Huskers Defeat Medaille In Third Round Of Regionals

Kansas City, Mo. - The Nebraska bowling team defeated Medaille in the third round of the NCAA Regionals to advance to the regional finals.

"We are proud of the team for continuing to show grit and determination to continue to advance through the bracket and keep their season alive," Head Coach Paul Klempa said after the win. "Medaille proved to be a tough opponent and we tip our hat to their heart. We have a challenging match next against Vanderbilt and I think the team is as ready for the challenge as they have been all week. Should be a fun match this afternoon."

The Husker's lineup consisted of Michelle Guarro, Gwen Maeha, Kayla Verstraete, Cassidy Ray and Crystal Elliott.

Nebraska defeated Medaille 1,005-836 to win the traditional match. Ray led the team with a score of 228 with Verstraete scoring 216 behind her. Elliott accumulated a score of 210 to give NU three bowlers with a score over 200.  Guarro scored 190 as Maeha bowled a 161 to round out the team.

Moving on to the baker matchup, Kendyl Hofmeister came in for Maeha. The Huskers fell in the first two games of the Baker-5 matchup 164-170 and 190-201 before bouncing back, winning game three 213-188. Medaille fought back to win the fourth game 187-169. NU then took the last game 245-207 to defeat Medaille and proceed on to face Vanderbilt in the regional finals.

With this win, the Huskers will move on to face Vanderbilt at 3:00 p.m. and will need to win twice to move on past Regionals. The second matchup between the teams will occur immediately after the first if necessary.

The match will be streamed by the NCAA live at https://www.ncaa.com/liveschedule/2021/04/08.