Showing posts with label NCAA Division I Bowling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NCAA Division I Bowling. Show all posts

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Kearsley bowler Danielle Hale commits to Morgan State

Danielle Hale selected the Lady Bears over Jackson State and Delaware State University.

Flint, Michigan -- One of the fastest-growing sports on both the high school and college level is bowling and one of the finest bowlers in the area will be taking her game to the next level when the college bowling season begins later this year.

Kearsley High School (Flint, Michigan) senior Danielle Hale signed a college scholarship June 8 to continue her career at Morgan State University in Baltimore. "This is a great thing for Danielle and for all girls bowling in the area," said Kearsley coach Rob Ploof. "Morgan State is getting a very good bowler from Kearsley and she will instantly make that team much better. I am extremely proud of Danielle for everything she has accomplished in bowling at Kearsley."

Hale helped Kearsley to one of its finest seasons ever this past winter. She averaged 186 for the Hornets this season and had a 78 percent spare percentage. "I am really, really excited about bowling in college," Hale said. "I'm ecstatic about the opportunity. I was thinking that I would not get the opportunity to bowl in college and I was so happy when I had the chance." She received an assist in her college recruitment from Flint Northern coach Mike Balentine, who was attending an NCAA bowling tournament in Tennessee when he talked to college coaches and let them know about Hale.

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Saturday, February 27, 2010

Maryland - Eastern Shore's Coach Brummell named to NCAA Bowling Committee

Maryland-Eastern Shore head women's bowling coach Sharon Brummell was named to the NCAA's Women's Bowling Committee Thursday. She will serve a four-year term beginning September 1, the NCAA said. Brummell, who has coached at UMES for 12 years and led the school to the 2008 national championship, will replace Tara Wuorinen from St. Peter's College at the Division I representative. She will join Dean Lee (AD at Arkansas State), Jeff McCorvey (head coach, Alabama A&M), Bob Cincotta (head coach, Adelphi) and a representative who will replace outgoing member Frank Parisi, head coach of New Jersey City.

Brummell will be the only woman on the committee, at least until 2011 when two more vacancies open up. As part of the committee, Brummell will serve as regional chairperson, serve on the national committee, serve as an NCAA representative at the NCAA Bowling Championship and participate in the annual committee meeting.

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Sunday, February 1, 2009

Former pro has DSU rolling to the top

Delaware State's second year head bowing coach and touring professional Kim Terrell-Kearney is on the verge of building the Lady Hornets into a national bowling powerhouse. DSU is ranked No. 4 nationally ahead of defending NCAA champion Maryland-Eastern Shore, which slipped to No. 5 after placing first in the preseason poll.

DOVER, DE -- When one door slammed closed on Kim Terrell-Kearney, she quickly turned her attention to finding a new challenge. Terrell-Kearney, winner of 11 pro bowling tour titles, decided to try her hand at coaching. There she could instill in youngsters a passion for the game that she loves. The two-time U.S. Women's Open winner found out that she was pretty good at getting her lessons across and two years ago landed a job as the head coach of Delaware State University's women's bowling team. Ever since she arrived, the Hornets have soared to new heights.

Last season, she led the Hornets to a school-record 74 wins and a No. 11 ranking in the final National Tenpin Coaches Association regular-season poll. DSU also finished second in the 2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship, the best finish in team history. This year, Delaware State is ranked fourth in the nation -- an all-time high for the program -- as the Hornets travel to Laurel, Md., for the Bowie State Tournament today and Sunday.

Terrell-Kearney admits that becoming a bowling coach in Delaware was not exactly on her radar about five years ago. "I've been coaching really since [the Ladies Professional Bowling] tour folded, which has been about six years now," Terrell-Kearney said. "It's definitely different, but I like it very much. "I wanted to coach in college and there's only five full-time coaching jobs in college right now in the country. They [DSU] used to be part-time but now they made it a full-time position and I applied and there we were."

Terrell-Kearney definitely boasts a strong résumé.

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Saturday, January 31, 2009

FAMU bowling overcoming adversity to roll to second in MEAC

Jazmin Bingham was looking so much to the start of the bowling season with FAMU's team. She was finally going to get a chance to rejoin her former high school teammate Nina Gilbert on a college team. Then, the news came last summer that left Bingham numb. Gilbert had lost her life in an automobile accident. "I lost a teammate and I lost a friend," said Bingham, who played with Gilbert at Gwendolyn Brooks Preparatory High School in Chicago. "She was always very high-spirited and always looked out for me. It was sad. It was devastating to lose somebody like that."

The entire FAMU team was devastated, then just two months into the season more adversity came. Their assistant coach Paul Williams died unexpectedly; just a few weeks after the team had undergone a head-coaching change. But through their misfortune, the Rattlers found inspiration to roll to a second-place tie in the Southern Division of the MEAC. That secured a berth for FAMU in the conference championship as one of eight teams that qualified.

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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

DSU bowlers off to hot start in MEAC

WASHINGTON -- The Delaware State University bowling team went 9-1 in the opening Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Northern Division competition of the season, tops among all teams. Delaware State was 5-0 in regular team play on Saturday, posting victories over Howard, Hampton, Morgan State, Coppin State and reigning NCAA and MEAC champ Maryland-Eastern Shore.

Sophomore Angela Reynolds recorded four 200-plus games, including a 243 against Coppin State. Junior Samantha Noviscky rolled 245 against Morgan State, and freshman Jazmyne Hefflefinger had a 226 against Howard. The Hornets were 4-1 in Baker competition on Sunday, with wins over Hampton, Howard, Coppin State and UMES before falling to Morgan State.

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Sunday, April 13, 2008

UMES Captures Bowling Title, Makes History as NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!

Photo: UMES Freshman Kristina Frahm (left) made All-Tournament Team along with the Tournament's Most Valuable Bowler, senior Jessica Worsley (right).

The title is the first NCAA National Championship women's title ever at the DI level by a historically black college or university (HBCU) and the first time a woman coach has won a bowling championship.

Press Release: Courtesy of NCAA

Maryland-Eastern Shore made NCAA bowling history Saturday night as it captured its first NCAA Women’s Bowling title since the sport’s NCAA sanction in 2004. Maryland-Eastern Shore’s Head Coach Sharon Brummel also became the first woman head coach to lead her team to a title.

“Somebody told me I was the first woman to win a championship,” Brummel said. “We’ve been to all five championships and finally a woman wins. It’s a wonderful feeling, it really is.”

The Hawks fought to be in the championship, as they were down three games to Vanderbilt in this afternoon’s elimination match. Momentum shifted the Hawk’s way and Maryland-Eastern Shore defeated Vanderbilt to contend for the championship.

“I’m speechless,” Brummel said. “After last year I felt that we were contending for the championship. Today, these young ladies fought. When were bowling against Vanderbilt earlier today and we were down three games, it got a little scary. Then Jessica Worsley decides to pick up a 2-10 split and it just seemed to change the whole momentum of the game and they came out fighting today when we were starting out in the championship.”

“I guess we all wanted to win,” Brommel said. “Jessica’s been here the whole four years. She’s gone to four national championships and on her way out she wanted to go out as a champion and she really went out as a champion.”

Maryland-Eastern Shore anchor Jessica Worsley stepped up for the Hawks in both matches today and emerged as the Most Valuable Bowler for the 2008 National Championship.
Photo: Jessica Worsley, Most Valuable Bowler Award winner.

“It was just a dream even making the finals last year and finishing second,” Worsley said. “Most people can’t even said they’ve done that in their career. Just going out on top and finishing first my senior year, words can’t describe how great that feels. I couldn’t have asked for a better coaching staff or team to finish my career with and winning the national championship was just the icing on the cake.”

Maryland-Eastern Shore claimed the title with a 4-2 win over Arkansas State. The Hawks took an early lead in the first game, as Arkansas State had two open frames to start the game. However, Arkansas State came on strong during the fourth frame, as sophomore Maggie Adams started a series of six strikes for the Indians. Maryland-Eastern Shore was unable to overcome the deficit and fell, 179-223, to Arkansas State in the first game.

Maryland-Eastern Shore’s come back was quick in the second game as they out shot the Indians, 200-181. The Hawks recorded seven spares and three strikes, while Arkansas State held two open frames to begin the game. The teams were tied at 1-1 heading into the third game.

Despite two open frames to start game three, Arkansas State’s anchor Marissa Martinek helped the Indians to victory with back-to-back strikes in the tenth frame. Arkansas State defeated Maryland-Eastern Shore, 182-180.

Maryland-Eastern Shore answered back with a 217-164 win over Arkansas State in the fourth game. UMES was on fire with six strikes and five spares in the game, which brought them to a 2-2 draw with Arkansas State.

The Hawks kept rolling to a 3-2 lead over Arkansas State in the fifth game. Two strikes in both the eighth and ninth frames gave the Hawks a strong 175-152 win over the Indians.

With momentum on its side, Maryland-Eastern Shore capped the night with a 174-170 victory over Arkansas State to capture the 2008 Women’s Bowling Championship title.

Following the awards ceremony, five championship bowlers were recognized with all-tournament team honors. Brittany Garcia (Vanderbilt), Vicki Spratford (New Jersey City), Maggie Adams (Arkansas State), Jessica Worsley (Maryland-Eastern Shore) and Maria Rodriguez (Maryland-Eastern Shore) were each recognized, while Worlsey claimed the Most Valuable Bowler.

A tape-delay of the championship game will be broadcast on ESPN 2 at 6 p.m. Central on Monday, April 14.

Photo: Sharon Brummell, UMES Head Bowling Coach of the NCAA Division I National Champions Hawks

2007/08 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE HAWKS BOWLING TEAM -NCAA DIVISION I NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

NAME YR Hometown (Last School)
Brown, Katherine
FR Level Green, Pa. (Penn Trafford H.S.)
Culbreth, Jamie JR Hochspeyer, Germany (Kaiserslautern American)
Davis, Jennifer JR Severn, Md. (Meade H.S.)
DiScioscia, Sara JR Hampton, Va. (Poquoson H.S.)
Frahm, Kristina FR Oswego Ill. (Oswego East H.S.)
King, Christine SR Upper Darby, Pa. (Archbishop Predergast)
Perez, Martha FR Bogota, Colombia (English School)
Rodriguez, Maria FR Ibague Tolima, Colombia (La Presentacion)
Smithson, Jessica RS FR Selbyville, Del (Sussex Technical H.S.)
Worsley, Jessica SR Brick, N.J. (Brick Memorial H.S.)
Zanrucha, Laura JR Binghamton, N.Y. (Susquehanna Valley H.S.)

Coaches

Sharon Brummell - Head Coach
Doug Dukes - Volunteer Assistant Coach
Vince Brummell - Volunteer Assistant Coach

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Amazing!! Congratulations UMES Hawks! The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference members, fans and all HBCUs are extremely proud of our first NCAA Division I National Championship and the historic accomplishments by the UMES Hawks 2008 National Championship Bowling Team. Now we all know the truly impossible--is now possible for all MEAC sports teams. ( beepbeep)

University of Maryland Eastern Shore Jazz Ensemble, "God Bless the Child"

Thursday, March 27, 2008

UMES Hawks Bowlers get NCAA invitation

Photo: UMES Head Bowling Coach Sharon Brummell

Championship to be held April 10-12 in Omaha.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN---The NCAA's Bowling Committee met today to announce the eight teams that will comprise next month's NCAA Championship field.

Defending champion Vanderbilt was one of five Central Region teams chosen along with three Northeast Region squads to compete April 10-12 in Omaha. The selection criteria includes many factors including strength of schedule and success against top opponents.

Top-rated Nebraska, Minnesota State-Mankato, Arkansas State and Central Missouri are the other Central Region teams making the cut while Maryland-Eastern Shore, runner-up to Vanderbilt last year, New Jersey City and Sacred Heart are the Northeast teams with a chance to win.

This year's tournament will be held at Thunder Alley in Omaha, hosted by the University of Nebraska.

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Friday, February 29, 2008

SWAC Women's Bowling Championship to air on ESPNU

College bowling returns to national television next week as Southern University and Alabama A&M University, two NCAA Division I programs, square off for the Southwestern Athletic Conference Women's Bowling Championship.

The championship match is scheduled to air on Wednesday, March 5 at 8 p.m. Eastern and replayed Thursday, March 6 at 7:30 a.m. Eastern. Check your local listings for time changes.

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Monday, February 25, 2008

Southern Jaguars claims SWAC bowling title

BESSEMER, Ala. -- Southern defeated Alabama A&M, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon at the Holiday Bowl Fun Center to claim the 2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference Bowling Tournament title.

The Jaguars and Bulldogs split the first six games before Southern took the decisive seventh game. In the final, frame, Southern's Vanessa Caldwell knocked down nine pins on her final attempt as the Jaguars overcame an eight-pin deficit. The SWAC bowling title match will be rebroadcast on ESPNU on March 5 at a time to be announced.

2008 SWAC Bowling All-Tournament Team

Bowler School Class Avg.

Cieara Watts Texas Southern Jr. 182.6
Ashley Blakely Jackson State Fr. 189.6
Vanessa Caldwell Southern So. 179.8
Chantel Jefferson Texas Southern Fr. 177.4
Deneesha Foster Southern Sr. 181.0

Friday, February 15, 2008

Chesapeake woman bowled over at Norfolk State

CHESAPEAKE, VA - Cathryn Myrick's infectious giggle and can't-miss tongue piercing make it hard to believe she's 30. But what really slays folks: More than twelve years after graduating from Oscar Smith High School, where she played nothing more than the viola, bass and clarinet, Myrick is a college athlete.

Her tuition and books are paid for at Norfolk State, thanks to a powerful left handed hook. Meet Cathryn Myrick - college bowler.

First question: "Norfolk State has a bowling team?" Indeed. The Spartans are among the best in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, headed to the conference championships next month for the first time in their five-year history. Myrick, recruited from the lanes at AMF Indian River, is a big reason why.

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University of Maryland Eastern Shore bowling ranked 2nd in nation

Photo: University of Maryland Eastern Shore Head Bowling Coach Sharon Brummell has her team ranked second in the nation.

UMES HAWKS GAIN HIGHEST RANKING EVER, ARE 2ND IN NTCA NATIONAL POLL; Earns five first place votes.

HACKENSACK, N.J. - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) women's bowling team has achieved something no other team in the history of UMES athletics has done; earned a second place ranking in a national poll. The Lady Hawks moved up one spot from third in the latest National Tenpins Coaches Association (NTCA) poll and received an impressive five first place votes.

UMES earned the ranking after capturing the championship at the NCA Mid-Winter Classic, an event featuring nine of the top 10 teams in the country. They also took a third place finish in the Bowie State Classic tournament that featured 20 teams.

"This is amazing," said Head Coach Sharon Brummell. "To be ranked second in the country and to receive those first place votes is just great. The young ladies and I are so proud of this accomplishment."

The Lady Hawks are second only to Nebraska who held down the top spot for the second consecutive poll. They received 14 out of the 20 first place votes.

The current NCAA Champions, Vanderbilt University fell to third after a disappoint tournament at the Mid-Winter Classic. UMES topped the Commodores in their only meeting at that event. Vanderbilt received the other first place vote.

Sacred Heart was fourth, up from eighth place after an impressive stretch and Central Missouri moved down a spot to fifth place.

UMES is coming off of a second place finish in the Capital Classic where they posted a 9-1 mark. They currently stand 87-20 on the year and were 78-19 at the time of the poll voting.

They next head to Baltimore, Md. to bowl in the Morgan State Invitational. #1 Nebraska will be at the event and a possible one vs. two meeting could take place.
The event will be held on February 16-17, at Columbia, MD.

In addition to UMES, others ranked are: Alabama A&M University ranked #9; Delaware State University #10 (tied); Jackson State University #12 and Southern University #13 from the MEAC and SWAC. Other ranked HBCU institutions are shown in the poll in bold type below.

2007-08 NTCA FEBRUARY NATIONAL POLL

Season Record 1st Place Total Previously

Rank Institution, City, State W – L – T Votes Points Ranked
1. University of Nebraska – Lincoln, NE 47 – 12 – 0 14 616 1
2. Univ. of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD 78 – 19 – 0 5 571 3
3. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 51 – 19 – 0 1 527 2
4. Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT 61 – 11 – 0 498 8
5. University of Central Missouri. Warrensburg, MO 52 – 18 – 0 452 4
6. Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ 67 – 29 – 0 430 5
7. New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ 59 – 22 – 0 390 6
8. Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR 42 – 20 – 0 318 7
9. Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, AL 47 – 17 – 0 285 9
10T Minnesota State University – Mankato, MN 40 – 16 – 0 250 11
10T Delaware State University, Dover, DE 64 – 26 – 0 250 10
12. Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 44 – 23 – 0 171 12
13. Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA 53 – 34 – 0 168 13
14. Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 44 – 49 – 0 115 15
15. University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, WI 29 – 31 – 0 112 16
16. Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC 60 – 7 108 14
17. St. Peter’s College, Jersey City, NJ 38 – 41 – 0 57 19
18. St. Paul’s College, Lawrenceville, VA 64 – 37 – 0 44 17T
19. St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, NY 33 – 49 – 0 41 17T
20. Bowie State University, Bowie, MD 64 – 38 – 0 31 20

Also receiving votes:
Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD; Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA; Hampton University, Hampton, VA; Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX; Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL; Texas Southern University, Houston, TX; Louisiana Tech, Ruston, LA; Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, NC; Shaw University, Raleigh, NC; Howard University, Washington, DC.

Point system:
NTCA voters rank the top 20 teams on their ballot. Each position has an assigned point value, ranging from 32 points for first place and one point for twentieth place. The sums for every team receiving votes are then sorted into descending order. The specific point values follow:
1st place = 32 points, 2nd = 29, 3rd = 27, 4th = 25, 5th = 23, 6th = 21, 7th = 19, 8th = 17, 9th = 15, 10th = 13, 11th = 11, 12th = 9, 13th = 8, 14th = 7, 15th = 6, 16th = 5, 17th = 4, 18th = 3, 19th = 2, 20th = 1.

Based on our research, this accomplishment is historic for an HBCU institutuion. No other minority institution has been ranked above #3 (UMES) in the history of the NTCA polls.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

UMES win championship title at NCAA Mid-Winter Classic

Photo: UMES Hawks Lady Bowler Jessica Worley, Senior, Brick Memorial H.S., Brick, N.J.

JONESBORO, Ark. - Jessica Worsley averaged an amazing 212.2 pins over 10 games and was named to the All-Tournament Team of the NCAA Mid-Winter Classic as third ranked (#3) University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) won the event's championship with 13,829 pins and posted a 10-4 record at the event. Worsley tallied an amazing 2,122 pins for the event while teammate Kristina Frahm was also on the All-Tournament Team with 1,833 pins over nine games for an average of 203.67. Together they paced the Lady Hawks to one of their best showings of the season.

We bowled great," said Head Coach Sharon Brummell. "Day three was a little disappointing, but overall, the team needed this. We went into an event with all five of the top teams in the nation and we came out on top. Sure, four less wins would have been great, but we knocked down more pins than anybody and showed we can bowl with anybody," she added.

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Wow! UMES mopped the floor with #2 ranked Vanderbilt. This was a very impressive win for the Lady Hawks and the MEAC.