Fifth-ranked Nebraska went 3-2 in Friday’s Baker matches at the Bulldog Classic in San Antonio and sits fourth with 4,954 total pins, a 198.2 average over five matches. Both losses came against top-10 teams, by 50 and 11 pins.
Match by match
- No. 8 Sam Houston 981, Nebraska 931. Lane conditions made the opener messy, including a 180-180 first game. Nebraska won games two and four but dropped game five 255-245.
- Nebraska 956, Alabama State 827. A lineup shuffle moved Haley Swindle to the two spot and Kayla Starr to anchor, and a 206-149 fifth game closed it.
- Nebraska 1,057, Grambling State 818. The Huskers won all five games, including a 242 in game two.
- Nebraska 1,041, No. 12 Newman 880. After dropping game one 208-200, Nebraska won three of the last four, finishing with a 236.
- No. 4 Arkansas State 981, Nebraska 970. Nebraska won games four and five after a 206-206 tie in game three but came up 11 pins short.
Desiree Buchert, Kayla Starr, Karina Capron, Brenna Hartzler and Haley Swindle started the day. Alejandra Sandoval and Taylor Kretz also rolled as the lineup changed through the day.
Standings after day one
- No. 2 Vanderbilt, 5,095
- No. 3 Wichita State, 5,031
- No. 4 Arkansas State, 5,024
- No. 5 Nebraska, 4,954
- No. 21 Valparaiso, 4,740
Nebraska rolls five traditional matches starting Saturday at 9:25 a.m. CT before bracket play. Hartzler comes in fresh off her Conference USA Performer of the Month award for October.
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