In a matchup of the two most storied men's programs in the history of the United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships, Wichita State defeated Saginaw Valley State on Saturday to win the national title.

Meanwhile, from the first shot of the first game, the Wichita State women made it clear they would be tough to stop from doing the same on the women's side.

For the men, the Shockers won their second consecutive title and ninth overall, defeating the Cardinals 2-1 in the best-of-three championship match at The Cherry Bowl. The Lady Shockers won for a record ninth time as they swept Lindenwood to win the women's national title, 2-0, on Saturday.

"This is such a great achievement, and I guess you could say our journey has paid off," Wichita State junior John Szczerbinski said. "We just try to put our hearts into every shot. We were not worried about making quality shots because all we can do is control our performance."

The loss closed out a dominating tenure at the Intercollegiate Team Championships for Saginaw Valley State senior Dan MacLelland, who was honored with his third consecutive Most Valuable Player award.

"It didn't go our way but I was glad to see that the two top teams in the country met for the title," said MacLelland, who led the Cardinals to the championship in 2007. "It's really emotional, but I just have to look forward. I will always be friends with these guys, and I'll probably be back here coaching next year."

The Shockers led each game from the get go, taking the opening game 218-180 and clinched the title with a 197-156 victory.

"This year was amazing and we worked the whole year on staying in the moment, so we were just feeling really confident," Wichita State anchor Rocio Restrepo said. "It feels great, and now it's time to get some school work done and enjoy this victory."

Joining MacLelland on the men's All-Tournament Team was Wichita State's Josh Blanchard, Webber International's Marcelo Suartz, Rochester Institute of Technology's Dan Vick and North Dakota State's Eric Parvey. MacLelland also earned the Chris Stoehr Sportsmanship Award.

Central Florida senior Brigette Harrelson was named Most Valuable Player in the women's division. Joining Harrelson on the women's All-Tournament Team was McKendree's Rebekah Diers, Erie Community College's Gina Maduri and Wichita State's Restrepo and Sandra Gongora. Diers won the Chris Stoehr Sportsmanship Award.

The women's finals will air on CBS College Sports on June 2 at 8 p.m. EDT, while the men's finals will air on CBS College Sports on June 3 at 8 p.m. EDT.

2009 USBC INTERCOLLEGIATE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
(at The Cherry Bowl, Rockford, Ill.)
Saturday's Results

MEN

Semifinals
(Best-of-seven, double-elimination match play)

Saginaw Valley State def. Rochester Institute of Technology, 4-0 (Rochester Institute of Technology eliminated)
(223-152, 254-164, 250-171, 195-171)
Wichita State def. Webber International, 4-1
(246-141, 210-254, 247-224, 208-196, 212-192)
Wichita State def. Webber International, 4-2 (Webber International eliminated)
(180-182, 186-200, 254-165, 212-179, 246-196, 235-211)

Championships
(Best-of-three, single-elimination)

Wichita State def. Saginaw Valley State, 2-1
(185-212, 203-149, 180-156)

WOMEN

Semifinals
(Best-of-seven, double-elimination match play)

Wichita State def. McKendree, 4-3 (McKendree eliminated)
(212-226, 192-191, 183-159, 166-231, 196-180, 173-190, 234-205)
Lindenwood def. Central Florida, 4-2
(179-178, 186-175, 201-160, 164-210, 223-234, 198-173)
Lindenwood def. Central Florida, 4-3 (Central Florida eliminated)
(150-213, 183-182, 200-170, 215-224, 155-207, 197-132, 189-165)

Championships
(Best-of-three, single-elimination)

Wichita State def. Lindenwood, 2-0
(218-180, 197-156)