Kelly Kulick of Union, N.J. (pictured left), continued her dominance at the 2012 Bowling's U.S. Women's Open as she retained the top spot after the third round of qualifying Sunday.

The two-time U.S. Women's Open champion averaged 245 during her six-game block to finish with an 18-game total of 4,294 (238.5 average). Team USA's Stefanie Nation (right) of Grand Prairie, Texas, is second with 4,224.

Kulick is feeling at home at the National Bowling Stadium as the field of 201 narrowed to the top 50 competitors for Monday's fourth round. An additional six games will be bowled before the top 16 advance to round-robin match play Monday night.

"Right now my A game is always in play," said Kulick, who rolled her highest six-game block of the event Sunday with 1,470. "I can play straight when I need to, but as soon as I can get left and throw the ball a little right the lanes open up to me and I feel very comfortable."

After being in the same position at the 2011 U.S. Women's Open in Euless, Texas, Kulick knows all she can do now is to try and keep herself in contention throughout match play to make the stepladder finals that will be held on four specially-constructed lanes underneath the famed Reno Arch.

"I had a big lead last year, but it didn't do me any good in the finals," Kulick said. "I'm going to bowl each day, one game at a time and keep myself in contention to make the show. My goal is really just to bowl consistently until I get to that position and try to really come into my own out there."

Missy Parkin of Lake Forest, Calif. (left), is sitting third with 4,178, Team USA's Shannon O'Keefe (right) is fourth at 4,159 and Lynda Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, rounds out the top five with 4,149.

Defending U.S. Open champion Leanne Hulsenberg of Roseville, Calif., was in 12th place with 4,023.

The cut number to make the cashers qualifying round (top 50) was 3,810 (211.67 average), which was a tie between USBC Hall of Famer Wendy Macpherson of Henderson, Nev., and Team USA member Tammy Turner of North Ogden, Utah.

Eight players out of the top 50 were from the small international contingent participating at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev. Colombian national team members Rocio Restrepo (left) and Clara Guerrero (right), who live in the U.S. were 11th and 25th with 4,031 and 3,950, respectively.

Japan's Yuka Tsuchiya and Yuko Nakatani were 17th and 45th with 3,986 and 3,831. Australian international and former PWBA star Carol Gianotti of Australia was 27th with 3,945, followed by Indonesian standout Tannya Roumimper, who studies at Wichita State University, in 37th place with 3,856.

Sol Han and Ho-Jung Kim of South Korea round out the international field in Round 4 in 40th and 46th place with 3,849 and 3,824, respectively.

After the top 50 bowlers finish their six-game block Monday afternoon, the field with be cut to the top 16 for 16 additional games of round-robin match play, which begins Monday evening.

The five players who remain at the top of the standings after 40 total games will advance to Wednesday's television finals, which will be broadcast July 3 at 8 p.m. Eastern on ESPN2.

 

Lucy Sandelin still rolling at Senior U.S. Women's Open

For the third straight round, Lucy Sandelin (pictured left) of Tampa, Fla., found herself at the top of the leaderboard at the Senior U.S. Women's Open on Sunday. The USBC Hall of Famer paced the field with an 18-game total of 3,939 as the field is cut to the top 15 competitors.

The 1989 U.S. Women's Open champion, Robin Romeo (right) of Newhall, Calif., and USBC Hall of Famer Jeanne Naccarato of Tacoma, Wash., are second and third with 3,826 and 3,763, respectively.

The top 15 of 60 players survived the first cut to bowl additional six games on Monday before the top eight players return to take part in round-robin match play to determine who makes the stepladder finals.

 

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2012 U.S. Women's Open - Qualifying Round 3

Players with position, hometown and 18-game total. The top 50 advance.

1, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 4,294
2, Stefanie Nation, Grand Prairie, Texas, 4,224
3, Missy Parkin, Lake Forest, Calif., 4,178
4, Shannon O'Keefe, Arlington, Texas, 4,159
5, Lynda Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 4,149
6, Tennelle Milligan, Arlington, Texas, 4,122
7, Brenda Padilla, Mansfield, Texas, 4,109
8, Kayla Bandy, Pikeville, Ky., 4,082
9, Joyce Biondo, Carpentersville, Ill., 4,073
10, Michelle Sterner, Niagara Falls, N.Y., 4,058
11, Rocio Restrepo, Canton, Ohio, 4,031
12, Leanne Hulsenberg, Roseville, Calif., 4,023
13, Erin McCarthy, Omaha, Neb., 4,010
14, Brittni Hamilton, Webster, N.Y., 4,009
15, Kimberly Yioulos, Rochester, N.Y., 4,005
16, Adrienne Miller, Albuquerque , N.M., 3,999
17, Yuka Tsuchiya, Japan, 3,986
18, Rachel Perez, Maumelle, Ark., 3,983
19, Liz Johnson, Buffalo, N.Y., 3,973
20, Josie Earnest, Nashville, Tenn., 3,973
21, Shannon Pluhowsky, Dayton, Ohio, 3,973
22, Jamie Martin, Omaha, Neb., 3,968
23, Jennifer Higgins, Westerville, Ohio, 3,966
24, Jacqui Reese, Bangor, Pa., 3,960
25, Clara Guerrero, Pflugerville, Texas, 3,950
26, Shannon Sellens, Kansas City, Mo., 3,947
27, Carol Gianotti, Australia, 3,945
28, Angela Chirpich, Urbandale, Iowa, 3,938
29, Ashly Galante, Lake Wales, Fla., 3,910
30, Joely Carrillo, Clifton, N.J., 3,907
31, Megan Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 3,903
32, Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio, 3,903
33, Anita Manns, Houston, Texas, 3,900
34, Cassandra Leuthold, Black Hawk, S.D., 3,894
35, Cathy Dorin-Lizzi, Sandusky, Ohio, 3,873
36, Bryanna Caldwell, Red Rock, Ariz., 3,859
37, Tannya Roumimper, Wichita, Kan., 3,856
38, Kristina Frahm, Salisbury, Md., 3,855
39, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Keller, Texas, 3,850
40, Sol Han, Korea, 3,849
41, Jessica Baker, Wichita, Kan., 3,845
42, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, Ill., 3,844
43, Jacqueline Malone, Scotia, N.Y., 3,835
44, Shauna Shannon, Albuquerque, N.M., 3,832
45, Yuko Nakatani, Japan, 3,831
46, Ho-Jung Kim, Korea, 3,824
47, Lindsay Baker, Brigham City, Utah, 3,823
48, Brinda Burks, Bossier City, La., 3,821
49, Wendy Macpherson, Henderson, Nev., 3,810
50, Tammy Turner, North Ogden, Utah, 3,810

Missed Cut:
51, Kayla M. Johnson, Washington, Ill., 3,809
52, Olivia Sandham, Wichita, Kan., 3,801
53, Elise Bolton, Merritt Island, Fla., 3,788
54, Kayla Stram, Grand Rapids, Minn., 3,784
55, April Ellis, Wichita, Kan., 3,778
56, Shima Washizuka, Japan, 3,775
57, Nicole Burke, Angola, Ind., 3,774
58, Misa Abe-Otake, Japan, 3,770
59, Teri Haefke, Youngstown, Ohio, 3,767
60, Masae Nakajima, Japan, 3,767
61, Marion Singleton, Pleasant View, Utah, 3,766
62, Aki Suzuki, Japan, 3,754
63, Alicia Marcano, Venezuela, 3,752
64, Katelyn Simpson, Emmett, Idaho, 3,751
65, Aumi Guerra, Miami, Fla., 3,739
66, Sanae Mori, Japan, 3,738
67, Brandi Branka, Momence, Ill., 3,738
68, Valerie Calberry, Lincoln, Neb., 3,737
69, Lisanne Breeschoten, Netherlands, 3,734
70, Kristal Wilson, Lawrence, Kan., 3,732
71, Samantha How, Oregon City, Ore., 3,730
72, Jo Allsebrook, England, 3,724
73, Sarah Germano, Rochester, N.Y., 3,719
74, Anne Marie Duggan, Edmond, Okla., 3,710
75, Makayla Douglas, Sandy, Ore., 3,709
76, Caryn Evitts, Waukegan, Ill., 3,697
77, Kathleen Blevins, University Park, Ill., 3,696
78, Yuki Ichihara, Japan, 3,695
79, Tish Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,691
80, Kristie Leong, Daly City, Calif., 3,686
81, Jennifer Eaves, Pleasanton, Calif., 3,682
82, Roxanne George, Waukesha, Wis., 3,680
83, Samantha Williams, 3,675
84, Ashley Rucker, Bartlesville, Okla., 3,675
85, Aesha Turner, Temple, Ariz., 3,671
86, Cheryl Keslar, Tonganoxie, Kan., 3,668
87, Sara Vargas-Narvaez, Orlando, Fla., 3,668
88, Darris Ruffner, Exeter, Calif., 3,668
89, Rebecca Huffman, Clearfield, Utah, 3,666
90, Yumi Nakajima, Japan, 3,664
91, Jamie Rovner, West hills, Calif., 3,658
92, Terysa Wojnar, Chicago, Ill., 3,656
93, Elysia Current, Ephrata, Pa., 3,655
94, Jackie Carbonetto, Blauvelt, N.Y., 3,645
95, Erin Lenahan, Meadow Vista, Calif., 3,644
96, Jan Schmidt, Hales Corners, Wis., 3,641
97, Lisa Beeksma, Pensacola, Fla., 3,636
98, Laura Hardeman, Chula Vista, Calif., 3,635
99, Tina Becke, Carol Stream, Ill., 3,626
100, Jonquay Armon, Roselle, Ill., 3,626
101, Caitlin Campbell, Topeka, Kan., 3,624
102, Paola Gomez, Ft Lauderdale, Fla., 3,624
103, Natsumi Koizumi, Japan, 3,622
104, Kerry Smith, New Holland, Pa., 3,620
105, Samantha Kelly, Streamwood, Ill., 3,614
106, Karen Morris, Nelsonville, Ohio, 3,614
107, Melanie DeCarlo, Peru, Ill., 3,613
108, Seul Ki Kim, Korea, 3,611
109, Alexis Ijams, Wichita, Kan., 3,609
110, Suzana Signaigo, Kapolei, Hawaii, 3,608
111, Adorna Hayward, Sandston, Va., 3,608
112, Jennifer Martin, Antioch, Calif., 3,604
113, Debbie Ayers, El Cajon, Calif., 3,603
114, Marcia Kloempken, Lockport, N.Y., 3,602
115, Amanda Fry, Antelope, Calif., 3,601
116, Rachael Gittings, Glen Allen, Va., 3,598
117, Kristin Warzinski, Fort Worth, Texas, 3,598
118, Mai Takasaka, Japan, 3,590
119, Christina Kinney, Las Vegas , Nev., 3,579
120, Darlee Horiuchi, Waipahu, Hawaii, 3,576
121, Colleen Insko, Canada, 3,575
122, Ha Young Cha, Korea, 3,568
123, Nicole Harrison, Rochester, Mich., 3,568
124, Jeanette Adams, Rancho Cordova, Calif., 3,566
125, Takiko Naganawa, Japan, 3,566
126, Sachiko Hitomi, Japan, 3,557
127, Elizabeth Sienicki, Mansfield, Texas, 3,548
128, Karen Marcano, Venezuela, 3,547
129, Lisa Chapman, Bedford, Ohio, 3,545
130, Christine Gill, Denver, Colo., 3,525
131, Viviana Delgado, Costa Rica, 3,521
132, Tona Porcayo, Corning, Calif., 3,516
133, Gabriella L. Mayfield, Lake Isabella, Calif., 3,515
134, Chevelle Holstein, Sparks, Nev., 3,511
135, Kimberly Power, San Leandro, Calif., 3,511
136, Lisa Graham, Centerville , Ohio, 3,504
137, Allison Jones, Rocklin, Calif., 3,499
138, Jennifer Dovers, Sierra Vista, Ariz., 3,495
139, Paula Wenzel, Palmetto, Fla., 3,495
140, Michelle Keirns, Holt, Mich., 3,492
141, Brittani Scruggs-Barber, Pikeville, Ky., 3,490
142, Roxanna Horton, Napa, Calif., 3,488
143, Debbie Baerman, Wilton, Calif., 3,472
144, Maria Bacos, Long Beach, Calif., 3,467
145, Lindsey Siegel, Gurnee, Ill., 3,467
146, Keli Callahan, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,454
147, Susan Condeff, Fremont, Calif., 3,450
148, Mika Sakai, Japan, 3,438
149, Jolene Walker-Akau, Kaneohe, Hawaii, 3,436
150, Tracy Luncsford, Prospect Heights, Ill., 3,433
151, Marie Ramirez Solera, Costa Rica, 3,425
152, Deborah Alosi Horn, Cameron Park, Calif., 3,422
153, Jessica Spires, New Lenox, Ill., 3,419
154, Amanda Falk, Tucson, Ariz., 3,416
155, Debbie Cramer, North Bend, Ore., 3,403
156, Tamlyn Murata, Daly City, Calif., 3,400
157, Roberta Vann, Downey, Calif., 3,398
158, Andee Tadiello, Antioch, Calif., 3,395
159, Melissa Kammerer, Staten Island, N.Y., 3,392
160, Kerry Moreland, Houston, Texas, 3,386
161, Georgia Drewes, Wichita, Kan., 3,376
162, Sarah Izydorek, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., 3,372
163, Shawna Lane-Strause, Tucson, Ariz., 3,369
164, Jessica Lesagonicz, Janesville, Wis., 3,366
165, Sylvia Villalobos, Costa Rica, 3,364
166, Ann Sperling, Byram, N.J., 3,363
167, Stephanie Alexander, Fairport, N.Y., 3,363
168, Brianna Andrew, Orland Park, Ill., 3,359
169, Shanice Graham, Lansing, Ill., 3,358
170, Andreya Teuber, Flint, Mich., 3,354
171, Tiffinay Hager, Rupert, Idaho, 3,350
172, Crystal Boutotte, Montgomery, Texas, 3,350
173, Monica Fitzgerald, Bridgeport, Conn., 3,343
174, Jennifer Peacock, North Port, Fla., 3,339
175, Michelle Taylor, Minneapolis, Minn., 3,337
176, Lorie Schmidt, Freeport, Ill., 3,336
177, Debbie Rudd, Jacksonville, Fla., 3,328
178, Sara Teuber, Flint, Mich., 3,323
179, Brandi Stephens, Lahoma, Okla., 3,288
180, Karen Medalen, Monterey, Calif., 3,284
181, Tonie Dominquez, Pleasant Hill, Calif., 3,279
182, Guyla Streit, Fort Benton, Mont., 3,273
183, Brittany Hillman, Pleasanton, Calif., 3,270
184, Sherry Spause, Hanover, Md., 3,257
185, Jennifer Brown, Arlington Heights, Ill., 3,230
186, Shauna Kamaka, Waipahu, Hawaii, 3,228
187, Missy Jahner, Bismarck, N.D., 3,179
188, Michelle Smart, Pana, Ill., 3,162
189, Stephany Walton, Turlock, Calif., 3,155
190, Jolie Trode, El Cerrito, Calif., 3,150
191, Jennifer Hand, Hobbs, N.M., 3,141
192, Megan McGinley, Cinnaminson, N.J., 3,133
193, Brittani Mather, Alpena, Mich., 3,131
194, Paige Woodard, Stockton, Calif., 3,097
195, Connie R. Thibodeaux, Houma, La., 3,082
196, Angela Williams, Los Angeles, Calif., 3,048
197, Andrea Rojas, Chile, 3,048
198, LaTonya Walker, Lithonia , Ga., 3,038
199, Tracy Adams, Wasilla, Alaska, 3,023
200, Ruth Arismendi, Venezuela, 2,954
201, Amy Gamage, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,139

 

2012 Senior U.S. Women's Open - Qualifying Round 3

Players with position, hometown and 18-game total. The top 15 advance.

1, Lucy Sandelin, Tampa , Fla., 3,939
2, Robin Romeo, Newhall, Calif., 3,826
3, Jeanne Naccarato, Tacoma, Wash., 3,763
4, Paula Vidad, Sun City, Calif., 3,750
5, Dana Miller-Mackie, Albuquerque, N.M., 3,747
6, Lisa Wasson, Plano, Texas, 3,734
7, Mandy Wilson, Dayton, Ohio, 3,733
8, Teresa Ross, Arlington, Texas, 3,666
9, Pamela Pancoast, Lomita, Calif., 3,666
10, Sharon Powers, Denver, Colo., 3,633
11, Tracey Kincaid, Cookeville, Tenn., 3,628
12, Linda Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 3,592
13, Char Hammel, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,586
14, Terri Ward, Loveland, Colo., 3,566
15, Sharri Johnson, Tampa, Fla., 3,526

Missed Cut:
16, Jennifer Martin, San Jose, Calif., 3,505
17, Shelley Nell, Silverdale, Wash., 3,505
18, Barbara Batt, Jacksonville, Fla., 3,504
19, Beth Owen-Cipielewski, Sarasota, Fla., 3,501
20, Carole Jones, Englewood, Colo., 3,489
21, Judy Vogel, Slidell, La., 3,485
22, Pam Buckner, Reno, Nev., 3,469
23, Kristine Whitcher, Belfair, Wash., 3,444
24, Sandra Postma, Lansing, Ill., 3,400
25, Debbie Wade, Salt Lake City, Utah, 3,371
26, Virginia Norton, Cypress, Calif., 3,364
27, Rita Wilson, York, S.C., 3,358
28, Debbie McMullen, Denver, Colo., 3,344
29, Karen Miller, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,342
30, Janie Edgerton, Alameda, Calif., 3,336
31, Cindy McBride, Plano, Texas, 3,301
32, Anita Pope, Silsbee, Texas, 3,298
33, Vesma Grinfelds, San Francisco, Calif., 3,293
34, Connie Palmer, El Cajon, Calif., 3,289
35, Kathy Allen, Moreno Valley, Calif., 3,285
36, Olivia Rice, Windsor Mill, Md., 3,271
37, Callie Belton, Keller, Texas, 3,246
38, Joan Reilly, Wilmington, N.C., 3,225
39, Lynn Minning, Austin, Texas, 3,198
40, Maryann McComb, Egg Harbor Township, N.J., 3,197
41, Fran Deken, Coweta, Okla., 3,194
42, Pamela Sprow, Lakeland, Fla., 3,186
43, Ann Swann, Wilmington, N.C., 3,159
44, Melanie McAllister, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,144
45, Leslie Blandford, Jacksonville, Fla., 3,136
46, Diva Gwiscz, Houston, Texas, 3,111
47, Pam Lawrence, Pflugerville, Texas, 3,085
48, Donna Johnson, Sparks, Nev., 3,075
49, Sue West, Tujunga, Calif., 3,055
50, Linda Andrews, Highland Ranch, Colo., 3,030
51, Jeanette Porter, Omaha, Neb., 2,977
52, Derry Smith, Rupert, Idaho, 2,932
53, Ann Shivers, Austin, Texas, 2,922
54, Karla Alsgood, Rio Linda, Calif., 2,892
55, Nancy Janicek, Saint Joseph, Mo., 2,888
56, Melody Rane, Phoenix, Ariz., 2,884
57, Jennifer Nelson, Menlo Park, Calif., 2,865
58, Janine Ditch, Chino Hills, Calif., 2,800
59, Sharman Hardin, Lone Tree, Colo., 2,769
60, La Von Burks, Markham, Ill., 2,569