NCAA
Bowling Championship features two perfect games
Southern tops won-loss standings
April 8, 2004
HOUSTON, TX - Day one of the inaugural women’s bowling national championships
at the
Emerald Bowl in Houston featured two perfect games in a banner opening
round of action for the inaugural NCAA championship for the sport.
Eight teams faced each other in seven games of regular team bowling.
In the opening game of the tournament, New Jersey City University junior Jennifer Viens
(Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge) became the first bowler in NCAA history to roll a perfect 300 game in
championship play, as the Division III Gothic Knights achieved a team score of 1177 against Winston-
Salem State University—the second highest team score of the first day of the championships.
In the
third game, Central Missouri State University freshman Christina Peak (Machesney Park, IL)
notched the second 300 game of the championships, and it ironically occurred when the Jennies were
facing NJCU. CMSU tallied an 1192 in their final game of the day, also against WSSU, for the highest
team score of the first day.
The Lady Jaguars of Southern University posted the best won-loss record of
the opening day winning six of their seven matches with a total pinfall of
7264. Maryland-Eastern Shore's Lady Hawls were 1-6 in head-to-head matches
with their only victory coming over the winless Lady Rams of Winston-Salem
State.
The Lady Hawks knocked down 7061 pins while the Lady Rams finished with 5420 total pinfall.
Despite a 4-3 record, Nebraska led the first day's total pinfall with 7633. Southern ranked sixth, followed by UMES and WSSU.
Total pinfall from Thursday’s action will be combined with the pinfall from seven baker matches
in session three of the championships on Friday morning to determine the seeding for the remainder of
the tournament.
Session four, Friday afternoon, will open the double-elimination portion of the championships, when schools will square off in three rounds of baker games in a best 4-out-of-7 format. In baker games, the five bowlers on a team each will play two frames of a traditional 10-frame game.
DAY ONE HEAD-TO-HEAD GAME RESULTS
Thursday, April 8, 2004
Game 1:
New Jersey City University def. Winston-Salem State University, 1177-781
Southern University def Maryland Eastern Shore, 1045-1002
Central Missouri State University def. Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1095-1086
Sacred Heart University def. University of Nebraska, 1124-1109
Game 2:
Southern University (LA) def. New Jersey City University, 1036-943
Fairleigh Dickinson University def. University of Nebraska 1037-1014
Sacred Heart University def. Central Missouri State University, 1062-1023
Maryland Eastern Shore def. Winston-Salem State
University, 1026-852
Game 3:
Central Missouri State University def. New Jersey City University, 1160-1069
Southern University def. Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1064-1026
Sacred Heart University def. Winston-Salem State University, 1117-689
University of Nebraska def. Maryland Eastern Shore 1069-1054
Game 4:
University of Nebraska def. New Jersey City University 1005-904
Central Missouri State University def. Maryland Eastern Shore, 1076-959
Fairleigh Dickinson University def. Winston-Salem State University, 1046-768
Southern University def. Sacred Heart University 1076-1067
Game 5:
New Jersey City University def. Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1105-986
University of Nebraska def. Winston-Salem State University, 1165-840
Southern University def. Central Missouri State University, 1056-915
Sacred Heart University def. Maryland Eastern Shore, 1066-1027
Game 6:
New Jersey City University vs. Maryland Eastern Shore, 1135-1024
Fairleigh Dickinson University def. Sacred Heart University, 1164-1056
Southern University def. Winston-Salem State
University, 1019-763
Central Missouri State University def. University of Nebraska, 1131-1082
Game 7:
New Jersey City University def. Sacred Heart University, 1106-1070
University of Nebraska def. Southern University, 1189-968
Central Missouri State University def. Winston-Salem State University, 1192-727
Fairleigh Dickinson University def. Maryland Eastern Shore, 1045-969
