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Patriots Make it to the Final Four at NAIA Nationals

3/25/2022 10:51:00 PM

Sterling Heights, MI – The Patriots bowled in the first day of bracket play at the NAIA National Championship Friday morning. Each head-to-head game was a best of five baler game series. After securing the top seed on Thursday, UC had a bye and awaited the winner of Marian and Tennessee Wesleyan in the second round.
 
Marian took the first-round win to meet Cumberlands in the winner's bracket quarterfinals. This was a close matchup that went the distance and came down to a single pin in the fifth game. The Patriots came out strong with a 224-215 win and a 151-141 win to take the series lead. Marian would respond with two wins of their own to push it to a game five. In this game the Pats would prevail, winning 207-206, the closest match of the day.
 
Cumberlands met SCAD in the next round. The Bee's came out strong and proved to be too much for the Pats, taking the 3-0 series win. SCAD won the first two games 210-181 and 258-196 and took the match win with a 243-203 third game.
 
UC would move to the loser's bracket after that loss, where it was win or go home. The Patriots battled with the Bulldogs of Tennessee Wesleyan, taking their second 3-2 victory of the day. Wesleyan pulled the first game out with a score of 194-152 before the Pats responded with a win of their own 233-192. The Bulldogs went on to win game three 234-163, needing only one more game to eliminate UC. That would not happen as the Patriots battled back to take the last two games 266-179 and 227-201 to cement their spot in the final four.  
 
The final day of the tournament is set, with four teams remaining. Cumberlands will take on Indiana Tech in an elimination matchup. Winner is set to play SCAD in the loser's bracket finals. St. Francis is the lone undefeated team left, as they wait in the championship match. The first game of UC vs Indiana Tech is scheduled to begin at 8:30 AM.
 
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