Huskers Turn in Record-Setting Effort

Whitewater, Wis. -- Led by a record-setting performance by junior Shannon Pluhowsky, the Husker bowling team recorded its second straight tournament title by winning the Wisconsin-Whitewater Invitational over the weekend

Pluhowsky, a Phoenix, Ariz., native and two-time U.S. Amateur champion, rolled an antonishing 10-game total of 2,540 - an average of 254 - to place first for the second straight tournament and win her eighth career collegiate title. Accoring to Nebraska Coach Bill Straub, it marked the first time in college bowling history that a female bowler had averaged a 250 or better in a college bowling tournament.

Pluhowsky, whose single-game high in the tournament was a 290, shattered her previous career high and Nebraska school record of 242.18 set at the 2000 National Team Match Game Championships in St. Louis. A two-time All-American and College Bowler of the Year in 2001, Pluhowsky is the only Husker bowler to average 240 or better in competiton and now holds five of the top six single-tournament averages in school history.

"Shannon had an incredible weekend," Straub said.

Pluhowsky was one of three Huskers to turn in solid performances over the weekend, as sophomore Jamie Martin (Omaha, Neb.) was second on the squad with a 216 average, while sophomore Jennifer Schultz (Portland, Ore.) also averaged better than 200 on the weekend.

Nebraska won the tournament with an 8-2 record over two days of competition, easily topping defending IBC National Champion Central Missouri State, which finished with a 4-6 record while the host Warhawks were third with a 2-8 mark.

The Huskers will travel to Greensboro, N.C., for the Women's Triad Invitational next weekend.