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Hamilton, NJ – Entering the NEC Women's Bowling Tournament as the fourth seed, Merrimack turned the bracket upside down. 

In just their second year sponsoring the sport, the Warriors rolled through the field at Hamilton Lanes by winning four straight matches to clinch the program's first conference title. 

Needing to win Friday's play-in game to qualify for the main bracket, Merrimack knocked off the #1 and #3 seeds en route to a berth in Sunday's final, then closed the deal with a 2-0 win over two-time defending champion and #2 seed Sacred Heart. 

"All the credit to the girls. We had a good game plan and they played it perfectly," said Merrimack head coach Jalen Scott-Jones. "They made their shots, maintained their compsure, it was amazing. This is what we worked for all year."

The first-ever conference tournament meeting between the two programs was set up when Sacred Heart survived two elimination matches on Friday to keep its hopes for a three-peat alive.

Needing a Mega Match victory to force a tie-breaking best-of-7 battle on Sunday, the Pioneers kept it close but the Warriors proved to be too much. 

Merrimack claimed a 1-0 lead in the Mega Match after the Warriors barely edged SHU in the traditional format by a slim six-pin margin, winning 1053-1047.

Merrimack came out firing in the quint Baker leg, building a 45-pin lead after game one. The Warriors' margin only increased from there as they would gon on to clinch the title with a 1155-975 victory. 

"We came here and our plan was to dominate," said Merrimack anchor bowler Olivia Lampkin. "Last year we had a good run so, this year we had a better mindset going into it."

As the NEC's automatic qualifier, Merrimack will learn its NCAA Tournament opponent during Wednesday's NCAA Selection Show. The show will air on NCAA.com at 4:00 pm.