The 2012 NCAA Bowling Championship was the ninth annual tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA collegiate ten-pin bowling. The tournament was played at Freeway Lanes in Wickliffe, Ohio from April 13–14, 2012.
Maryland Eastern Shore defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the championship match, 4 games to 2 (222–204, 236–215, 167–249, 208–168, 170–223, 203–176), to win their third, and second consecutive, national title. The Hawks were coached by Kristina Frahm, who also the Most Outstanding Player of UMES' 2011 championship team. This would draw Maryland Eastern Shore even with Nebraska at 3 national titles.
Maryland Eastern Shore's T'nia Falbo was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Falbo, 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 NCAA bowling programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of 8 teams were invited to contest this championship, which consisted of a modified double-elimination style tournament.
Team Appearance PreviousArkansas State5th2011Central Missouri9th2011Fairleigh Dickinson8th2011Maryland–Eastern Shore9th2011Nebraska9th2011Sacred Heart5th2008Valparaiso1stNeverVanderbilt7th2011
Tournament bracket Site: Freeway Lanes, Wickliffe, Ohio Host: Mid-American Conference
Championship Match Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6#5 Maryland Eastern Shore (4)222236167208170203#3 Fairleigh Dickinson (2)204215249168223176
All-tournament team T'nia Falbo, Maryland Eastern Shore (Most Outstanding Player) Joely Carrillo, Fairleigh Dickinson Natalie Cortese, Valparaiso Kayla Johnson, Nebraska Amanda LaBossiere, Arkansas State
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