2008 NCAA Bowling Championship

2008 NCAA Bowling Championship

Dates	April 2008
Teams	8
Champions	UMES (1st title)
Runners-up	Arkansas State (1st title match)
Matches played	15
Attendance	467 (31 per match)
Best player	Jessica Worsley, UMES
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The 2008 NCAA Bowling Championship was the fifth annual tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA collegiate ten-pin bowling. The tournament was played in Omaha, Nebraska during April 2007.^[1]

Maryland–Eastern Shore defeated Arkansas State in the championship match, 4 games to 2, 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. Two more matches, comprising Round 5, were played this year.

Team	Appearance	Previous
Arkansas State	1st	Never
Central Missouri	4th	2007
Maryland–Eastern Shore	5th	2007
Minnesota State–Mankato	2nd	2007
Nebraska	5th	2007
New Jersey City	5th	2007
Sacred Heart	4th	2007
Vanderbilt	3rd	2007

Tournament bracket

• Site: Thunder Alley, Omaha, Nebraska

	Rounds 1–2					Rounds 2–3					Rounds 4–5						Championship
		Central Missouri	4
		Nebraska	1
							Central Missouri	2
							New Jersey City	4
		New Jersey City	4
		MSU–Mankato	1
												New Jersey City	2	3
	Upper Bracket
											Arkansas State	4	4
		Nebraska	0
		MSU–Mankato	4
							Arkansas State	4
							MSU–Mankato	1
																	Arkansas State	2
																	UMES	4
		UMES	4
		Vanderbilt	0
							UMES	4
							Arkansas State	3
		Arkansas State	4
		Sacred Heart	0
												UMES	2	4
	Lower Bracket
											Vanderbilt	4	3
		Vanderbilt	4
		Sacred Heart	3
							Central Missouri	2
							Vanderbilt	4

All-tournament team

• Jessica Worsley, UMES
• Maria Rodriguez, UMES
• Maggie Adams, Arkansas State
• Brittany Garcia, Vanderbilt
• Vicki Spratford, New Jersey City

References

1. "Women's Bowling National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
2. "National Champions!!!!!" (Press release). University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics. April 12, 2008.