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WOMEN'S BOWLING TABBED FOURTH IN THE 2024-25 PRESEASON COACHES POLL
October 10, 2024

WOMEN'S BOWLING TABBED FOURTH IN THE 2024-25 PRESEASON COACHES POLL

Courtesy of CACC Athletics

New Haven, Conn. (10/10/24) Felician University has been selected first in the 2024-25 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Women's Bowling Preseason Coaches Poll. The results of the balloting were released today by CACC Commissioner Dan Mara. Felician received 24 points in the voting and four first-place votes.

The Golden Falcons return three All-CACC performers from a year ago, including 2023-24 Rookie of the Year Vivian Luna. Senior Ashley Ferrara and sophomore Samantha Slocum are also returning all-conference selections.

Wilmington University, a 2024 CACC finalist, was chosen second in the poll with 20 points, and two-time defending conference champion Caldwell University was picked third with 19 points. Each school received one first-place vote. The Wildcats return three all-CACC honorees, while 2024 league Bowler of the Year Lauren Marks is among those back for Caldwell.

Dominican University New York was selected fourth with 11 points, followed by Chestnut Hill College with nine and Holy Family University with seven.

The CACC is in its third year of sponsoring women's bowling as a championship sport. For the first time, the conference champion will automatically qualify for the NCAA National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championship.

The 2024-25 CACC Women's Bowling Championship will be hosted by Chestnut Hill on March 22-23 at Pike Lanes in Southampton, Pa. The conference will feature a pair of regular-season tournaments in November and March to determine the four teams that will advance to the postseason championship.

2024-25 CACC WOMEN'S BOWLING PRESEASON COACHES POLL
1. Felician University 24 (4)
2. Wilmington University 20 (1)
3. Caldwell University 19 (1)
4. Dominican University 11
5. Chestnut Hill College 9
6. Holy Family University 7

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.