Bowlers begin national-title defense
March 10, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The Pikeville College women’s bowling team will begin defense of its national championship with a trip to Pennsylvania this weekend.
Allentown is the sight of one of the four sectional qualifiers and where the United States Bowling Congress has assigned the Bears and Lady Bears as they both attempt to make return trips to the USBC Collegiate International Team Championships in Rockford, Ill., April 15-18.
The other qualifiers are in Chattanooga, Fairview Heights, Ill., and Las Vegas. The teams will bowl 64 Baker games at the sectionals, with the top four from each qualifying for the 16-team ITCs.
Pikeville, ranked fourth in the latest power rankings, will be the top seed in Allentown when play begins on Saturday morning at AMF Parkway Lanes. They’ll be joined there by No. 7 Briarcliffe, No. 11 Penn State and No. 13 Erie Community College.
But it’s another team that has Coach Ron Damron’s attention: Defending NCAA champion Maryland-Eastern Shore is in Allentown as well.
“They haven’t bowled in enough USBC events to have a high rating, but they’re very good again,” he said. Maryland-Eastern Shore, one of the five teams Pikeville beat in last year’s Intercollegiate Team Championships en route to the championship, is ranked fourth amongst NCAA teams.
Damron added the focus would remain on his team and not the competition. “We know what we’re up against and that our main competition will be ourselves,” he said. “I think we have enough talent to make a run at the championship again, but first we have to take care of business this weekend.”
The Pikeville College men are also in Allentown in attempt to win their way into the national championships and are seeded third. The top seed is No. 3 Rochester Tech, followed by No. 7 William Paterson. Pikeville is 10th in the latest power rankings.
“We like our chances and feel good about where we are,” said men’s bowling coach Kyle Wilson. “We have a lot of experience back from last year’s team and some new guys who have a lot of talent. I like our mix.”
The top seeds elsewhere in the men’s draw are Saginaw Valley (Mich.) in Chattanooga; Wichita State in Fairview Heights; and Lindenwood (Mo.) in Las Vegas.
On the women’s side, the top seeds are top-ranked Central Florida in Chattanooga; Wichita State in Fairview Heights; and McKendree (Ill.) in Vegas.
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PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The Pikeville College women’s bowling team will begin defense of its national championship with a trip to Pennsylvania this weekend.
Allentown is the sight of one of the four sectional qualifiers and where the United States Bowling Congress has assigned the Bears and Lady Bears as they both attempt to make return trips to the USBC Collegiate International Team Championships in Rockford, Ill., April 15-18.
The other qualifiers are in Chattanooga, Fairview Heights, Ill., and Las Vegas. The teams will bowl 64 Baker games at the sectionals, with the top four from each qualifying for the 16-team ITCs.
Pikeville, ranked fourth in the latest power rankings, will be the top seed in Allentown when play begins on Saturday morning at AMF Parkway Lanes. They’ll be joined there by No. 7 Briarcliffe, No. 11 Penn State and No. 13 Erie Community College.
But it’s another team that has Coach Ron Damron’s attention: Defending NCAA champion Maryland-Eastern Shore is in Allentown as well.
“They haven’t bowled in enough USBC events to have a high rating, but they’re very good again,” he said. Maryland-Eastern Shore, one of the five teams Pikeville beat in last year’s Intercollegiate Team Championships en route to the championship, is ranked fourth amongst NCAA teams.
Damron added the focus would remain on his team and not the competition. “We know what we’re up against and that our main competition will be ourselves,” he said. “I think we have enough talent to make a run at the championship again, but first we have to take care of business this weekend.”
The Pikeville College men are also in Allentown in attempt to win their way into the national championships and are seeded third. The top seed is No. 3 Rochester Tech, followed by No. 7 William Paterson. Pikeville is 10th in the latest power rankings.
“We like our chances and feel good about where we are,” said men’s bowling coach Kyle Wilson. “We have a lot of experience back from last year’s team and some new guys who have a lot of talent. I like our mix.”
The top seeds elsewhere in the men’s draw are Saginaw Valley (Mich.) in Chattanooga; Wichita State in Fairview Heights; and Lindenwood (Mo.) in Las Vegas.
On the women’s side, the top seeds are top-ranked Central Florida in Chattanooga; Wichita State in Fairview Heights; and McKendree (Ill.) in Vegas.
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