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Phoenix Fury Make History in PBA League to Advance to Carter Division Semi-Finals
PBA League’s Phoenix Fury Makes History
by jlaufer|Monday, September 28, 11:39 AM
L.A. X, Brew City Ballers, Phoenix Fury, and Las Vegas High Rollers advance to PBA League Semi-Finals
Centreville, Va. – All eyes were on the Phoenix Fury who made PBA history as the first all-women’s team to win a match in the PBA League and will advance to Monday’s Carter Division semi-finals to take on the No. 2 seeded Dallas Strikers.
Phoenix, the No. 6 seeded team in the Carter Division defeated No. 3 seeded Go Bowling! Silver Lake Atom Splitters, 2-1. Phoenix won their first game, 243-214, but lost their second game, 212-216, due to a critical error from Liz Johnson in the last frame. Johnson failed to convert the 3-6 spare and forced a sudden-death roll-off. Maria Jose Rodriguez secured the win with a strike after Chris Via left a ten pin.
In the second quarterfinal match, the No. 4 seeded Las Vegas High Rollers, one of four expansion teams, defeated No. 5 Brooklyn Styles, 2-0, in games of 243-214 and 267-248. Lead bowler AJ Johnson’s first strike to start the game, fired up Las Vegas, who never backed down. Las Vegas moves on to play the No. 1 seeded Philadelphia Hitmen.
In the Anthony Division quarterfinals earlier in the day, L.A. X, the No. 3 seeded team defeated the No. 6 seeded NYC KingPins, 2-0. NYC had a strong look to start, but L.A strung a series of strikes in the second half of the game to win, 246-224. L.A dominated NYC in game two, 277-237 to advance to the Anthony Division semi-finals and will meet defending champion Portland Lumberjacks in a rematch of last year’s Elias Cup finals.
“We took out the defending champions last year and have experience in this arena,” said L.A. X team manager Andrew Cain. “Hopefully this is our time. Every team hopes its their time and I think this year it might just be it.”
In the second quarterfinal match between two expansion teams in the Anthony Division, the No. 4 seeded Brew City Ballers defeated the No. 6 seeded Miami Waves, 2-1. In game one, Brew City capitalized on Miami’s three open frames to win 234-182.
Miami rebounded in game two with a 234-219 victory to force the first sudden death roll-off. Brew City’s Sean Rash struck out first and Miami’s Danielle McEwan failed to respond leaving a 4-pin count.
Brew City advances to the Anthony Division semi-finals against the No. 1 seeded Motown Muscle.
The competition for the PBA League Elias Cup continues this week live on FS1.
PBA League Elias Cup: Anthony Division Semifinals – Monday, Sept. 28, 7 p.m. ET on FS1
Match 1: L.A. X vs. Portland Lumberjacks
Match 2: Brew City vs. Motown Muscle
PBA League Elias Cup: Carter Division Semifinals – Monday, Sept. 28, 9 p.m. ET on FS1
Match 1: Phoenix Fury vs. Dallas Strikers
Match 2: Las Vegas vs. Philadelphia Hitmen
PBA League Elias Cup: Division Finals – Tuesday, Sept. 29, 7 p.m. ET on FS1
Matches to be determined after Division Semifinals
PBA League Elias Cup: Championship Finals – Wednesday, Sept. 30, 7 p.m. ET on FS1
Matches to be determined after Division Finals
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PBA League Elias Cup Quarterfinal Round Results
Anthony Division Quarterfinals Match 1
No. 3 L.A. X def. No. 6 NYC KingPins, 2-0 (246-224, 277-237)
L.A. X advances to semifinals against Portland Lumberjacks
Anthony Division Quarterfinals Match 2
No. 4 Brew City Ballers def. No. 5 Miami Waves, 2-1 (234-182, 219-234, 10-6)
Brew City Ballers advance to semifinals against Motown Muscle
Carter Division Quarterfinals Match 1
No. 6 Phoenix Fury def. No. 3 Silver Lake Atom Splitters, 2-1 (243-214, 212-216, 10-10, 10-9)
Phoenix Fury advances to semifinals against Dallas Strikers
Carter Division Quarterfinals Match 2
No. 4 Las Vegas High Rollers def. No. 5 Brooklyn Styles, 2-0 (243-214, 267-248)
Las Vegas advances to semifinals against Philadelphia Hitmen
About the PBA
The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is the world’s preeminent organization dedicated to the sport of bowling and its professional competition, with thousands of members and millions of fans throughout the world. The PBA plays host to bowling’s biggest tournaments from the Go Bowling! PBA Tour, PBA Regional Tour, and PBA50 Tour. In 2019, the PBA was acquired by Bowlero Corporation, the world’s largest owner and operator of bowling entertainment centers with more than 300 locations throughout North America. For more information, please visit PBA.com.
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