2008 NCAA Bowling Championship
 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 2008 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | UMES (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Arkansas State (1st title match) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Attendance | 467 (31 per match) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Jessica Worsley, UMES |
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 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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
- ^ "Women's Bowling National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ^ "National Champions!!!!!" (Press release). University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics. April 12, 2008. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015.