Defending USBC Senior Queens champion Janine Primrose (pictured) of Gardnerville, Nev., is one match away from becoming the first competitor in Senior Queens history to win back-to-back titles.

She remained undefeated in match play for the second straight year and will face Char Hammel of Las Vegas in the three-game total-pinfall finals. With the double-elimination format, Hammel will have to defeat Primrose twice if she is to claim her first Senior Queens victory.

Primrose defeated Hammel to reach the championship match, 657-647, forcing Hammel to the contenders bracket. For the chance to face Primrose a second time, Hammel knocked out USBC Hall of Famer and 2009 Senior Queens runner-up Dana Miller-Mackie of Albuquerque, N.M., 642-615.

"For tomorrow, I'm just going to try and stay calm, avoid mistakes and hope to catch a few breaks, too," Primrose said. "I'm just so happy to be here. To go back-to-back would just be awesome."

The finals of the USBC Senior Queens will be live streamed on BOWL.com starting at Noon EDT.

 

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Opening Round

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

Winners Bracket - Round 2

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

Sharon Powers, Lakewood, Colo., def. Carole Jones, Englewood, Colo., 672-576
Char Hammel, Las Vegas, def. Paula Vidad, Crestline, Calif., 656-644
Janine Primrose, Gardnerville, Nev., def. Barbara Batt, Jacksonville, Fla., 614-575
Lucy Sandelin, Tampa, Fla., def. Lilia Johnson, Lawton, Okla., 595-583

 

Winners Bracket - Round 3

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

Hammel def. Powers, 650-589
Primrose def. Sandelin, 606-594

 

Winners Bracket - Round 4

Winners Winner advances to title match. Losers moves to contenders bracket.

Primrose def. Hammel 657-647

 

Contenders Bracket - Round 2

Losers eliminated, earn $450.

Dana Miller-Mackie, Albuquerque, N.M., def. Debbie Wade, West Jordan, Utah, 716-555
Nancy Fehr, Cincinnati, def. Cathy Smith, Richmond, Va., 686-584
Elizabeth Dawson, Sunnyvale, Calif., def. Virginia Norton, Cypress, Calif., 616-585
Shelley West, Omaha, Neb., def. Karen Boekemuehl, Bozeman, Mont., 635-513

Pam Lawrence, Pflugerville, Texas, def. Heidi Pagenkopf, Lynnwood, Wash., 614-573
Rose Hare, Sante Fe, N.M., def. Patti Schultz, Braidwood, Ill., 667-567
Melody Felton, Colfax, Iowa, def. Judy Vogel, Slidell, La., 688-587
Jeanette Porter, Omaha, Neb., def. Pam Buckner, Reno, Nev., 609-589

 

Contenders Bracket - Round 3

Losers eliminated, earn $500.

Miller-Mackie def. Fehr, 771-556
Dawson def. West, 622-531
Hare def. Lawrence, 624-577
Felton def. Porter, 695-499

 

Contenders Bracket - Round 4

Losers eliminated, earn $600.

Miller-Mackie def. Johnson, 688-646
Batt def. Dawson, 668-603
Hare def. Vidad, 602-582
Felton def Jones, 599-579

 

Contenders Bracket - Round 5

Losers eliminated, earn $700.

Miller-Mackie def. Batt, 770-552
Felton def. Hare, 645-580

 

Contenders Bracket - Round 6

Losers eliminated, earn $800.

Miller-Mackie def. Sandelin, 647-618
Felton def. Powers, 614-577

 

Contenders Bracket - Round 7

Loser eliminated, earns $1,000.

Miller-Mackie def. Felton, 642-634

 

Contenders Bracket - Round 8

Winner advances to title match. Loser eliminated, earns $1,300.

Hammel def. Miller-Mackie, 642-615