Venezuela's Karen Marcano (pictured left) started the women's Singles competition at the 2009 Pan American Bowling Confederation Championships with a 278 game en route to win gold medal Tuesday at Carolina Bowling Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Marcano added games of 236 and 242 to the 278, the highest game in the women's division to date, for a 756 series but fell behind Team USA's Diandra Asbaty (right) after a 187 in game #4. Marcano regained the lead with a 227 and secured the title with a 194 and a 1364 six-game total, an average of 227.33.

Asbaty started with 245, 238, 237 and 232 but had to settle for the silver medal after finishing with 206 and 197 for 1355 total. Panama's Tilcia Lancini emerged as the surprise bronze medalist with 1323. Lancini had two 258 games in the first three and maintained her medal spot until the end of the day.

Places 4-6 belonged to Team USA members. Kim Terrell-Kearney was fourth, 10 pins back of the bronze medal, with 1313. Shannon O'Keefe finished fifth with 1305, while Lynda Barnes was sixth with 1300. Karen's sister Alicia Marcano was close behind in 7th place with 1296. 8th place belonged to Julie Johnson-Loyer, Canada, with 1291. Rounding out the top 10 were Colombians Rocio Restrepo (1289) and Luz Adriana Leal (1287).

Two-time World Champion Clara Juliana Guerrero, Colombia, was 13th with 1267. Shannon Pluhowsky ended up 12th with 1271, while Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, both USA, landed in 16th place with 1257.

Competition continues Wednesday with the Doubles event. Medals will be also awarded for Trios, Team, All Events and Masters, which consists of the top 16 men and top 16 women from the All Events standings.

 

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2009 PABCON Championships - Women's Singles

Pos	Player	Country	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Total	Avg.
1.	Karen Marcano	Venezuela	278	236	242	756	187	227	194	608	1364	227.33
2.	Diandra Asbaty	United States	245	238	237	720	232	206	197	635	1355	225.83
3.	Tilcia Lancini	Panama	258	183	258	699	195	223	206	624	1323	220.50
4.	Kim Terrell-Kearney	United States	236	224	212	672	160	236	245	641	1313	218.83
5.	Shannon O'Keefe	United States	191	206	233	630	215	266	194	675	1305	217.50
6.	Lynda Barnes	United States	234	206	231	671	245	211	173	629	1300	216.67
7.	Alicia Marcano	Venezuela	236	202	203	641	223	249	183	655	1296	216.00
8.	Julie Johnson-Loyer	Canada	223	236	222	681	201	235	174	610	1291	215.17
9.	Rocio Restrepo	Colombia	214	204	213	631	188	235	235	658	1289	214.83
10.	Luz Adriana Leal	Colombia	181	163	193	537	245	248	257	750	1287	214.50
11.	Kerrie Ryan-Ciach	Canada	224	189	225	638	236	166	236	638	1276	212.67
12.	Shannon Pluhowsky	United States	258	201	214	673	199	216	183	598	1271	211.83
13.	Clara Juliana Guerrero	Colombia	185	197	223	605	222	236	204	662	1267	211.17
14.	Edissa Andrade	Panama	222	223	194	639	226	204	196	626	1265	210.83
15.	Mariana Ayala	Puerto Rico	216	188	193	597	257	212	194	663	1260	210.00
16.	Carolyn Dorin-Ballard	United States	238	199	184	621	199	183	254	636	1257	209.50
17.	Daniela Alvarado	Mexico	232	226	170	628	205	191	214	610	1238	206.33
18.	Paola Gomez	Colombia	246	223	170	639	206	204	185	595	1234	205.67
19.	Paula Vilas	Dominican Republic	220	187	192	599	236	160	233	629	1228	204.67
20.	Lynne Gauthier	Canada	155	213	214	582	245	194	204	643	1225	204.17
21.	Yoselin Leon	Puerto Rico	241	188	234	663	195	183	181	559	1222	203.67
22.	Robin Orlikowski	Canada	171	218	212	601	249	181	186	616	1217	202.83
23.	Aumi Guerra	Dominican Republic	227	246	213	686	191	153	174	518	1204	200.67
24.	Adriana Perez	Mexico	235	184	219	638	183	156	225	564	1202	200.33
25.	Ayda Granillo	El Salvador	225	189	212	626	178	182	211	571	1197	199.50
26.	Jessica Santiago	Puerto Rico	199	199	225	623	198	174	198	570	1193	198.83
27.	Edith Quintanilla	El Salvador	210	227	193	630	189	167	203	559	1189	198.17
28.	Roberta Rodriguez	Brazil	205	159	229	593	178	190	227	595	1188	198.00
29.	Maria Jose Rodriguez	Colombia	208	189	218	615	194	190	182	566	1181	196.83
30.	Isabelle Rioux	Canada	174	178	277	629	168	201	180	549	1178	196.33
31.	Yvette Chen	Panama	172	224	167	563	175	212	224	611	1174	195.67
32.	Nicole De Silva	Netherlands Antilles	231	218	213	662	168	169	170	507	1169	194.83
33.	Leslie Cuevas	Guatemala	183	200	192	575	205	200	187	592	1167	194.50
(tie)	Felicia Wong	Canada	198	246	198	642	159	200	166	525	1167	194.50
35.	Mariangie Colon	Puerto Rico	183	168	174	525	180	258	198	636	1161	193.50
36.	Leticia Ituarte	Mexico	204	216	189	609	207	170	172	549	1158	193.00
37.	Annie Henriquez	Dominican Republic	187	146	132	465	239	192	257	688	1153	192.17
38.	Patricia De Faria	Venezuela	171	223	177	571	209	198	173	580	1151	191.83
39.	Sofia Granda	Guatemala	179	216	157	552	177	209	212	598	1150	191.67
40.	Sylvia Villalobos	Costa Rica	211	199	212	622	181	172	171	524	1146	191.00
41.	Stephanie Martirs	Brazil	205	215	213	633	147	166	198	511	1144	190.67
42.	Patricia Ciotti	Venezuela	157	242	212	611	152	200	176	528	1139	189.83
(tie)	Ingellimar Contreras	Venezuela	205	181	201	587	184	179	189	552	1139	189.83
(tie)	Maria Contreras	Chile	229	183	195	607	180	173	179	532	1139	189.83
45.	Ely Bennett	Panama	163	201	202	566	210	178	184	572	1138	189.67
46.	Viviana Delgado	Costa Rica	237	171	147	555	188	176	215	579	1134	189.00
47.	Sandra Gongora	Mexico	191	182	212	585	205	167	175	547	1132	188.67
48.	Pamela Monzon	Guatemala	161	180	197	538	186	189	201	576	1114	185.67
49.	Alejandra Mora	Colombia	163	160	201	524	224	177	183	584	1108	184.67
50.	Laura Barrios	Guatemala	207	159	183	549	183	201	169	553	1102	183.67
(tie)	Janice Hoyte	Bahamas	193	179	190	562	162	181	197	540	1102	183.67
52.	Zussie Machon	Guatemala	169	183	177	529	202	153	212	567	1096	182.67
53.	June Dill	Bermuda	181	186	175	542	197	171	185	553	1095	182.50
54.	Constanza Bahamondez	Chile	178	157	225	560	189	165	178	532	1092	182.00
55.	Paola Mendez	Dominican Republic	180	144	150	474	195	224	197	616	1090	181.67
56.	Samantha Ibanez	Netherlands Antilles	166	180	170	516	191	176	205	572	1088	181.33
57.	Kristie Lopez	Puerto Rico	182	201	200	583	167	158	173	498	1081	180.17
58.	Patrice Tucker	Bermuda	184	171	191	546	194	160	180	534	1080	180.00
59.	Roseli C. Santos	Brazil	172	213	168	553	197	155	173	525	1078	179.67
60.	Carolina Higa	Peru	147	182	170	499	196	192	186	574	1073	178.83
61.	Adriana Ortega	Mexico	203	159	175	537	190	185	159	534	1071	178.50
62.	Maria Cecilia F. Alverez	Brazil	174	169	159	502	164	232	172	568	1070	178.33
(tie)	Andrea Rojas	Chile	163	149	204	516	189	209	156	554	1070	178.33
64.	Lourdes Lopez	Puerto Rico	180	216	191	587	166	135	180	481	1068	178.00
65.	Gilant Gonzalez	Venezuela	191	178	203	572	184	161	148	493	1065	177.50
66.	Shary Albertus	Aruba	169	148	209	526	199	170	168	537	1063	177.17
67.	Judith Colindres	Guatemala	172	187	179	538	189	148	187	524	1062	177.00
(tie)	Camila Galmez	Chile	169	159	179	507	186	164	205	555	1062	177.00
69.	Claudia Ceccarelli	Argentina	130	166	210	506	222	148	183	553	1059	176.50
70.	Astrid Carlin	Peru	211	166	187	564	145	165	184	494	1058	176.33
71.	Maria L Lanzavecchia	Argentina	151	212	174	537	170	173	170	513	1050	175.00
72.	Tatiana Valdes	Peru	213	164	190	567	172	154	152	478	1045	174.17
73.	Jacquelin Costa	Brazil	154	127	199	480	177	179	195	551	1031	171.83
74.	Carla Whitehurst	Bermuda	136	165	178	479	171	191	178	540	1019	169.83
75.	Lizzette Abood	Panama	191	163	176	530	177	148	159	484	1014	169.00
76.	Aseret Zatter	Mexico	189	161	200	550	157	132	170	459	1009	168.17
77.	Karen Holder	Panama	152	193	176	521	174	159	131	464	985	164.17
78.	Kamilah Dammers	Aruba	205	181	176	562	152	118	144	414	976	162.67
79.	Lucrecia Lopez	Argentina	168	166	204	538	136	142	158	436	974	162.33
80.	Justina Sturrup	Bahamas	178	165	154	497	133	157	167	457	954	159.00
81.	Susana Mammoli	Argentina	146	157	186	489	150	147	158	455	944	157.33
(tie)	Thashaina Seraus	Aruba	177	163	167	507	147	134	156	437	944	157.33
83.	Aida Sanchez	Dominican Republic	166	173	152	491	166	127	158	451	942	157.00
84.	Naomi Hanna	Bahamas	146	147	139	432	142	186	158	486	918	153.00
85.	Eliana Valdes	Peru	183	108	171	462	178	146	128	452	914	152.33
86.	Lea Castro	Brazil	168	137	180	485	105	156	167	428	913	152.17
87.	Marie Sealy	Bahamas	138	154	148	440	148	167	153	468	908	151.33
88.	Mara Mendez	Argentina	160	176	126	462	147	152	135	434	896	149.33
89.	Stephanie Bowe	Bahamas	180	142	152	474	160	116	135	411	885	147.50
90.	Rochelle Harvey	Bermuda	156	165	144	465	161	117	141	419	884	147.33
91.	Michelle Lightbourne	Bahamas	155	141	157	453	131	116	158	405	858	143.00
92.	Valeria Lopez	Argentina	147	111	147	405	146	139	124	409	814	135.67