The 2009 NCAA Bowling Championship was the sixth annual tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA collegiate ten-pin bowling. The tournament was played at Super Bowl Lanes in Canton, Michigan during April 2009.[1]
 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 2009 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Nebraska (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Central Missouri (3rd title match) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Attendance | 1,236 (82 per match) |
| Best player | Cassandra Leuthold, Nebraska |
Nebraska defeated Central Missouri in the championship match, 4 games to 1, to win their third national title.[2]
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 | 2nd | 2008 |
| Central Missouri | 5th | 2008 |
| Delaware State | 1st | Never |
| Maryland–Eastern Shore | 6th | 2008 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 5th | 2007 |
| Nebraska | 6th | 2008 |
| New Jersey City | 6th | 2008 |
| Vanderbilt | 4th | 2008 |
Tournament bracket edit
- Site: Super Bowl Lanes, Canton, Michigan
| Rounds 1–2 | Rounds 2–3 | Rounds 4–5 | Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| F. Dickinson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| F. Dickinson | 4(1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2(1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| F. Dickinson | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Upper Bracket | |||||||||||||||||||
| Central Missouri | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | Central Missouri | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Central Missouri | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Central Missouri | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UMES | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Central Missouri | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey City | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lower Bracket | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| UMES | 1(1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey City | 4(1) | Nebraska | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey City | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
All-tournament team edit
- Cassandra Leuthold, Nebraska
- Valerie Calberry, Nebraska
- Theresa Christopher, Central Missouri
- Jazmyne Hefflefinger, Delaware State
- Sara Litteral, Fairleigh Dickinson
- Erica Perez, Fairleigh Dickinson
References edit
- ^ "Women's Bowling National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ "Huskers Capture NCAA Bowling Title" (Press release). University of Nebraska Athletics. April 12, 2009.