Restrepo grabs lead at PWBA Lexington Open
July 01, 2016
Qualifying: Round 1 | Round 2
LEXINGTON, Ky. - When Colombia native Rocio Restrepo, now living in Louisville, Ohio, arrived for the Thursday practice session of the 2016 Professional Women's Bowling Association Lexington Open, to say she was tired would have been an understatement.
Restrepo dealt with several flight delays en route to Lexington and wasn't quite herself during practice. She opted to sleep late Friday, despite the opportunity to attend the morning practice session, and the extra hours of sleep paid off.
Restrepo averaged more than 221 through 12 games of qualifying Friday to take the lead at Collins Bowling Center-Eastland with a 2,662 total. She was followed by Bryanna Cote of Red Rock, Arizona (2,574), Shannon O'Keefe of O'Fallon, Illinois (2,553), Diana Zavjalova of Latvia (2,543) and Missy Parkin of Laguna Hills, California (2,535).
The 14-time Team Colombia member noticed a few similarities between her home center, Stonehedge Entertainment, and Collins Bowling Center-Eastland. She also relied on a good memory to help her attack the 38-foot lane condition.
"I was still a little tired," said Restrepo, who is the top seed for the PWBA Greater Detroit Open TV finals, scheduled to air July 19 at 9 p.m. Eastern on CBS Sports Network. "Today, I thought about what rolls good in my home house - what works, what doesn't work - and I felt that kept me more focused. When I was younger in Colombia, there was a house similar to this one, and I remembered what rolled well there, too. I have a really good memory from my younger years, so I had a good idea of what I like to see. I guess being tired made me work harder."
Restrepo's teammate on the Colombian national team, 2014 United States Bowling Congress Queens champion Maria Jose Rodriguez of Austin, Texas, earned the final spot in Saturday's cashers' round with a 2,351 total, a 195.92 average.
The PWBA Lexington Open continues Saturday with six additional games, with pinfall carrying over to determine the 12 players who will advance to round-robin match play. The match-play finalists will be split into two groups, each featuring six players. Each group will bowl six games, including a final position round.
At the end of match play, the top qualifier in each group will earn an automatic spot in the stepladder finals, with seeding being determined by total pins. The second, third and fourth qualifiers in each group will advance to a group stepladder final. The winner of each group stepladder will advance to the televised stepladder finals.
All qualifying and match-play rounds are being broadcast on Xtra Frame, the exclusive online bowling channel for the Professional Bowlers Association.
The finals of the PWBA Lexington Open will be taped Aug. 7 during the U.S. Women's Open and air Tuesday, Aug.16 on CBS Sports Network.
LEXINGTON, Ky. - When Colombia native Rocio Restrepo, now living in Louisville, Ohio, arrived for the Thursday practice session of the 2016 Professional Women's Bowling Association Lexington Open, to say she was tired would have been an understatement.
Restrepo dealt with several flight delays en route to Lexington and wasn't quite herself during practice. She opted to sleep late Friday, despite the opportunity to attend the morning practice session, and the extra hours of sleep paid off.
Restrepo averaged more than 221 through 12 games of qualifying Friday to take the lead at Collins Bowling Center-Eastland with a 2,662 total. She was followed by Bryanna Cote of Red Rock, Arizona (2,574), Shannon O'Keefe of O'Fallon, Illinois (2,553), Diana Zavjalova of Latvia (2,543) and Missy Parkin of Laguna Hills, California (2,535).
The 14-time Team Colombia member noticed a few similarities between her home center, Stonehedge Entertainment, and Collins Bowling Center-Eastland. She also relied on a good memory to help her attack the 38-foot lane condition.
"I was still a little tired," said Restrepo, who is the top seed for the PWBA Greater Detroit Open TV finals, scheduled to air July 19 at 9 p.m. Eastern on CBS Sports Network. "Today, I thought about what rolls good in my home house - what works, what doesn't work - and I felt that kept me more focused. When I was younger in Colombia, there was a house similar to this one, and I remembered what rolled well there, too. I have a really good memory from my younger years, so I had a good idea of what I like to see. I guess being tired made me work harder."
Restrepo's teammate on the Colombian national team, 2014 United States Bowling Congress Queens champion Maria Jose Rodriguez of Austin, Texas, earned the final spot in Saturday's cashers' round with a 2,351 total, a 195.92 average.
The PWBA Lexington Open continues Saturday with six additional games, with pinfall carrying over to determine the 12 players who will advance to round-robin match play. The match-play finalists will be split into two groups, each featuring six players. Each group will bowl six games, including a final position round.
At the end of match play, the top qualifier in each group will earn an automatic spot in the stepladder finals, with seeding being determined by total pins. The second, third and fourth qualifiers in each group will advance to a group stepladder final. The winner of each group stepladder will advance to the televised stepladder finals.
All qualifying and match-play rounds are being broadcast on Xtra Frame, the exclusive online bowling channel for the Professional Bowlers Association.
The finals of the PWBA Lexington Open will be taped Aug. 7 during the U.S. Women's Open and air Tuesday, Aug.16 on CBS Sports Network.