The Shocker women’s bowling team dropped its first match of the Conference USA Championship before storming back through the contender’s bracket with seven straight wins to capture the program’s first conference title March 23 at Colonial Lanes.
With the win, Wichita State clinches the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA tournament. The selection show will take place at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 26.
The Shockers (84-36) capped off the incredible run with consecutive victories over #1-seed and defending NCAA champion Jacksonville State, besting the Gamecocks 4-3 in the best-of-seven tiebreaker to force an if-necessary championship match then repeating the feat in another best-of-seven showdown.