2010 NCAA Bowling Championship

The 2010 NCAA Bowling Championship was the seventh annual tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA collegiate ten-pin bowling. The tournament was played at Carolier Brunswick Zone in North Brunswick, New Jersey during April 2009.[1]

2010 NCAA Bowling Championship
Tournament details
DatesApril 2010
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsFairleigh Dickinson (2nd title)
Runner-upNebraska (4th title match)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Attendance1,286 (99 per match)
Best playerDanielle McEwan (Fairleigh Dickinson)
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Fairleigh Dickinson defeated Nebraska in the championship match, 4 games to 3 (209–167, 202–222, 203–213, 229–192, 201–222, 230–190, 208–174), to win their second national title.[2] The Knights were coached by Mike LoPresti.

FDU's Danielle McEwan was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. McEwan, along with four other bowlers, also comprised the All Tournament Team.

Qualification

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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 3rd 2009
Central Missouri 6th 2009
Delaware State 2nd 2009
Maryland–Eastern Shore 7th 2009
Fairleigh Dickinson 6th 2009
Nebraska 7th 2009
New Jersey City 7th 2009
Vanderbilt 5th 2009

Tournament bracket

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Rounds 1–2Rounds 2–3Rounds 4–5Championship
Nebraska4
Central Missouri1
Nebraska2
Fairleigh Dickinson4
Fairleigh Dickinson4
New Jersey City2
Fairleigh Dickinson4
Upper Bracket
New Jersey City2
Central Missouri0(1)
New Jersey City4(1)UMES1
New Jersey City4
Fairleigh Dickinson4
UMES4
Nebraska3
Vanderbilt3
UMES2
Arkansas State4
Arkansas State4
Delaware State0
Arkansas State2
Lower Bracket
Nebraska4
Vanderbilt4
Delaware State2Nebraska4
Vanderbilt1

All-tournament team

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's Bowling National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "Fairleigh Dickinson Women's Bowling Wins National Championship" (Press release). Fairleigh Dickinson University Athletics. July 10, 2015. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.