Third place at the Chelsea Gilliam Penguin Classic. Second place at Destination Florida. Fifth-ranked Nebraska bowling heads to Texas this weekend looking to make it three straight trophies.
The Huskers compete in the Bulldog Classic, hosted by No. 7 Louisiana Tech, Nov. 6-8 at Lucky Strike San Antonio.
A loaded field
Sixteen teams are entered, including nine of the nation’s top 25 and four of the top five: No. 2 Vanderbilt, No. 3 Wichita State, No. 4 Arkansas State and Nebraska.
Room to improve on 2025
Nebraska finished seventh of 16 at this event a year ago, going 8-5 with 10,196 total pins and a 203.9 average. Desiree Buchert led the way with 982 pins and Brenna Hartzler added 919, both through five individual games. Hartzler comes in fresh off being named CUSA Performer of the Month for October.
Schedule (all times Central)
- Friday, Nov. 6: five matches of five-game Baker, starting at 10:35 a.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 7: five traditional matches, starting at 9:25 a.m.
- Sunday, Nov. 8: bracket play, three best-of-seven Baker matches seeded by total pinfall, starting at 8:55 a.m.
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