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Orlando, Fla. – The top-ranked Nebraska bowling team sits in fourth place after two days of competition at the season-opening Wildcat Invitational at Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando, Fla. The Cornhuskers went 2-3 with a pinfall of 4,846 in five traditional matches on Saturday.
NU will face Stephen F. Austin in the opening round of the best-of-seven Baker format championship tournament on Sunday morning. The Huskers have a total pinfall of 9,674 through two days of competition.
Junior Julia Bond led the way for the Huskers individually, finishing fifth overall with an average of 220.2. Kelly Belzeski added a top-15 finish with an average of 192.6, good for 15th overall.
The Huskers dropped their opening match to No. 10 Fairleigh Dickinson by a score of 987-961, but quickly responded with a 976-985 victory over No. 22 Prairie View A&M.
In a rematch of the last two NCAA Championship matches, second-ranked Stephen F. Austin put up the highest score of the day in a 1,080-906 win over the Big Red.
The Huskers also dropped a match to No. 11 Maryland-Eastern Shore, 1,030-956.
NU saved its best performance of the day for last, rolling past Florida A&M by a score of 1,047-816 in the final match of the day.
No. 2 Arkansas State leads the tournament with a total pinfall of 10,213, followed by Sam Houston State with a pinfall of 9,861 and Stephen F. Austin with a pinfall of 9,746.
Nebraska’s match against Stephen F. Austin in the opening round of the best-of-seven Baker format championship tournament will begin at 8:30 a.m. (CT) on Sunday. The winner of the NU-SFA match will move on to face the loser of the Arkansas State-Sam Houston State match for a spot in the final.
Wildcat Invitational Overall Standings (Pinfall after two days of competition)
1. Arkansas State (10,213)
2. Sam Houston State (9,861)
3. Stephen F. Austin (9,746)
4. Nebraska (9,674)
5. Maryland-Eastern Shore (9,515)
6. Monmouth (9,321)
7. Fairleigh Dickinson (9,207)
8. Tulane (9,080)
9. Prairie View A&M (9,009)
10. North Carolina A&T (8,949)
11. Alabama State (8,722)
12. Bethune-Cookman (8,238)
13. Florida A&M (8,193)