2006 NCAA Bowling Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 2006 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Fairleigh Dickinson (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Alabama A&M (1st title match) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Attendance | 442 (32 per match) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Lisa Friscioni (Fairleigh Dickinson) |
The 2006 NCAA Bowling Championship was the third annual tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA collegiate ten-pin bowling. The tournament was played in Houston, Texas during April 2006.[1]
Fairleigh Dickinson defeated Alabama A&M in the championship match, 4 games to 1, to win their first national title.
The tournament's Most outstanding bowler was Lisa Friscioni from Fairleigh Dickinson. An All-tournament team of five bowlers was also named.
Qualification
[edit]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 double-elimination style tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama A&M | 1st | Never |
| Bethune–Cookman | 2nd | 2005 |
| Central Missouri State | 2nd | 2005 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 3rd | 2005 |
| Maryland–Eastern Shore | 3rd | 2005 |
| Nebraska | 3rd | 2005 |
| New Jersey City | 3rd | 2005 |
| Vanderbilt | 1st | Never |
Tournament bracket
[edit]- Site: Houston, Texas
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3–4 | Round 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey City | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMES | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| F. Dickinson | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C. Missouri State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| F. Dickinson | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| F. Dickinson | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune-Cookman | 2 | F. Dickinson | 4 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey City | 4 | New Jersey City | 4 | Alabama A&M | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UMES | 2 | New Jersey City | 2 | Nebraska | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C. Missouri State | 4 | C. Missouri State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Women's Bowling National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 12, 2015.