No. 2 Huskers Ready for Music City Classic

After a month-long break, the second-ranked Nebraska women’s bowling team will travel to Nashville, Tenn., this weekend for the third annual Music City Classic.  The tournament will begin Saturday, March 17 at 11 a.m., with action to continue on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. 

 

Sixteen teams will be competing in the event, including No. 1 Fairleigh Dickinson and No. 2 Vanderbilt.  Each team will compete in a Baker-style tournament to determine the winner.

 

Six bowlers will make up the Husker team this weekend, including seniors Amanda Burgoyne and Adrienne Miller, juniors Lindsay Baker and Emma Butchard, and redshirt freshmen Cassie Leuthold and Sarah Koch.

 

NU was unable to compete in the Holiday Classic on March 3 due to winter weather, however the Huskers only need 15 days of competition to be eligible for NCAA competition.  NU is scheduled to compete in the Brunswick Windy City Classic on March 23-25, which will move them past the minimum competition requirements for postseason eligibility.

 

 

Nebraska Moves To No. 2 in NTCA Poll

After an impressive first-place finish at the Morgan State Invitational a month ago, the Huskers jumped to a No. 2 ranking in the latest National Tenpins Coaches Association poll.  NU won all of their head-to-head matches during the competition and beat their nearest competitor by 322 pins.

 

Fairleigh Dickinson maintained the top spot for the fifth consecutive poll, while Vanderbilt dropped to No. 3.  New Jersey City moved to fourth and Central Missouri State came in fifth.

 

There will be one more monthly poll produced by the NTCA before the NCAA Championships on April 12-14 at Apopka, Fla.