USBC Hall of Famer Dana Miller-Mackie (pictured left) of Albuquerque, N.M., outlasted defending champion and fellow hall of famer Lucy Sandelin (right) of Tampa, Fla., to earn the top seed heading into match play at the 2014 USBC Senior Queens presented by Storm.

Miller-Mackie paced the 56-player field through the 15 games of qualifying this week with a 3,249 pinfall total, a 216.6 average. It's a position she has been in before, but she knows that match play essentially is the start of a new tournament.

"I've been out here a long time, and I'm prepared for anything that can happen," said Miller-Mackie, who earned $500 as the high qualifier.

"This is such a hard tournament to win because of the format, but I really enjoy it. It's fun to bowl in, and it is exciting to watch. I'm going to come back just as focused tomorrow and hopefully continue to throw the ball well."

Sandelin stepped up in her final frame needing a double and good count to stay ahead of Miller-Mackie, who bowled on the earlier squad, but she came up short. Sandelin settled into second place with a 3,243 total, while last year's runner-up, USBC Hall of Famer Tish Johnson (left) of Colorado Springs, is third with 3,220.

All 56 Senior Queens participants bowled 15 qualifying games over three days, vying for the chance to join Sandelin in the 16-player double-elimination match-play bracket. Penny Fentiman of Sweet Home, Ore., earned the final spot with a 2,961 total, a 197.4 average. Match play begins Tuesday at 1 p.m. EDT.

The final round of match play will take place Wednesday morning with four players advancing to the stepladder finals, which will be broadcast live on BowlTV on Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern.

The player who survives the bracket to win the event will take home $3,500 of the $21,000 prize fund, which includes a $5,000 contribution by presenting sponsor Storm.

The Senior Queens, open to all female USBC members age 50 and older, marks the second stop of the Senior Women's Triple Crown Series presented by The Orleans. The Triple Crown Series is a special competition for bowlers who compete in the Senior Queens, National Golden Ladies Classic and Bowling's U.S. Senior Women's Open.

The top 10 players in the Triple Crown standings, which combines qualifying totals from all three events, will take part in the Triple Crown Shoot-Out presented by The Orleans.

The Triple Crown Shoot-Out will be held after the U.S. Senior Women's Open qualifying rounds July 24 at The Cherry Bowl in Rockford, Ill.

 

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2014 USBC Senior Queens - Qualifying Round 3 Results

Players with position, hometown and 15-game total. The top 16 advance to double-elimination match-play bracket.

Complete Results

1, Dana Miller-Mackie, Albuquerque, N.M., 3,249
2, Lucy Sandelin, Tampa, Fla., 3,243
3, Tish Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,220
4, Mandy Wilson, Dayton, Ohio, 3,215
5, Robin Romeo, Newhall, Calif., 3,189
6, Lilia Johnson, Lawton, Okla., 3,183
7, Char Hammel, Las Vegas, 3,182
8, Paula Vidad, Sun City, Calif., 3,147
9, Beth Owen Cipielewski, Bradenton, Fla., 3,140
10, Sharon Powers, Lakewood, Colo., 3,122
11, Carol Teel, The Villages, Fla., 3,076
12, Kristy Whitcher, Belfair, Wash., 3,054
13, Darlene Monahan, Elizabethtown, Pa., 3,019
14, Della Kallenback, Fairfield, Calif., 3,014
15, Kristen Dehn, Great Falls, Mont., 2,980
16, Penny Fentiman, Sweet Home, Ore., 2,961

Missed Cut:
17, Pam Sprow, Lakeland, Fla., 2,949
18, Pam Lawrence, Pflugerville, Texas, 2,926
19, Diane Stokes, East Elmhurst, N.Y., 2,916
20, Tayna Fulmer, McKinney, Texas, 2,913
21, Rocky Boubel, Selma, Texas, 2,903
22, Janet Romig, Osprey, Fla., 2,901
23, Debbie Mc Mullen, Denver, Colo., 2,885
24, Sandra Postma, Lansing, Ill., 2,867
25, Sharon Botkin, Albuquerque, N.M., 2,851
26, Chirs Green, Westerly, R.I., 2,849
27, Jennifer Nelson, Menlo Park, Calif., 2,842
28, LoriJo Turner, Sheridan, Wyo., 2,814
29, Sharri Johnson, Tampa, Fla., 2,797
30, Lynn Minning, Austin, Texas, 2,793
31, Fran Deken, Coweta, Okla., 2,788
32, Pam Buckner, Reno, Nev., 2,778
33, Jackie Wyckoff, Campbell, Calif., 2,771
34, Virginia Norton, Cypress, Calif., 2,760
35, Barb Demorest, Bellingham, Wash., 2,759
36, Susan Condeff, Fremont, Calif., 2,757
37, Jennifer Jones, Powder Springs, Ga., 2,752
38, Debbie Wade, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2,750
39, Shelley Nell, Silverdale, Wash., 2,736
40, Joyce Marshall, New York, N.Y., 2,717
41, Karla Alsgood, Rio Linda, Calif., 2,705
42, Diana Cavins, Boulder City, Nev., 2,700
43, Carole Jones, Englewood, Colo., 2,694
44, Melanie McAllister, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2,678
45, Norma Pilier, Bronx, N.Y., 2,672
46, Linda Andrews, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 2,665
47, Ann Swann, Wilmington, N.C., 2,653
48, Donna Johnson, Sparks, Nev., 2,591
49, Tonda Lee, Fredericksburg, Va., 2,541
50, Joanne Herman, Natick, Mass., 2,497
51, Theresa Depka, St. Thomas, VI, 2,496
52, Olivia Rice, Baltimore, Md., 2,481
53, Lynne Ono, Pearl City, Hawaii, 2,462
54, Sharon Aronson, Turlock, Calif., 2,365
55, Anne Springer, Napavine, Wash., 2,351
56, Joan Reilly, Wilmington, N.C., 829