Amateur: Has a high sanctioned game of 299, and high series of 782…Placed 48th overall of 364 and advanced to the semifinals with a 30-game pinfall of 5316 at the 2004 Junior Gold Girls Bowling National Championships, July 10-16, in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX…was 16th after six games of qualifying (192.5 average; 1155 pinfall)…Won the girls scratch New Jersey State Pepsi Tournament (formerly Coca Cola State Tournament) for the second time in her career to qualify for the scratch national tournament…In Texas, placed fourth in the Pepsi segment of the Junior Gold tournament…Also won the girls scratch New Jersey championship in 2001 when Coca Cola was the sponsor…Advanced to the 2001 Coca Cola Youth National Championships in Reno, NV, and came in ninth nationally…Spratford became the first person ever to win back-to-back Middlesex County Junior Masters Tournaments, claiming the title in 2002 and 2003…The only other person to win it twice (non consecutive year) was her older sister, Nichole…As a high school junior in 2003, she was bestowed with the NJSWBA (New Jersey State Women’s Bowling Association) Shirley Kutzner Star of Tomorrow award, an honor that goes to one high school female bowler each year.
High School: A June 2004 graduate of Woodbridge High School in Woodbridge, NJ with a 3.0 GPA…A four-year varsity bowler for head coach Mike Yannazzo…Arguably the top high school bowler in the state of New Jersey in 2004, she was selected to the Star-Ledger First-Team All-State team for a second consecutive year and named the Star-Ledger Central Jersey Bowler of the Year…Also tabbed to the Star-Ledger First-Team All-Central Jersey squad… Named to the 2003-04 Home News Tribune All-Area Girls Bowling Team…Finished second in the state individual NJSIAA/Bollinger tournament on February 13 at the Brunswick Zone Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick…Lost title match, 238-183 to Lauren Sohmer of South Brunswick…Qualified for the stepladder final after rolling a 712 series which included an NJSIAA championship record 279 high game…Led qualifying at the state finals with an impressive 231 average (1385 pins)…As a senior, averaged a 198 in the regular season, and 199 overall, which ranked second in the Greater Middlesex Conference and second on the team…Won the 2004 Greater Middlesex Conference individual title, defeating current NJCU teammate Kristina Figueiredo in the final, 224-189, after tossing a 237-701 in the second stage of qualifying…Earned the GMC top seed with a six-game qualifying pinfall of 1359…Placed sixth in Central Jersey with a 611 series…Finished second in the Central Jersey Winter Classic with a 646 series and was third in the Westfield Tournament with a 667 series… In her career, she was a four-time First-Team All-Area and four-time First-Team All-GMC Red Division pick…Served as team captain for three straight years, beginning as a sophomore (2002-2004)…A key member of the Barrons’ 2001 NJSIAA state championship, won her freshman year…Competed in the state tournament three times at Woodbridge…Graduated with three school records—high season average (209), high game (288), and high series (789)…Also had a 755 series…Her 789 came at the 2004 Brick Tournament— the highest series in the tournament’s history—as Woodbridge placed second to Brick by a mere two pins…A former high school teammate of current NJCU bowlers Christine Zsilavetz and Tracey Evans…broke what was Zsilavetz’ school record for high series (692)…Guided Woodbridge to the 2004 team state final…Barrons finished ranked second in the state, falling to Brick Township and current NJCU teammate Lauren McMahon, 3195-3026, in the NJSIAA final…Paced Woodbridge to one its best seasons ever, as the Barrons were a perfect 16-0 in dual-matches, in seizing the GMC Red Division title for the 15th time in the 31-year career of Yannazzo…Woodbridge also won the GMC team title for the 14th time and the Central Jersey sectional crown for a ninth time…As a junior in 2002-03, collected a 209 average—13 pins higher than that of the second-best bowler in the GMC...Her 209 average as a junior was the highest in league history and in a tie for second-best in the state…Had the highest series in the state her junior year with a mammoth 755 set…Was seventh in the 2003 NJSIAA individual tournament, totaling a 1202 pinfall in qualifying action.
Personal: Born September 18, 1986 in Edison, NJ…Full name is Victoria A. Spratford…Nickname is Vicki…Parents are Adrienne and Wayne Spratford…The third sister in a long-line of exceptional bowlers in the Spratford family...Older sisters are Nichole, 26, and Michelle, 23…Nichole is the head coach of the men’s bowling team at St. Peter’s College, where Michelle bowled collegiately…Has the family bragging rights as the only one of the three Spratford sisters who won the GMC individual championship at Woodbridge High School…Declared major at NJCU is Criminal Justice…Intends to seek a career in criminal psychology…Right-handed.
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Sports Team: New York Yankees
Music Artist: New Found Glory
Movie: Ocean’s 11
Food: Chicken parm
What do you like most about NJCU?: It’s a small campus.
What do you like most about Coach Parisi? He’s very determined and dedicated to the team.
2007-2008 Highlights: (11/06; North East Women’s Bowling Conference Event #1): Senior three-time All-American, went 4-1 overall in head-to-head competition, mostly at the anchor position. In three NCAA games, she had a 539 pinfall (179.67). Overall in five games, she tallied 890 total wood (195, 168, 176, 194, 157) for a 178.0 average... (11/12): Named NJCU Women's Athlete of the Week for the ninth time in her career... (11/21 at Maryland Easter Shore Hawk Classic): Finished fiftth overall of 126 bowlers to ear All Turnament Team honors at Maryland Easter Shore Hawk Classic as she posted a six-game average of 202.67 and a six-game series of 1216 (197-192-192-201-222-212), with each game 192 or better and a high score of 222... (11/26): NJCU Women's Athlete of the Week...(12/04 at St. Paul's College Tournament): Crushed the field with a 212.83 average to earn Most Valuable Player and All-Tournament Team honors. Finished with a six-game series of 1277 (193-185-200-211-234-254)—a remarkable 45 pins better than Caldwell and the rest of the field. It was the second consecutive event in which she was named to an All-Tournament Team...(12/17): NJCU Women's Athlete of the Week for the third time of the season... (12/27 at FDU Holiday Jamboree): Continues to prove that she might be the best won'es bowler in the coutry in Division I, II,III. She is comfortably in first place overall after day one. She has a five-game pinfall of 1,058 for a 211.6 average (211, 175, 203, 214, 255), including a high game of 255 against FDU which is the highest individual score thus far in the tournament. She has a 28-pin lead over the next competitor... (12/28 at FDU Holiday Jamboree): Placed first overall in her second consecutive tournament, uncorking a career-best and near-perfect 297. While vying for the second 300 game in NJCU history settled for the third highest game in the program’s illustrious history. She opened with 11 strikes before missing left of the head pin on her 12th ball, leaving the 6-7-10 standing. Won her second consecutive tournament and did so in convincing fashion with a 10-game pinfall of 2,193 and a 219.3 average—a staggering 151 pin advantage over her teammate and the rest of the talented field. In five games on Friday she had a 227.0 average and 1,135 total wood (224, 172, 233, 297, 209). She previously won the St. Paul’s College Tournament on December 2 with a 212.83 average. She won the 2006 Holiday Jamboree singles title with a 210.2 average... (01/15): Selected to appear in Sports Illustrated after she placed first overall and was named Most Valuable Player in consecutive tournaments during the month of December. Currently, Spratford leads the nationally No. 6 ranked Gothic Knights with a 203.325 average in 40 games, and has a pinfall of 8133. Her average is almost nine pins per game better than anyone else on the roster. She has 21 games of 200 out of 40, six of 225 or better and three of 250-plus. She has placed first in two tournaments, and fifth and seventh in her other two entries... (01/19; North East Women’s Collegiate Bowling Conference Event #3): Rolled an average 197.4 rate; In match two, she bowled a 245 which was the highed score by NJCU player overall during the entire event... (01/22; North East Women’s Collegiate Bowling Conference Event #4): Had a 1052 pinfall (237-215-152-246-202) for a 210.4 average, and was first overall in the individual standings among the 19 players who completed in all five matches. She finished the conference schedule 10-8 overall in the anchor position against the best bowler from each opposing school. She also increased her 50-game season pinfall to 10,172 for a 203.4 average. She was NJCU’s only bowler above 186 on the day... (01/27 at Bowie State University Invitational): Placed third of 127 athletes with a six-game pinfall of 1,278 (226-255-193-196-196-212) and a 213.00 average. She had the fourth highest average, highlighted by the 255 against St. Paul's. It was the fourth time this season Spratford has achieved better than a 250...(01/31): Featured on the College Sports Television Network (CSTV), as they competed in bowling against reporter Cyrus Ahalt as part of a segment entitled “Hoops Odyssey.” Spratfore bowled a 197 vs. fellow student athlete Aaron Desir who bowled a 166... (02/09 at Capital Classic): Tossed a 226 against #17 St. Francis College in the 966-905 victory. In the win over FDU, she lead the team with a 255—her fifth game of 250+ this season. Finished second among NJCU keglers with a 1,065 pinfall (226-179-191-255-214) for a 213.0 average...(02/10): Who has twice been named Tournament MVP this year, finished fourth overall (1,065 pinfall, 213.00 average), earning Capital Classic All-Tournament Team honors. It is the fifth time this season she has placed in the Top 5 in a tournament and earned a spot on an all-tournament team, and the sixth time among the Top 10... (02/27 at Bowie State University Invitational): Three-time All-American, earned All-Tournament Team honors as she placed third of 127 athletes with a six-game pinfall of 1,278 (226-255-193-196-196-212) and a 213.00 average. She had the fourth highest average, highlighted by the 255 against St. Paul’s. It was the fourth time this season she has achieved better than a 250... (03/07 at Eastern College Athletic Conference Singles Championship): Cemented her legacy as the greatest women’s bowler in the illustrious history of the New Jersey City University women’s program, as the 2007 NCAA Division III National Player of the Year tossed scores of 235, 231 and 221 in succession in a three-round single-elimination tournament, the three game scores were the three highest scores during the playoff rounds. She advanced to the tournament quarterfinals by placing second of 71 bowlers in the four-game qualifying segment of day one of the tournament, She is the first NJCU bowler in the four-year history of the ECAC Championship to claim the title. Finished with a 884 pinfall and 221 average, only three pins behind Toto after being the leader through three games. Her 229 was the highest of anyone in game two... (03/08 at College Athletic Conference Women’s Bowling Championship): Shot a five-game total of 1,032 (173-184-217-267-191), for a 206.4 average, She had a near-perfect game against Hampton, opening with seven strikes before leaving a pin standing in the eighth frame. She threw strikes the rest of the way... (03/09 at College Athletic Conference Women’s Bowling Championship; Finals): Bowled her way onto the All-Tournament team for the fourth consecutive year. She is the only player in history to achieve the feat, and the only athlete to earn the honor more than twice. It was her sixth All-Tournament team selection of the 2007-08 season... (03/15 at Columbia 300 Music City Classic): Placed first overall in the immensely talented field as she bowled a six-game pinfall of 1,234 (187-202-208-215-243-179)—37 pins ahead of Vanderbilt All-American Josie Earnest (1,197)—and posted a 205.66 average. She was one of just four players with an average above 200... (03/16): The 2007 NCAA Division III National Player of the Year and a three-time All-American, was voted by the coaches as the Tournament Most Valuable Player—her third MVP award of the season. She earned her sixth All-Tournament Team selection of the year... (04/10 at 2008 NCAA National Collegiate Women’s Bowling Championships): Placed seventh as she concluded a scintillating senior season by placing in the Top 10 of all 10 tournaments NJCU entered. She finished seventh overall with a 797 total (202-181-199-215) for a 199.25 average...(04/14): Named one of five athletes named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2008 NCAA Women’s Bowling National Collegiate Championship; In the national semifinal rematch on April 12 against ASU, she single-handedly won game one. Spratford needed to strike out for NJCU to win the game and she did just that, tossing three straight in the 10th frame for the 196-189 win. She sealed a 2-0 lead in the match with a strike—her fifth straight of the semifinal. In game four, Spratford bagged back-to-back strikes to give NJCU a 175-152 win and a 3-1 lead in the series, before ASU rallied to win the final three games...
2006-07 Highlights: (01/30): Named New Jersey City University Female Athlete of the Week... (03/06): Named New Jersey City University Female Athlete of the Week... (03/13): Named New Jersey City University Female Athlete of the Week...(04/17): Named New Jersey City University Female Athlete of the Week... (11/01; North East Women’s Bowling Conference Event #1): Went 5-0 in NCAA head-to-head action as the NJCU anchor rolled a five-game total of 1123 for a 224.6 average. Her high game was 269 against SFC, and she reached 224 or higher in four games. In the win over FDU, she outdueled FDU anchor Becky Ketcham, 228-191 to add to the win for the Knights...(11/05; North East Women’s Collegiate Bowling Conference Event #2): Now 8-2 this season in the conference, posting head-to-head wins in each of NJCU’s three team victories. On the day, she had a 195.125 average (1561 total wood) and a 981 total (196.2 average) in the anchor slot for the five NCAA matches. Her singles tournament total was 580 (193.33), including an opening score of 232, and she earned two points for the Lady Gothic Knights...(11/15): Junior two-time All-America, listed 14th overall with an 882 pinfall and 176.4 average. She was one of the only three NJCU bowlers to compete in all five games as they battled Fairleight Dickinson, Sacred Heart , Southern University, Grambling Univerity and Morgan State...(11/27; Jeannette Lee Invitational): Earned tournament Most Valuable Player honors while finishing first in the individual standings. She was the only kegler in the 33-woman field to average over 200, posted a 206.4 average and 1032 pinfall, easily outdistancing fellow All-American Tina Peak of the University of Central Missouri for first place. Spratford, who won a tournament for the fourth time in her career and placed in the Top 5 for an eighth time, had high games of 238 and 225... (11/27): Named New Jersey City University Female Athlete of the Week... (12/28; Holiday Jamboree): Won her second singles tournament championship of the season, as she took a title for the fifth time in her career and placed among the Top 5 in an event for a ninth instance. In the Jamboree, she placed first overall among 93 individuals with a pinfall of 2102 and 10-game average of 210.2...(12/28): Voted to the inaugural National Tenpin Coaches Association North East Region Honor Rolls for their excellent bowling performances over the first six weeks of the 2006-07 season. For the season, she leads NJCU, which has matched the best start to a season after 30 matches in school history (25-5), in average (201.81). pinfall (5247), games (40), 200 games (12), 225 games (8) and high game (269)...(12/29; Holiday Jamboree Championship): Converted a spare in the final frame to preserve the win. In the final traditional game, NJCU routed St. Francis College (NY) by 339 pins, 992-653. In the second game, NJCU led by one pin heading into the 10th frame, before Spratford rang up a strike to preserve the win and tie the match, before the Gothic Knights won by 39 pins in game three and 76 in the final game... (01/01): Named New Jersey City University Female Athlete of the Week...(01/22): Named New Jersey City University Female Athlete of the Week...(01/22; North East Women’s Collegiate Bowling Conference Event #3): Registered an eight-game average of 207.38, during the singles tournament that opens the event, she had a 628 series (204-222-202) for a 209.33 average, and three individual points for the team. For the season, Spratford increases her personal stats and is now 12-3 in the conference as she went 4-1 in head-to-head matches during the NCAA games...(02/04; Mid-Winter Classic): Ranks fifth individual standings at 963 (166-195-200-211-191) and a 192.60 average...(03/10 at Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships vs. Howard University): Posted what was then a season-high 278 against Howard. She started with two spares, before rolling nine straight strikes and leaving the nine pin on her 12 th ball. She finished third with 1123 total wood (207-227-278-200-211) and a 224.6 rate... (04/01 at North East Women’s Collegiate Bowling Conference Singles Championship): Added yet another impressive accomplishment to her already sparkling collegiate women’s bowling resume by becoming the first-ever NEWCBC conference champion after defeating top-seeded Kristy Kerr in the finals, 234-225. Overall, she had an 11-game pinfall of 2481 (225.55). In nine qualifying games (226-256-201-182//236-201-243-245-221), she had a 2011 total (223.44) and received 290 bonus pins to finish just six pins behind Kerr for first place, 2307-2301... (04/02): Named New Jersey City University Female Athlete of the Week...(04/13 at National Collegiate Women’s Bowling Championship): NJCU’s top performer, placing eighth of 51 with total wood of 871 (201-202-233-235; 217.75)... Earned 2006-07 NTCA First-Team All-American and NTCA Division III National Player of the Year... Earned National Tenpin Coaches Association National All-Academic Team (minimum of 3.4 GPA during academic year) for the 2006-07 season... Earned First-Team All-NEWCBC...
