebraska.
The University of Central Missouri and the St. Louis Sports Commission serve as hosts for the 2018 event, which will take place in the Gateway City for the second time (Tropicana Lanes was also the site of the championship in 2015). For more information on the 2018 NCAA Women’s Bowling Championship, visit stlsports.org/bowling.
MEDIA CREDENTIALS: Media outlets planning to cover the 2018 NCAA Women’s Bowling Championship should visit ncaa.com/media to complete and submit the credential request form for the event. Information regarding credential confirmation and distribution will be forwarded to you via email after your application has been processed.