2006 NCAA Bowling Championship explained

NCAA Bowling Championship
Year:2006
Dates:April 2006
Num Teams:8
Champions:Fairleigh Dickinson (1st title)
Runner-Up:Alabama A&M (1st title match)
Matches:14
Attendance:442
Player:Lisa Friscioni (Fairleigh Dickinson)
Prevseason:2005
Nextseason:2007

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

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 AppearancePrevious
Alabama A&M1stNever
Bethune–Cookman2nd2005
Central Missouri State2nd2005
Fairleigh Dickinson3rd2005
Maryland–Eastern Shore3rd2005
Nebraska3rd2005
New Jersey City3rd2005
Vanderbilt1stNever

Tournament bracket

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's Bowling National Championship Results . NCAA. NCAA.org. April 12, 2015.