The 2010 NCAA Bowling Championship was the seventh annual tournament to determine the national champion of women's

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. The tournament was played at Carolier Brunswick Zone in North Brunswick, New Jersey during April 2009.

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defeated

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in the championship match, 4 games to 3 (209–167, 202–222, 203–213, 229–192, 201–222, 230–190, 208–174), to win their second national title. The Knights were coached by

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. FDU's Daniele McEwan was named the tournament's ''Most Outstanding Player''. McEwan, along with four other bowlers, also comprised the ''All Tournament Team''.

Qualification

Since there is only one national collegiate championship for women's bowling, all

bowling programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or

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) were eligible. A total of 8 teams were invited to contest this championship, which consisted of a modified double-elimination style tournament.

Tournament bracket

*Site: Carolier Brunswick Zone, North Brunswick, New Jersey

All-tournament team

* Daniele McEwan, Fairleigh Dickinson (Most Outstanding Player) * Cassandra Leuthold, Nebraska * Jenn Marmo, New Jersey City * Erica Perez, Fairleigh Dickinson * Samantha Santoro, Arkansas State

References

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