Pan-American Bowling Confederation Women's Championships Doubles

After a frustrating singles performance at the 2010 Pan American Bowling Confederation Women’s Championships (PABCON), Team USA’s Shannon Pluhowsky was able to regroup and join singles bronze medalist Kelly Kulick in a record doubles effort Tuesday.
 
The accomplished lefthander shot 1400 for her six games, while Kulick contributed 1380 as they claimed the gold medal with a 2780 grand total at Sunset Station Hotel and Casino’s Strike Zone Bowling Center in suburban Las Vegas NV.

The previous record was 2621 by Guatemala’s Zussie de Machon and Sofia Granda at the 2009 PABCON Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Pluhowsky and Kulick led by more than 100 pins after three games and battled
through a tricky transition and a few ball changes to increase the margin of
victory to 215 pins over their teammates, Shannon O’Keefe and Tennelle Milligan, who grabbed the silver medal with a 2565 total.


Canada’s Caroline Lagrange and Isabelle Rioux took home the bronze with 2562. Team USA’s Liz Johnson and Stefanie Nation finished seventh with 2461.

Four of Team USA's representatives - Liz Johnson, Kelly Kulick, Shannon O'Keefe and Shannon Pluhowsky - all have enjoyed success at the PABCON Championships, while Tennelle Milligan and Stefanie Nation are competeing in the event for the first time.

Competition is being streamed live at bowl.com.