Indiana Tech Crowned Men's Bowling National Champions
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - (NAIA Release) - Indiana Tech won the 2022 NAIA Men's Bowling National Championship inside Five Star Lanes by battling through the elimination bracket and forcing an if-necessary match against University of St. Francis (Ill.). The Warriors placed two on the All-Tournament Team in Marcus McClain and James Bennett and McClain was named the Tournament MVP.
After six sets of four Baker games on the opening day, IT finished with a score of 4,788 and was seeded seventh for bracket play. The Warriors defeated No. 10 William Penn (Iowa) and then sent second-seeded Saint Xavier (Ill.) to the elimination bracket. IT fell to third-seeded St. Francis and where the Warriors eliminated William Penn and SCAD. This set up a rematch between USF and IT, which Tech won 3-2 after overcoming a 2-1 deficit and force the if necessary match.
Tech took the first two games 238-204 and 162-153, but the Fighting Saints took the next with two 222-204 and 244-243. That left one final game which Tech won 175-171 to win the national title in the second year sponsored by the NAIA.
(7) Indiana Tech def. (10) William Penn (Iowa), 3-2 (164-167, 184-155, 216-222, 234-178, 234-227
(7) Indiana Tech def. (2) St. Xavier (Ill.), 3-2 (164-204, 218-202, 221-235, 197-159, 201-167)
(3) St. Francis (Ill.) def. (7) Indiana Tech, 3-0 (192-176, 257-238, 204-115)
(7) Indiana Tech def. (10) William Penn, 3-1 (183-147, 156-193, 277-193, 244-126)
(7) Indiana Tech def. (1) Cumberlands (Ky.), 3-2 (214-178, 173-218, 215-219, 242-183, 206-204))
(7) Indiana Tech def. SCAD, 3-2 (159-210, 253-237, 208-204, 206-256, 254-164)
Championship - (7) Indiana Tech def. (3) St. Francis, 3-2 (181-200, 243-171, 203-213, 192-176, 199-196)
if necessary - (7) Indiana Tech def. (3) St. Francis, 3-2 (238-204, 162-153, 204-222, 243-244, 175-171
All-Tournament Team
Marcus McClain, Indiana Tech
James Bennett, Indiana Tech
Jacob Hubbs, St. Francis (Ill.)
Alec Dudley, St. Francis (Ill.)
Tommy McNeal, Cumberlands (Ky.)
Tournament MVP - Marcus McClain, Indiana Tech