2012 NCAA Bowling Championship
 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 13–14, 2012 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Maryland Eastern Shore (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Fairleigh Dickinson (3rd title match) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Attendance | 938 (67 per match) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | T'nia Falbo (Maryland Eastern Shore) |
The 2012 NCAA Bowling Championship was the ninth annual tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA collegiate ten-pin bowling. The tournament was played at Freeway Lanes in Wickliffe, Ohio from April 13–14, 2012.[1]
Maryland Eastern Shore defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the championship match, 4 games to 2 (222–204, 236–215, 167–249, 208–168, 170–223, 203–176), to win their third, and second consecutive, national title.[2] The Hawks were coached by Kristina Frahm, who also the Most Outstanding Player of UMES' 2011 championship team. This would draw Maryland Eastern Shore even with Nebraska at 3 national titles.
Maryland Eastern Shore's T'nia Falbo was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Falbo, 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 | 5th | 2011 |
| Central Missouri | 9th | 2011 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 8th | 2011 |
| Maryland–Eastern Shore | 9th | 2011 |
| Nebraska | 9th | 2011 |
| Sacred Heart | 5th | 2008 |
| Valparaiso | 1st | Never |
| Vanderbilt | 7th | 2011 |
Tournament bracket
[edit]- Site: Freeway Lanes, Wickliffe, Ohio[3]
- Host: Mid-American Conference
| Rounds 1–2 April 13 | Rounds 2–3 April 13 | Rounds 4–5 April 13–14 | Championship April 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Valparaiso | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UMES | 4½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UMES | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sacred Heart | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UMES | 4 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Upper Bracket | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Nebraska | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Valparaiso | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sacred Heart | 3 | 2 | Nebraska | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Valparaiso | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UMES | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Arkansas State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Nebraska | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Central Missouri | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Nebraska | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower Bracket | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Arkansas State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Central Missouri | 3 | 1 | Vanderbilt | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Arkansas State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Championship Match
[edit]| Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Maryland Eastern Shore (4) | 222 | 236 | 167 | 208 | 170 | 203 |
| #3 Fairleigh Dickinson (2) | 204 | 215 | 249 | 168 | 223 | 176 |
All-tournament team
[edit]- T'nia Falbo, Maryland Eastern Shore (Most Outstanding Player)
- Joely Carrillo, Fairleigh Dickinson
- Natalie Cortese, Valparaiso
- Kayla Johnson, Nebraska
- Amanda LaBossiere, Arkansas State
References
[edit]- ↑ "Women's Bowling National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Hawks Soar Higher; Win Back to Back NCAA Championships" (Press release). University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics. July 17, 2015.
- ↑ "2012 Women's Bowling Bracket". NCAA. NCAA.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.