California bowler leads Diamond All-Events at WC
June 26, 2015
By Jessica Gilgor and Aaron Smith
USBC Communications
RENO, Nev. - Jennifer Asplin of Oakley, California, is very comfortable on the lanes at the National Bowling Stadium, and for the second consecutive time, she found herself leaving the 78-lane venue as the all-events leader at the United States Bowling Congress Women's Championships.
The 39-year-old right-hander put together sets of 751 in singles, 736 in team and 695 in doubles for a 2,182 all-events total Friday to move into the top spot in Diamond All-Events at the 2015 event. Three-time USBC Women's Championships titlist Tennelle Milligan of Arlington, Texas, previously held the lead with 2,169.
"It's amazing, because I've been working hard and practicing more," said Asplin, who made her eighth USBC Women's Championships appearance. "I knew with the first strike in the 10th frame of the final game it was going to be enough for the all-events lead."
At the 2012 Women's Championships, also at the NBS, Asplin posted a 2,121 all-events tally, including a 299 game, to take the lead in Scratch All-Events, before eventually settling into seventh place.
This time around, Asplin needed a 739 in singles to find her way to the top of the standings, and she quickly found herself in the hunt for the Diamond Singles lead, too, after starting with games of 277 and 289. Two opens in the finale left her needing a mark with good count to pass Milligan, and Asplin delivered three strikes to finish with 185.
Asplin's singles performance moved her into second place in Diamond Singles behind Brooke Bower of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, who rolled a 781 series Thursday.
"There were times I wasn't striking, and I was trying really hard," Asplin said. "It's a tough shot out there, and I was trying to stay positive."
Asplin also teamed with first-time participant Kaidee Sutphin of Mount Dora, Florida, in doubles, where Sutphin added a 681 set to help the pair into fourth place in Diamond Doubles with a 1,376 total. Milligan and USBC Hall of Famer Lynda Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, lead with 1,404.
"Kaidee helped line me up from doubles to singles," said Asplin, who is a deputy sheriff with the Alameda County Sheriff's Department. "I switched balls and then switched back, and she told me to move left, so I moved."
Asplin used her time at the Women's Championships to help fine-tune her game for the upcoming Professional Women's Bowling Association Storm Sacramento Open, which will take place at Steve Cook's Fireside Lanes in Citrus Heights, California, from July 9-11.
"This was a chance to work on my mental game and my next tournament," Asplin said. "Whether it's a strike or an open, just leave it behind, because the next shot is a new shot."
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USBC Communications
RENO, Nev. - Jennifer Asplin of Oakley, California, is very comfortable on the lanes at the National Bowling Stadium, and for the second consecutive time, she found herself leaving the 78-lane venue as the all-events leader at the United States Bowling Congress Women's Championships.
The 39-year-old right-hander put together sets of 751 in singles, 736 in team and 695 in doubles for a 2,182 all-events total Friday to move into the top spot in Diamond All-Events at the 2015 event. Three-time USBC Women's Championships titlist Tennelle Milligan of Arlington, Texas, previously held the lead with 2,169.
"It's amazing, because I've been working hard and practicing more," said Asplin, who made her eighth USBC Women's Championships appearance. "I knew with the first strike in the 10th frame of the final game it was going to be enough for the all-events lead."
At the 2012 Women's Championships, also at the NBS, Asplin posted a 2,121 all-events tally, including a 299 game, to take the lead in Scratch All-Events, before eventually settling into seventh place.
This time around, Asplin needed a 739 in singles to find her way to the top of the standings, and she quickly found herself in the hunt for the Diamond Singles lead, too, after starting with games of 277 and 289. Two opens in the finale left her needing a mark with good count to pass Milligan, and Asplin delivered three strikes to finish with 185.
Asplin's singles performance moved her into second place in Diamond Singles behind Brooke Bower of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, who rolled a 781 series Thursday.
"There were times I wasn't striking, and I was trying really hard," Asplin said. "It's a tough shot out there, and I was trying to stay positive."
Asplin also teamed with first-time participant Kaidee Sutphin of Mount Dora, Florida, in doubles, where Sutphin added a 681 set to help the pair into fourth place in Diamond Doubles with a 1,376 total. Milligan and USBC Hall of Famer Lynda Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, lead with 1,404.
"Kaidee helped line me up from doubles to singles," said Asplin, who is a deputy sheriff with the Alameda County Sheriff's Department. "I switched balls and then switched back, and she told me to move left, so I moved."
Asplin used her time at the Women's Championships to help fine-tune her game for the upcoming Professional Women's Bowling Association Storm Sacramento Open, which will take place at Steve Cook's Fireside Lanes in Citrus Heights, California, from July 9-11.
"This was a chance to work on my mental game and my next tournament," Asplin said. "Whether it's a strike or an open, just leave it behind, because the next shot is a new shot."
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