Left-hander Shannon Pluhowsky (pictured left) of Dayton, Ohio, averaged better than 245 a game to take the lead after qualifying Friday at the 2015 Professional Women's Bowling Association Minnesota Open.

Pluhowsky, a 15-time Team USA member, fired 2,941 for 12 games at Island Xtreme Bowl in Welch, Minn., to top the field heading into match play.

The top 16 players in the qualifying standings Friday advanced to Saturday's round-robin match play, which begins at 8:30 a.m. Central. The event concludes with the stepladder finals at 6:30 p.m. Central on Saturday. All rounds are being broadcast live on Xtra Frame.

"Things just carried forward from last week," said Pluhowsky, who finished second at the PWBA Lincoln Open last week. "I threw it really well in Lincoln and bowling is such a momentum game. Once things get going in the right direction you just keep trying to keep it going."

Missy Parkin (left) of Laguna Hills, California, took the second spot after qualifying with 2,831, while Colombia's Rocio Restrepo (right) of Louisville, Ohio, was third with 2,814. Mexico's Sandra Gongora sits in fourth place with 2,779, and Danielle McEwan of Stony Point, New York, rounds out the top five with 2,767.

In the battle for the last spot to advance, Lindsay Boomershine (left) of Perry, Utah, and Clara Juliana Guerrero (right), Colombia, finished qualifying tied at 2,597 forcing a one-game roll-off for the last spot. Boomershine defeated Guerrero, 246-234 to advance to match play.

The remaining players will bowl 16 games of match play Saturday at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Central. Match play will conclude with a position round to finalize the top four for the stepladder finals.

 

Related Articles

Stefanie Johnson leads PWBA Player of the Year race heading into PWBA Minnesota Open
2015 PWBA Tour Schedule & Champions

 

PWBA Minnesota Open - Standings after Qualifying

Players with position, hometown and 12-game total; top 16 advance; places 17-32 earn $1,200.

1, Shannon Pluhowsky, Dayton, Ohio, 2,941
2, Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif., 2,831
3, Rocio Restrepo, Louisville, Ohio, 2,814
4, Sandra Gongora, Mexico, 2,779
5, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y., 2,767
6, Bryanna Caldwell, Red Rock, Ariz., 2,752
7, Kayla Bandy, Salisbury, Md., 2,711
8, Jacqueline Carbonetto, Blauvelt, N.Y., 2,708
9, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 2,691
10, Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio, 2,676
11, Stefanie Johnson, Grand Prairie, Texas, 2,656
12, Diana Zavjalova, Beavercreek, Ohio, 2,652
13, Kristina Wendell, Kingston, N.Y., 2,644
14, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,640
15, Megan Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 2,607
16, Lindsay Boomershine, Perry, Utah, 2,597*
In roll-off for 16th place, Boomershine def. Guerrero, 246-234.

Missed Cut:
17, Clara Juliana Guerrero, Pflugerville, Texas, 2,597
18, Jodi Gawlik, Schaumburg, Ill., 2,592
19, Erin McCarthy, Omaha, Neb., 2,590
20, Shannon O'Keefe, O'Fallon, Ill., 2,569
21, Elise Bolton, Merritt Island, Fla., 2,562
22, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, Ill., 2,556
23, Jasmine Snell, Papillion, Neb., 2,548
24, (tie) Amanda Cortese, Hoffman Estates, Ill., and Jamie Martin, Omaha, Neb., 2,537
26, Andrea Ruiz, Colombia, 2,536
27, Danielle van der Meer, Washington, Ill., 2,525
28, Katherine Sutphin, Mount Dora, Fla., 2,519
29, Kayla Johnson, Washington, Ill., 2,515
30, Maria Jose Rodriguez, Austin, Texas, 2,506
31, Katie Anne Sopp, White Bear Lake, Minn., 2,499
32, Mariana Ayala, Euless, Texas, 2,492
33, Natalie Cortese, Hoffman Estates, Ill., 2,478
34, Brandy Silva, Fort Worth, Texas, 2,477
35, Sarah Muench, Kewaskum, Wis., 2,443
36, (tie) Anne Marie Duggan, Edmond, Okla., and Ashly Galante, Palm Harbor, Fla., 2,439
38, Holly Harris, Wichita, Kan., 2,438
39, Megan Buja, Rockford, Ill., 2,432
40, Samantha Schaden, Baltimore, Md., 2,428
41, Kayla Stram, Minnetonka, Minn., 2,411
42, Kerry Smith, Lititz, Pa., 2,390
43, (tie) Anneli Blomqvist, Sweden, and Lindsey Siegel, Gurnee, Ill., 2,388
45, Jessica Abel, Rose Hill, Kan., 2,383
46, Cassandra Leuthold, Black Hawk, S.D., 2,309
47, Kerrie Watson, Canada, 2,306
48, Anggie Ramirez, Chicago, Ill., 2,302
49, Sarah Lokker, New Baltimore, Mich., 2,287
50, Trista Kimmes, Eagan, Minn., 2,262
51, Brooke Bower, Camp Hill, Pa., 2,242
52, Lauren Pate, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., 2,218
53, Stephanie Mours, Franklin, Wis., 2,198
54, Denise Schwandt, Paynesville, Minn., 2,166
55, Brittany Himmelreich, Cressona, Pa., 2,139
56, Danielle Daugherty, Fresno, Calif., 2,096
57, Jenny Schwab, Elk River, Minn., 2,024
58, Amanda Duncan, Forest Lake, Minn., 1,968