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UNVIERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University bowling team is once again heading back to the United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships after winning its sectional this past weekend at the Holiday Bowl-Brainerd in Chattanooga, Tenn..

Sectional qualifiers were held March 13-14 at four sites - AMF Parkway Lanes in Allentown, Pa.; Holiday Bowl-Brainerd in Chattanooga, Tenn.; Landmark Lanes in Peoria, Ill.; and the South Point Hotel and Casino Bowling Center in Las Vegas. The ITC sectionals consist of 32 Baker System games each day for a total of 64 Baker games.

The top four men's teams and top four women's teams at each sectional, based on total pinfall, earned spots in the 2010 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships. The ITC will be held April 14-17 at the El Paso (Texas) Convention and Performing Arts Center.

Saginaw Valley State was able to hold off Lindenwood for the sectional title despite Lindenwood men's team firing a 300 game on Sunday. Central Florida was steady on Sunday, averaging just over 200 per game, to move from fifth to third. Purdue was able to hold off North Carolina State for the final men's spot.

The Maryland-Eastern Shore and Central Florida women's teams continued their battle for the sectional title on Sunday. Central Florida held a slim 30-pin lead heading into the final 16 games, but UMES, the second-ranked team in the NCAA, was 67 pins better during the final stretch to win the sectional. Lindenwood and Florida State took the final two ITC qualifying spots.

Men's Results
1. Saginaw Valley State, 13,356
2. Lindenwood, 13,316
3. Central Florida, 12,806
4. Purdue, 12,804
5. North Carolina State, 12,709
6. Davenport, 12,476
7. Missouri Baptist, 12,335
8. Urbana, 12,313
9. Michigan-Ann Arbor, 12,293
10. Florida State, 12,238
11. Houston, 12,144
12. Indiana, 12,055
13. Rock Valley CC, 12,011
14. Virginia Tech, 11,862
15. Louisiana State, 11,147