The Culver-Stockton women's bowling team did not lose a series in claiming its first Heart of America Athletic Conference championship Sunday afternoon at AMF Town and Country Lanes in Columbia, Mo.

The Wildcats, the fourth seed in the tournament, defeated sixth-seeded Columbia (Mo.) in the final series four games to one to win the title.

The victory gives C-SC an automatic bid to the Fifth Annual NAIA National Championships, which are being held March 20-22 at Fie Star Lanes in Sterling Heights, Mich.

The Wildcats began the weekend with a victory over fifth-seeded Baker in their opening match, and the upended eight-seeded Peru State, which had upset top seeded and No. 1 ranked Mount Mercy.

C-SC then defeated third-seeded Missouri Baptist to advance to the championship round where they defeated a Columbia team which fought its way through the loser's bracket by winning four elimination games.