Ukraine's Daria Kovalova averaged 249 to lead Thursday’s first-round qualifying at the 2018 United States Bowling Congress Queens at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno.
The 23-year-old right-hander topped the 191-player field by rolling games of 236, 247, 236, 259 and 267 for a 1,245 total.
USBC reported that Kovalova finished 11th in the season-opening PWBA Las Vegas Open last month, but missed the next two stops as she finished her degree in art and illustration at Wichita State....