2007 NCAA Bowling Championship

2007 NCAA Bowling Championship

Dates	April 2007
Teams	8
Champions	Vanderbilt (1st title)
Runners-up	UMES (1st title match)
Matches played	13
Attendance	781 (60 per match)
Best player	Josie Earnest, Vanderbilt
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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]

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

• Site: Apopka, Florida

	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.