United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer Dana Miller-Mackie (pictured left) of Albuquerque, N.M., earned the top seed Monday for the stepladder finals of the 2012 USBC Senior Queens presented by Storm.

Miller-Mackie defeated 2010 Senior Queens champion Char Hammel (right) of Las Vegas, 605-597, to earn the top seed. Hammel will be seeded second, while Anne Marie Duggan of Edmond, Okla., and Tish Johnson of Colorado Springs, Colo., will be the third and fourth seed, respectively.

The stepladder finals will take place Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. Eastern at the International Training and Research Center and will be broadcast live on BOWL.com's BowlTV.

"Char and I didn't have our finest hour in that final match, but I'm thrilled to have earned the top seed," said Miller-Mackie, who went undefeated in four matches to earn the top seed. "I definitely will have to make better shots than I did in that final match today, and I need to put a focus on fundamentals."

In the final matches to make the stepladder finals, Duggan (left) defeated Kristy Whitcher of Belfair, Wash., 656-629, while Johnson (right) knocked off Carole Jones of Englewood, Colo., 631-538.

The finals will feature three members of the USBC Hall of Fame - Miller-Mackie, Duggan and Johnson - as well as Hammel, who finished second in last year's Senior Queens as the defending champion. The winner of the Senior Queens will take home a top prize of $2,400.

 

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2012 USBC Senior Queens - Match Play Results

Double elimination, three-game matches decided by total pinfall

Opening Round

Winners remain in winners bracket. Losers move to elimination bracket.

(1) Char Hammel, Las Vegas def. (16) Terri Ward, Loveland, Colo., 612-580
(9) Lilia Johnson, Lawton, Okla., def. (8) Paula Vidad, Sun City, Calif., 692-649
(12) Anne Marie Duggan, Edmond, Okla., def. (5) Robin Romeo, Van Nuys, Calif., 670-640
(13) Sharon Powers, Lakewood, Colo., def. (4) Lucy Sandelin, Tampa, Fla., 608-548

(3) Kristy Whitcher, Belfair, Wash., def. (14) Carol Teel, The Villages, Fla., 698-626
(6) Dana Miller-Mackie, Albuquerque, N.M., def. (11) Yolanda Garrett, The Colony, Texas, 699-568
(10) Carole Jones, Englewood, Colo., def. (7) Tish Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo., 682-655
(2) Mandy Wilson, Dayton, Ohio, def. (15) Debra Willett, Pearland, Texas, 640-501

 

Winners Bracket Round 1

Winners remain in winners bracket. Losers move to elimination bracket.

Hammel def. L. Johnson, 698-641
Duggan def. Powers, 714-689
Miller-Mackie def. Whitcher, 751-580
Jones def. Wilson, 663-601

 

Elimination Bracket Round 1

Losers eliminated, earn $350

Vidad def. Ward, 631-570
Romeo def. Sandelin, 643-582
Teel def. Garrett, 637-579
T. Johnson def. Willett, 617-546

 

Winners Bracket Round 2

Winners remain in winners bracket. Losers move to elimination bracket.

Hammel def. Duggan, 643-600
Miller-Mackie def. Jones, 672-553

 

Elimination Bracket Round 2

Losers eliminated, earn $375

Whitcher def. Vidad, 699-587
Romeo def. Wilson, 642-597
L. Johnson def. Teel, 643-545
T. Johnson def. Powers, 757-666

 

Winners Bracket Round 3

Miller-Mackie earns No. 1 seed. Hammel earns No. 2 seed.

Miller-Mackie def. Hammel, 605-597

 

Elimination Bracket Round 3

Losers eliminated, earn $400

Whitcher def. Romeo, 636-545
T. Johnson def. L. Johnson, 611-545

 

Elimination Bracket Round 4

Based on match-play average, Duggan earns the No. 3 seed for the stepladder, and Johnson is No. 4. Losers eliminated, earn $450

Duggan def. Whitcher, 656-629
T. Johnson def. Jones, 631-538