McKendree leads after opening day at 2017 NCAA Women's Championship
April 13, 2017
BATON ROUGE, La. - McKendree leads the eight-team field after the first day of qualifying at the 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Women's Bowling Championship.
The Bearcats posted a 5-0 record for five games Thursday at the Raising Cane's River Center, and McKendree was the only team to go undefeated during the opening round.
Teams competing at the NCAA Women's Bowling Championship are ranked through qualifying based on their win-loss records for a total of seven qualifying games.
Vanderbilt, the 2007 NCAA champion, sits in second place at 4-1, while defending champion, Stephen F. Austin, and two-time winner Fairleigh Dickinson are 3-2.
All eight teams will return to the lanes Friday at 11:50 a.m. Eastern for two additional games of qualifying, before seeding for the double-elimination match-play Baker bracket is determined.
The opening two rounds of bracket play will take place Friday evening, starting at 4:30 p.m. Eastern.
Bracket play will continue Saturday until the final two teams are determined. They will face off for the national title live on ESPNU at 6:30 p.m. Eastern.
Livestream coverage for all rounds leading up to the televised finals is being provided by the NCAA and can be found by either visiting NCAA.com/LiveSchedule or BOWL.com/NCAABowl.
2017 NCAA WOMEN'S BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP
At Raising Cane's River Center, Baton Rouge, La.
THURSDAY'S QUALIFYING (five games)
(School, win-loss record - seeding based on head-to-head matches)
1, McKendree, 5-0
2, Vanderbilt, 4-1
3, Stephen F. Austin, 3-2
4, Fairleigh Dickinson, 3-2
5, Arkansas State, 2-3
6, Nebraska, 2-3
7, Sam Houston State, 1-4
8, Maryland Eastern Shore, 0-5
The Bearcats posted a 5-0 record for five games Thursday at the Raising Cane's River Center, and McKendree was the only team to go undefeated during the opening round.
Teams competing at the NCAA Women's Bowling Championship are ranked through qualifying based on their win-loss records for a total of seven qualifying games.
Vanderbilt, the 2007 NCAA champion, sits in second place at 4-1, while defending champion, Stephen F. Austin, and two-time winner Fairleigh Dickinson are 3-2.
All eight teams will return to the lanes Friday at 11:50 a.m. Eastern for two additional games of qualifying, before seeding for the double-elimination match-play Baker bracket is determined.
The opening two rounds of bracket play will take place Friday evening, starting at 4:30 p.m. Eastern.
Bracket play will continue Saturday until the final two teams are determined. They will face off for the national title live on ESPNU at 6:30 p.m. Eastern.
Livestream coverage for all rounds leading up to the televised finals is being provided by the NCAA and can be found by either visiting NCAA.com/LiveSchedule or BOWL.com/NCAABowl.
2017 NCAA WOMEN'S BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP
At Raising Cane's River Center, Baton Rouge, La.
THURSDAY'S QUALIFYING (five games)
(School, win-loss record - seeding based on head-to-head matches)
1, McKendree, 5-0
2, Vanderbilt, 4-1
3, Stephen F. Austin, 3-2
4, Fairleigh Dickinson, 3-2
5, Arkansas State, 2-3
6, Nebraska, 2-3
7, Sam Houston State, 1-4
8, Maryland Eastern Shore, 0-5