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NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. (4/10/21) – Facing elimination Saturday morning against No. 1 overall seed McKendree, the Arkansas State bowling team won the mega-match 2-1 to advance to the National Collegiate Bowling Championship match against Nebraska Saturday at 6 p.m. on ESPNU.
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Despite a slow start early in the traditional match, A-State took a 1-0 lead in the mega-match by way of a 1,091-1,056 margin. All five Red Wolves rolled over 200 with
Faith Welch leading the way at 237.
Taylor Davis rolled a 224 while
Averi Brown and
Brooklyn Boudreau each rolled a 214, respectively, and
Sarah Sanes totaled 202.
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McKendree came back to even the mega-match 1-1 with a 1,094-1,037 total pinfall in the 5-game Baker series forcing the decisive best-of-seven Baker match to decide who advances. The Red Wolves took and early 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven by way of 221-193, 222-210 and 222-203 scores, but McKendree rolled three-straight games over 250 (268-233, 265-171, 255-195) to force the decisive game seven.
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Five-straight strikes in the final frame got the Red Wolves out to the start they needed and A-State went on to clinch the match and advance to its second National Championship match in program history, first since 2008.
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A-State and Nebraska meet in the championship match at 6 p.m. on ESPNU. The championship match is a single winner-take-all best-of-seven Baker match. The match will re-air on ESPN2 Sunday night at 6:00 p.m. For up to date scores during the match and more, follow A-State Bowling on Twitter (@AStateBowling), Facebook (/AStateBowling) and Instagram (@redwolvesbowling).
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