2011 NCAA Bowling Championship
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Dates | April 15–16, 2011 |
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Teams | 8 |
Champions | Maryland Eastern Shore (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Vanderbilt (2nd title match) |
Matches played | 13 |
Attendance | 878 (68 per match) |
Best player | (Maryland Eastern Shore) |
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The 2011 NCAA Bowling Championship was the eighth annual tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA collegiate ten-pin bowling. The tournament was played at in Taylor, Michigan from April 15–16, 2011.[1]
Maryland Eastern Shore defeated Vanderbilt in the championship match, 4 games to 2 (215–197, 164–193, 201–248, 234–204, 235–166, 192–181), to win their second national title.[2] The Hawks were coached by .
Maryland Eastern Shore's was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Frahm, along with four other bowlers, also comprised the All Tournament Team.
Qualification[]
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 |
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Arkansas State | 4th | 2010 |
Central Missouri | 7th | 2010 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | 7th | 2010 |
Kutztown | 1st | Never |
Maryland–Eastern Shore | 8th | 2010 |
Nebraska | 8th | 2010 |
Sam Houston State | 1st | Never |
Vanderbilt | 6th | 2010 |
Tournament bracket[]
- Site: , Taylor, Michigan
- Host: Detroit Titans[3]
Rounds 1–2 April 15 | Rounds 2–3 April 15 | Round 4 April 16 | Championship April 16 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Kutztown | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 3.5† | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Vanderbilt | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Vanderbilt | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Central Missouri | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2 | – | |||||||||||||||||
Upper Bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | UMES | 4 | – | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Kutztown | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Central Missouri | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | UMES | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Kutztown | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | UMES | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Vanderbilt | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | UMES | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Arkansas State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | UMES | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Nebraska | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Nebraska | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sam Houston State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Nebraska | 2 | – | |||||||||||||||||
Lower Bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Vanderbilt | 4 | – | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Arkansas State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sam Houston State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Vanderbilt | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Arkansas State | 2 |
- † Fairleigh Dickinson defeated Vanderbilt in a tiebreaker, 107–105.
Championship Match[]
Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 |
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#3 Maryland Eastern Shore (4) | 215 | 164 | 201 | 234 | 235 | 192 |
#4 Vanderbilt (2) | 192 | 193 | 248 | 204 | 166 | 181 |
All-tournament team[]
- , Maryland Eastern Shore (Most Outstanding Player)
- , Fairleigh Dickinson
- , Vanderbilt
- , Nebraska
- , Maryland Eastern Shore
References[]
- ^ "Women's Bowling National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ "National Champions!" (Press release). University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics. April 16, 2011.
- ^ 2011 NCAA Women's Bowling Championship
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