Diamond Carter Named to All-CIAA Bowling First Team

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Junior Diamond Carter (Buffalo, N.Y.) was named First Team All-CIAA on Friday morning during the opening ceremonies at the 2018 CIAA Bowling Championship. This marks the second year in a row that Carter was named to the All-CIAA First Team.

Carter and her Bulldog teammates are seeking a 4-Peat as conference champions and began the 2018 CIAA Championships on Friday (3/22).
  All-CIAA First Team
Savannah Starling, Fayetteville State University
Diamond Carter, Bowie State University
Brittany Worthy, Fayetteville State University
Ariel Haith, Virginia State University
Devondra Bazemore, Fayetteville State University
Paige Brayboy, Fayetteville State University
Ja'na Boyd, Elizabeth City State University
Amaree Durfee, Virginia Union University
Briana Williams - Virginia State University
Veronica Santiago-Colon

Rookie of the Year

Amaree Durfee, Virginia Union University

Player of the Year
Savannah Starling, Fayetteville State University

Coach of the Year
Bobby Henderson, Fayetteville State University

Northern Division Champion
Bowie State University

Southern Division Champion
Fayetteville State University

Team Academic Award
Virginia Union University

BSU Bowling Places First at CIAA North / South Event II

MIDLOTHIAN, Va. – In their first team event of the New Year, the Bowie State University women’s bowling team placed first at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Event II held at the Bowl America bowling alley.

The Bulldogs tallied 11,007 total pins which included 3,641 pin count in Baker System Scoring and finished with a record of 11-1 during the weekend. Junior Diamond Carter (Buffalo, N.Y.) led the way with an average of 167.40 for 5th place individually. Senior Chantel Farlow (Columbia, Md.) ranked second in team scoring average (155.60) and fellow senior Shannon Weaver (Fort Washington, Md.) was third with an overage of 155.00. Farlow and Weaver ranked 13th and 15th respectively among all bowlers.

Virginia Union University was second overall with 10,996 total pin falls and ended the weekend with an 8-4 record while host Virginia State University finished third overall in the North with a record of 7-5 and a total pin count of 10,956. Elizabeth City State University placed fourth overall with 8,853 total pins (3-9 record) and Chowan University rounded out the northern field in fifth with 9,260 total pins (1-11 record).

The Bulldogs will return to the lanes on Feb. 9-11 in Raleigh, N.C. for the CIAA Event III hosted by Saint Augustine’s University.