Ebonite

Jun 26, 2012

RENO, Nev. - Kelly Kulick of Union, N.J., finds herself just eight games away from making the finals at the 2012 Bowling’s U.S. Women’s Open as she continued her dominant performance at the National Bowling Stadium on Monday.

For the third straight day, Kulick is atop the standings after going 6-2 in match play to finish with a 32-game total of 7,689, more than 150 pins ahead of Missy Parkin of Lake Forest, Calif., who is at 7,537.

After struggling during the last six-game block of qualifying earlier in the day, the two-time U.S. Women’s Open champion came into match play with a new outlook.

“I just hope I throw it as good tomorrow as I did tonight,” Kulick said. “I really struggled in the earlier block. When I came back I had a new mentality and was really able to throw the ball very well tonight.”

With the top seed for the finals in her sights, Kulick is ready to come in Wednesday and put herself in position to claim her third U.S. Women’s Open crown.

“I’m going to come

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