2011 NCAA Bowling Championship

2011 NCAA Bowling Championship
Dates	April 15–16, 2011
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
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
#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

[1] "Women's Bowling National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 13, 2015.

[2] "National Champions!" (Press release). University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics. April 16, 2011.

[3] 2011 NCAA Women's Bowling Championship

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