Semifinalists set for 2015 XBowling Intercollegiate Singles Championships
04/15/15
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The four men and four women who will battle for collegiate individual titles on national television were determined Tuesday at the 2015 XBowling Intercollegiate Singles Championships.
Verity Crawley of Webber International, Emily Eckhoff of Hastings, Robyn Renslow of Vanderbilt and Julia Bond of Nebraska advanced to Saturday's semifinals on the women's side. For the men, Andre Fors of Lindenwood, Meeco Walker of Notre Dame-Ohio, Devon Miller of Morehead State and Michael Tang of San Jose State advanced.
The semifinals will take place at Northrock Lanes on Saturday and will be taped for broadcast on CBS Sports Network in May. The women's show will air May 4 at 7 p.m. ET, while the men's show will air May 11 at 7 p.m. ET.
Crawley dominated the women's qualifying to start the day and then battled through a tough match with Brandi Underwood of Marian to advance. Crawley threw a clutch double to lock up a 621-606 win in the quarterfinals.
"I didn't know what I had to do, I just knew if I made a good shot I would have a chance," said Crawley, who averaged 234.75 for eight games of qualifying Tuesday morning. "This is a dream, but now I have to focus on the team competition."
In the other women's quarterfinal matches, Eckhoff defeated Shelly Goodwin of Lindenwood, 629-596, Renslow took down Sydney Brummett of Wichita State, 728-716, and Bond defeated Daria Kovalova of Wichita State, 736-707.
On the men's side, Tang qualified 19th out of the field of 24 and took advantage of some good luck to make the semifinals. Tang sat on the bench and watched as his opponents in the second round and quarterfinals both opened in the final frame to let him advance.
Tang defeated Cameron Weier of Robert Morris-Illinois, 594-583, in the quarterfinals after Weier left a pocket 8-10 split in the final frame. In the second round, Tang defeated Matt McNiel of Wichita State, 636-630, after McNiel missed a 10 pin in the final frame.
"I think I need to go out and get some lottery tickets because I got really lucky," Tang said. "I made some mistakes but got fortunate. I have to clean my game up for the show on Saturday."
In the other men's quarterfinals, Fors defeated Sean Black of Davenport, 594-551, Walker knocked off Tyler Cruz of Wichita State, 645-606, and Miller topped Zachery Brandt of Davenport, 590-554.
The focus now shifts to the XBowling Intercollegiate Team Championships, which begin with qualifying on Thursday at Northrock Lanes. All qualifying and match play rounds will be broadcast live on BowlTV.
Collegiate Championships begin next week in Wichita
2015 XBowling Intercollegiate Team Championships field set
24 men, 16 women advance to 2015 XBowling Intercollegiate Singles Championships
Sites determined for XBowling Intercollegiate Team and Singles Championships through 2018
Single elimination; three-game matches decided by total pinfall
Qualifying Results
Round 1
Sean Black, Davenport def. Brian Gaines, Temple, 594-551
Andre Fors, Lindenwood def. Payden Stumpf, Midland, 680-543
DJ Rose, Concordia def. Vince Bachteler, Nebraska, 574-551
Meeco Walker, Notre Dame-Ohio def. Andy Henrich, Ohio State, 544-524
Joshua Anderson, St. Ambrose def. Cody Reichenberger, Webber International, 563-474
David Lance, Webber International def. Sean Pepper, Indiana State, 594-554
Michael Tang, San Jose State def. Christopher Colella, Wichita State, 701-626
Cameron Smith, Lindenwood def. Alan Wedrickas, Minnesota State, 651-516
Round 2
Black def. Tylor Greene, Robert Morris-Illinois, 610-588
Fors def. Joshua Roca, Nassau CC, 647-539
Tyler Cruz, Wichita State def. Rose, 654-587
Walker def. Ben Pallardy, Lindenwood, 646-570
Devon Miller, Morehead State def. Anderson, 598-597
Zachery Brandt, Davenport def. Lance, 630-612
Tang def. Matt McNiel, Wichita State, 636-630
Cameron Weier, Robert Morris-Illinois def. Smith, 697-598
Quarterfinals
Fors def. Black, 639-618
Walker def. Cruz, 645-606
Miller def. Brandt, 590-554
Tang def. Weier, 594-583
Semifinals
(Matches take place Saturday at 9 a.m. Central; winners meet for the title)
Fors vs. Walker
Miller vs. Tang
Single elimination; three-game matches decided by total pinfall
Qualifying Results
Round 1
Alyssa Pierson, Lindenwood def. Emily Strombeck, North Carolina A&T, 626-568
Jacqueline Evans, Lawrence Tech def. Lauren Hoffman, Sacred Heart, 692-549
Kristie Lopez, Wichita State def. Jessica Cords, Alma, 577-475
Aretha Williams, St. Ambrose def. Shannon Dewitt, Wright State, 623-514
Round 2
Brandi Underwood, Marian def. Pierson, 558-531
Shelly Goodwin, Lindenwood def. Evans, 652-563
Sydney Brummett, Wichita State def. Lopez, 647-586
Julia Bond, Nebraska def. Williams, 572-570
Quarterfinals
Verity Crawley, Webber International def. Underwood, 621-606
Emily Eckhoff, Hastings def. Goodwin, 629-596
Robyn Renslow, Vanderbilt def. Brummett, 728-716
Bond def. Daria Kovalova, Wichita State, 736-707
Semifinals
(Matches take place Friday at 3:30 p.m. Central; winners meet for the title) Crawley vs. Eckhoff
Renslow vs. Bond
Verity Crawley of Webber International, Emily Eckhoff of Hastings, Robyn Renslow of Vanderbilt and Julia Bond of Nebraska advanced to Saturday's semifinals on the women's side. For the men, Andre Fors of Lindenwood, Meeco Walker of Notre Dame-Ohio, Devon Miller of Morehead State and Michael Tang of San Jose State advanced.
The semifinals will take place at Northrock Lanes on Saturday and will be taped for broadcast on CBS Sports Network in May. The women's show will air May 4 at 7 p.m. ET, while the men's show will air May 11 at 7 p.m. ET.
Crawley dominated the women's qualifying to start the day and then battled through a tough match with Brandi Underwood of Marian to advance. Crawley threw a clutch double to lock up a 621-606 win in the quarterfinals.
"I didn't know what I had to do, I just knew if I made a good shot I would have a chance," said Crawley, who averaged 234.75 for eight games of qualifying Tuesday morning. "This is a dream, but now I have to focus on the team competition."
In the other women's quarterfinal matches, Eckhoff defeated Shelly Goodwin of Lindenwood, 629-596, Renslow took down Sydney Brummett of Wichita State, 728-716, and Bond defeated Daria Kovalova of Wichita State, 736-707.
On the men's side, Tang qualified 19th out of the field of 24 and took advantage of some good luck to make the semifinals. Tang sat on the bench and watched as his opponents in the second round and quarterfinals both opened in the final frame to let him advance.
Tang defeated Cameron Weier of Robert Morris-Illinois, 594-583, in the quarterfinals after Weier left a pocket 8-10 split in the final frame. In the second round, Tang defeated Matt McNiel of Wichita State, 636-630, after McNiel missed a 10 pin in the final frame.
"I think I need to go out and get some lottery tickets because I got really lucky," Tang said. "I made some mistakes but got fortunate. I have to clean my game up for the show on Saturday."
In the other men's quarterfinals, Fors defeated Sean Black of Davenport, 594-551, Walker knocked off Tyler Cruz of Wichita State, 645-606, and Miller topped Zachery Brandt of Davenport, 590-554.
The focus now shifts to the XBowling Intercollegiate Team Championships, which begin with qualifying on Thursday at Northrock Lanes. All qualifying and match play rounds will be broadcast live on BowlTV.
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2015 XBowling Intercollegiate Singles Championships - Men's Match Play Results
Single elimination; three-game matches decided by total pinfall
Qualifying Results
Round 1
Sean Black, Davenport def. Brian Gaines, Temple, 594-551
Andre Fors, Lindenwood def. Payden Stumpf, Midland, 680-543
DJ Rose, Concordia def. Vince Bachteler, Nebraska, 574-551
Meeco Walker, Notre Dame-Ohio def. Andy Henrich, Ohio State, 544-524
Joshua Anderson, St. Ambrose def. Cody Reichenberger, Webber International, 563-474
David Lance, Webber International def. Sean Pepper, Indiana State, 594-554
Michael Tang, San Jose State def. Christopher Colella, Wichita State, 701-626
Cameron Smith, Lindenwood def. Alan Wedrickas, Minnesota State, 651-516
Round 2
Black def. Tylor Greene, Robert Morris-Illinois, 610-588
Fors def. Joshua Roca, Nassau CC, 647-539
Tyler Cruz, Wichita State def. Rose, 654-587
Walker def. Ben Pallardy, Lindenwood, 646-570
Devon Miller, Morehead State def. Anderson, 598-597
Zachery Brandt, Davenport def. Lance, 630-612
Tang def. Matt McNiel, Wichita State, 636-630
Cameron Weier, Robert Morris-Illinois def. Smith, 697-598
Quarterfinals
Fors def. Black, 639-618
Walker def. Cruz, 645-606
Miller def. Brandt, 590-554
Tang def. Weier, 594-583
Semifinals
(Matches take place Saturday at 9 a.m. Central; winners meet for the title)
Fors vs. Walker
Miller vs. Tang
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2015 XBowling Intercollegiate Singles Championships - Men's Match Play Results
Single elimination; three-game matches decided by total pinfall
Qualifying Results
Round 1
Alyssa Pierson, Lindenwood def. Emily Strombeck, North Carolina A&T, 626-568
Jacqueline Evans, Lawrence Tech def. Lauren Hoffman, Sacred Heart, 692-549
Kristie Lopez, Wichita State def. Jessica Cords, Alma, 577-475
Aretha Williams, St. Ambrose def. Shannon Dewitt, Wright State, 623-514
Round 2
Brandi Underwood, Marian def. Pierson, 558-531
Shelly Goodwin, Lindenwood def. Evans, 652-563
Sydney Brummett, Wichita State def. Lopez, 647-586
Julia Bond, Nebraska def. Williams, 572-570
Quarterfinals
Verity Crawley, Webber International def. Underwood, 621-606
Emily Eckhoff, Hastings def. Goodwin, 629-596
Robyn Renslow, Vanderbilt def. Brummett, 728-716
Bond def. Daria Kovalova, Wichita State, 736-707
Semifinals
(Matches take place Friday at 3:30 p.m. Central; winners meet for the title) Crawley vs. Eckhoff
Renslow vs. Bond
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