WYOMING, Mich.- Diandra Asbaty has won titles all over the world and accomplished more than just about any amateur bowler in history.  Now she can add a professional championship to her resume.

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WYOMING, Mich.- On Sunday, two USBC spokeswomen will square off in the championship match of the season's final Professional Bowlers Association Women's Series event, which is presented by USBC.

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WYOMING, Mich.- In 2005, Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, N.Y., made Professional Bowlers Association history when she became the first woman to make a championship round appearance before finishing second at the 2005 Banquet Classic.

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WYOMING, Mich.- USBC Youth spokesperson Diandra Asbaty of Chicago is making her presence known at the final Professional Bowlers Association Women's Series event of the season and leads the talented field of 16 women with a 1,566 total after seven games of qualifying at Spectrum Lanes in Wyoming, Mich.

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GREENDALE, Wis. - After a stellar collegiate bowling career that included All-America honors and two national championships, Joy Esterson of Annapolis, Md., graduated from Morehead State University with a degree in business administration and plans to make a career as a professional bowler.

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The match was dead even heading into the 10th frame when Esterson struck all three times, forcing Johnson to do the same to tie. Johnson then struck three times to send the match to a roll off. In the roll off, Esterson chose to start and she put the pressure on Johnson with a strike. Johnson was unable to match, knocking down just seven pins to give Esterson her first PBA Women's Series victory.

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Carolyn Dorin-Ballard of North Richland Hills, Texas, has been teased about being the second oldest of the 16 players competing in the Professional Bowlers Association Women's Series, presented by the United States Bowling Congress, but that also means that she's one of the most experienced.

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GREENDALE, Wis. - Just halfway through its four-week schedule, the Professional Bowlers Association Women's Series, presented by the United States Bowling Congress, already has provided its share of excitement and memories for some of the best female bowlers in the world.

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Facing two of the game's legends, Mike Wolfe and Shannon Pluhowsky showed the poise that has made them two of the top young stars in bowling.

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This week's event also features the second of four PBA Women's Series tournaments. Shannon Pluhowsky defeated last week's inaugural PBA Women's Series event champion Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, 4-0, to advance to her first women's series championship round. The 2006 USBC Queens champion and Team USA member averaged 258.25 in the four games.

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Also running this week is the second of four PBA Women's Series events. The 16-woman field is competing alongside the men but in their own tournament. Joy Esterson led the field with a 3,461 14-game pinfall to earn the top seed for match play. The top eight women advanced to Friday.

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They're both in their 40s and both two of the game's greatest champions. On Sunday, Walter Ray Williams Jr. and Carolyn Dorin-Ballard showed they're as good as they've ever been.

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TAYLOR, Mich. - Though she will be competing with her fellow female bowlers four out of the next five weeks, Missy Bellinder knows her experience bowling against the men will come in handy in this year's Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Women's Series presented by the United States Bowling Congress.

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For the first time since 2003, the top female bowlers are ready to showcase their talent on tour in the inaugural Professional Bowlers Association Women's Series, sponsored by the USBC, which begins this week at Taylor Lanes in Taylor, Mich.

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WAUWATOSA, Wis. - The resurgence of women's bowling has continued this week at the 2007 USBC Masters as Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Liz Johnson and Lynda Barnes all made the cut to the double-elimination match play portion of the prestigious event.

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