Overview
NCAA Women's Bowling features team-vs-team match-play competition across Division I, II, and III institutions. Teams compete to advance through a single national championship held in late March or early April. Games are played under the Baker format with oil pattern selection and USBC equipment and lane-conditioning s…
How to win
- Strike (X): all 10 pins down on first ball; score = 10 + the next 2 balls' pin totals; Spare (/): all 10 pins down acro…
- Strike — All 10 pins down on first ball; score is 10 plus next 2 balls' totals.
- Spare — Knock all 10 pins in 2 balls; score 10 plus next 1 ball's pins.
- Open frame penalty — Pins left after 2 balls; your score equals total pins knocked down.
- 10th frame bonuses — Strike earns 2 bonus balls; spare earns 1; open frame earns none.
The game
- Roster: 5 bowlers per team active for each match (additional bowlers may be substituted in/out depending on format); Su…
- Roster: 5 bowlers per team active for each match (additional bowlers may be substituted in/out depending on format)
