WROCLAW, Poland – Fairleigh Dickinson University women's bowler Danielle McEwan (Stony Point, NY/Stony Point) finished in fourth place at the 48th QubicaAMF World Cup on Saturday, Dec. 1.  The senior bowler was the lone female representative from the United States.

McEwan entered Saturday morning's match play in fifth place looking to post wins to earn the 30-pin bonus available in each match and possibly climb into the stepladder finals. Despite a solid performance, McEwan went 3-5 in match play and finished with an 8,158 pinfall total, 286 pins out of third place.

“I started off really well and had some really good games but didn't have luck on my side,” McEwan said. “I lost my first match shooting 258 and that kind of continued. I know I had a couple of matches I shot 230s, 240s and ended up losing, so those extra bonus pins I needed didn't add up.

“I think I bowled well today. I have to walk away with my head held high and use this as a learning experience. It was a fun week and I learned a lot.”

Two-time defending champion Aumi Guerra of the Dominican Republic took the top seed for the stepladder finals with an 8,457 pinfall total followed by England's Kirsten Penny (8,445) and Singapore's Shayna Ng (8,444).

McEwan won her division at the USBC Team USA Trials last January to earn the opportunity to compete in the World Cup, one of the most prestigious singles titles in the world. The World Cup is the largest international bowling tournament in the world, in terms of the number of countries competing. This year's event started with 81 men and 68 women from more than 80 countries.