Nebraska Falls In 11th After First Day

Lincoln – The second-ranked Nebraska bowling team sits in 11th place with a pinfall of 4,900 after the first day of the Music City Classic.

Top-ranked McKendree (5,300) sits at the top in first place after day one, with No. 8 Stephen F. Austin (second, 5,171), No. 4 Vanderbilt (third, 5,129), and No. 3 Sam Houston (fourth, 5,073) trailing closely behind (in a field which includes 19 ranked teams including nine of the top 10 teams) 

NU started the day with a loss to No. 5 North Carolina A&T in the first match (1,008-967). Nebraska started off strong with wins in the game one (212-179) and two (199-189). The Huskers followed this game with another win in game three by a score of 224-138, but fell in the final two games (247-151 and 255-181).

In the second match of the day, the Huskers faced Alabama A&M, sweeping the matchup 923-783. The bowlers secured a close victory in game one (165-162), and built off of that to win game two (213-153). NU went on to win the next two games (176-153 and 186-154) and rounded out the match with final win by a score of 183-161.

Next up, the bowlers faced No. 16 Sacred Heart in match three, walking away with a 1,016-834 sweep. Nebraska claimed an early 2-0 lead win wins in the first two games (192-160 and 198-186). The Huskers never looked back as they found victory in the remaining three games (210-197, 195-147 and 221-144).

In match four, Nebraska faced top-ranked McKendree, falling 1,145-960. NU fought hard in the first two games, but lost (244-162 and 233-227). The bowlers bounced back in the third game and took a win by a score of 245-211. The Huskers faced defeat in the final two games (220-160 and 237-166).

The finish out the day, the Huskers beat Drury in the fifth matchup 1,034-869. The first two games were split as NU took victory in game one (169-150), but fell in game two (246-189). The bowlers rebounded in game three to take another win by a score of 289-133, but suffered a loss in game four (171-162). Nebraska powered through to win game five by a score of 225-169 and secure the match.

The tournament continues Saturday at 9:30 a.m. with two position rounds against No. 20 LIU and No. 15 Tulane.

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Music City Classic Day One Standings

1. McKendree (5,300)

2. Stephen F. Austin (5,171)

3. Vanderbilt (5,129)

4. Arkansas St. (5,110)

5. Sam Houston (5,073)

6. Louisiana Tech (5,038)

7. Maryville (5,029)

8. Maryland Eastern Shore (5,015)

9. LIU (5,011)

10. Lincoln Memorial (4,919)

11. Nebraska (4,900)

12. North Carolina A&T (4,874)

13. Monmouth (4,869)

14. Youngstown (4,852)

15. Drury (4,836)

16. Tulane (4,799)

17. Central Missouri (4,653)

18. Valparaiso (4,630)

19. Emmanual (4,594)

20. Alabama St. (4,569)

21. Lewis (4,554)

22. UAB (4,479)

23. Sacred Heart (4,464)

24. Wisconsin Whitewater (4,440)

25. Jackson St. (4,351)

26. Tusculum (4,345)

27. Carthage (4,305)

28. Kentucky Wesleyan (4,235)

29. Aurora (4,166)

30. Alabama A&M (4,119)

31. Carroll (4,072)

32. North Central (3,784)

33. Spalding (3,478)