2007 NCAA Bowling Championship

The 2007 NCAA Bowling Championship was the fourth annual tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA collegiate ten-pin bowling. The tournament was played in Apopka, Florida during April 2007.[1]

2007 NCAA Bowling Championship
DatesApril 2007
Teams8
ChampionsVanderbilt (1st title)
Runners-upUMES (1st title match)
Matches played13
Attendance781 (60 per match)
Best playerJosie Earnest, Vanderbilt
2006
2008

Vanderbilt defeated Maryland–Eastern Shore in the championship match, 4 games to 3, to win their first national title.[2]

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
Central Missouri 3rd 2006
Fairleigh Dickinson 4th 2006
Maryland–Eastern Shore 4th 2006
Minnesota State–Mankato 1st Never
Nebraska 4th 2006
New Jersey City 4th 2006
Sacred Heart 3rd 2005
Vanderbilt 2nd 2006

Tournament bracket

  Rounds 1–2 Rounds 2–3 Round 4 Championship
                                       
Fairleigh Dickinson 4  
MSU–Mankato 1  
  Fairleigh Dickinson 4  
  UMES 3  
UMES 4
Central Missouri 2  
  UMES 4  
Upper Bracket
  Nebraska 2  
MSU–Mankato 0  
Central Missouri 4  
  Nebraska 4
  Central Missouri 3  
  UMES 3
  Vanderbilt 4
Vanderbilt 4  
Sacred Heart 2  
  Vanderbilt 4
  Nebraska 2  
Nebraska 4
New Jersey City 2  
  Vanderbilt 4
Lower Bracket
  Fairleigh Dickinson 1  
Sacred Heart 4  
New Jersey City 3  
  Fairleigh Dickinson 4
  Sacred Heart 1  

All-tournament team

  • Josie Earnest, Vanderbilt
  • Kristi Kerr, Fairleigh Dickinson
  • Kaitlin Reynolds, Vanderbilt
  • Marion Singleton, UMES
  • Jessica Worsley, UMES

References

  1. "Women's Bowling National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  2. "Vanderbilt Bowlers Make History! Commodores Crowned as NCAA Champs" (Press release). Vanderbilt University Athletics. April 14, 2007.
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