2010 NCAA Bowling Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 2010 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Fairleigh Dickinson (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Nebraska (4th title match) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Attendance | 1,286 (99 per match) |
| Best player | Danielle McEwan (Fairleigh Dickinson) |
The 2010 NCAA Bowling Championship was the seventh annual tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA collegiate ten-pin bowling. The tournament was played at Carolier Brunswick Zone in North Brunswick, New Jersey during April 2009.[1]
Fairleigh Dickinson defeated Nebraska in the championship match, 4 games to 3 (209–167, 202–222, 203–213, 229–192, 201–222, 230–190, 208–174), to win their second national title.[2] The Knights were coached by Mike LoPresti.
FDU's Danielle McEwan was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. McEwan, along with four other bowlers, also comprised the All Tournament Team.
Qualification
[edit]Since there is only one national collegiate championship for women's bowling, all NCAA bowling programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of 8 teams were invited to contest this championship, which consisted of a modified double-elimination style tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State | 3rd | 2009 |
| Central Missouri | 6th | 2009 |
| Delaware State | 2nd | 2009 |
| Maryland–Eastern Shore | 7th | 2009 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 6th | 2009 |
| Nebraska | 7th | 2009 |
| New Jersey City | 7th | 2009 |
| Vanderbilt | 5th | 2009 |
Tournament bracket
[edit]| Rounds 1–2 | Rounds 2–3 | Rounds 4–5 | Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Central Missouri | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey City | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Upper Bracket | |||||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey City | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Central Missouri | 0(1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey City | 4(1) | UMES | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey City | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UMES | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UMES | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lower Bracket | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 2 | Nebraska | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
All-tournament team
[edit]- Danielle McEwan, Fairleigh Dickinson (Most Outstanding Player)
- Cassandra Leuthold, Nebraska
- Jenn Marmo, New Jersey City
- Erica Perez, Fairleigh Dickinson
- Samantha Santoro, Arkansas State
References
[edit]- ^ "Women's Bowling National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ "Fairleigh Dickinson Women's Bowling Wins National Championship" (Press release). Fairleigh Dickinson University Athletics. July 10, 2015. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
