MEAC Bowling Championship
Friday: 9:15 a.m. (Traditional Games)
Saturday: 8:30 a.m. (Rounds 1-4)
Sunday: 10 a.m. (Semifinals/Final)
 - AMF Lanes Chesapeake

NORFOLK, Va. – The No. 19 Norfolk State bowling team will set its sights on the conference crown this weekend as the 2014 MEAC Championship gets underway Friday at the AMF Lanes in Chesapeake.

Action starts up on Friday at 9:15 a.m. when each squad plays five traditional team games. The first two bracket rounds in Baker play begin at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, with rounds three and four set for 1 p.m. that day.

The semifinals will get started at 10 a.m. on Sunday, with the championship round slated to get going at 11:45 a.m.

The AMF Lanes is located at 112 East Medical Parkway, just off Battlefield Blvd. The teams will occupy the last dozen or more lanes of the 40-lane facility. For more information about the championship, click the championship manual here.

NSU enters the tournament after capturing the MEAC Southern Division title for the fourth straight season this year. The Spartans finished 19-5 in the conference, two games ahead of North Carolina A&T at 17-7. NSU carries a 53-41 overall record into the championship.

Only the top four teams from the Northern and Southern divisions advance to the MEAC Championship.

Along with NSU and N.C. A&T, Bethune-Cookman (10-14) and Florida A&M (8-16) also advanced to the championship after finishing third and fourth, respectively, in the South.

UMES won the Northern Division title at 28-2. Delaware State (21-9) finished second, and Morgan State (19-10) came in third. Coppin State (11-19) also advanced to this weekend's championship with its fourth-place finish.

NSU is led by senior Thea Aspiras, who owns a 199.9 average on the season in 40 games. Freshman Nicole Rivera Santiago ranks second with a 186.5 average, while juniors Delilah Bethel (180.4) and Kelsea Yarbrough (179.9) have also helped carry the Spartan lineup this season.

The Norfolk State program currently sits No. 19 in the latest National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) top-20 poll released this week.

Barring a bid to the NCAA Championship, this will mark NSU's last competition of the 2013-14 season.