Today on CBS Sports Network: ITC men's finals
WICHITA, Kan. - McKendree will meet William Paterson for the men's title match of the 2016 Intercollegiate Team Championships on Saturday at noon Eastern on CBS Sports Network.
The ITC men’s final is the last of four TV shows from the Intercollegiate Championships that will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
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The McKendree and William Paterson teams made their way through the double-elimination match-play bracket that featured the top 16 men's teams in the country this season. Competition took place April 20-23 at Northrock Lanes with the finals taped for broadcast.
In March, the William Paterson men put together the highest 16-game Baker block in ITC Sectionals history to earn the final spot from the Stratford, New Jersey, sectional and used that momentum to make their run through the bracket undefeated, including a 4-2 victory over defending ITC champion Wichita State in the semifinals. The Pioneers are looking to capture their first ITC title since 1992.
"Pretty surreal is a way to describe it," said William Paterson sophomore Jake Rollins. "We were out of it by a bunch at sectionals and were able to pull it back. We're a great team. We can compete with the best teams around, and we showed that here. It's been amazing."
The McKendree men fell to Webber International to get knocked to the elimination bracket but bested the Warriors in consecutive matches, 4-3 and 4-1, to advance to their first ITC final since 2013. The Bearcats are in search of their first Helmer Cup.
2016 INTERCOLLEGIATE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Northrock Lanes, Wichita, Kan.
MEN’S QUALIFYING
(24 games)
1, Purdue, 5,022. 2, Midland, 5,018. 3, Webber International, 5,009. 4, Wichita State, 4,942. 5, Pikeville, 4,917. 6, Wisconsin-Whitewater, 4,880. 7, Morehead State, 4,852. 8, Calumet, 4,803. 9, William Paterson, 4,790. 10, McKendree, 4,790. 11, Lindenwood, 4,781. 12, Urbana, 4,627. 13, Robert Morris-Illinois, 4,626. 14, San Jose State, 4,599. 15, Notre Dame-Ohio, 4,446. 16, Ohio State, 4,231.
MATCH PLAY
(Best-of-7, double-elimination match play)
First Round
Purdue def. Ohio State, 4-0
William Paterson def. Calumet, 4-0
Pikeville def. Urbana, 4-3
Robert Morris-Illinois def. Wichita State, 4-1
Midland def. Notre Dame-Ohio, 4-0
McKendree def. Morehead State, 4-2
Wisconsin-Whitewater def. Lindenwood, 4-2
Webber International vs. San Jose State, 4-0
Second Round
William Paterson def. Purdue, 4-3
Robert Morris-Illinois def. Pikeville, 4-3
McKendree def. Midland, 4-0
Webber International def. Wisconsin-Whitewater, 4-2
Third Round
Calumet def. Ohio State, 4-2 (Ohio State eliminated)
Wichita State def. Urbana, 4-0 (Urbana eliminated)
Morehead State def. Notre Dame-Ohio, 4-0 (Notre Dame-Ohio eliminated)
Lindenwood def. San Jose State, 4.5-0.5 (San Jose State eliminated)
Fourth Round
Calumet def. Pikeville, 4-2 (Pikeville eliminated)
Wichita State def. Purdue, 4-2 (Purdue eliminated)
Wisconsin-Whitewater def. Morehead State, 4-3 (Morehead State eliminated)
Midland def. Lindenwood, 4-3 (Lindenwood eliminated)
Fifth Round
William Paterson def. Robert Morris-Illinois, 4-3
Webber International def. McKendree, 4.5-1.5
Wichita State def. Calumet, 4-2 (Calumet eliminated)
Midland def. Wisconsin-Whitewater, 4-3 (Wisconsin-Whitewater eliminated)
Sixth Round
Wichita State def. Robert Morris-Illinois, 4-2 (Robert Morris-Illinois eliminated)
McKendree def. Midland, 4-3 (Midland eliminated)
Semifinals
William Paterson def. Wichita State, 4-2 (Wichita State eliminated)
McKendree def. Webber International, 4-3 (Second semifinal needed)
McKendree def. Webber International, 4-1 (Webber International eliminated)
Final on CBS Sports Network
McKendree vs. William Paterson