Husker Bowling to wrap up fall with Bearcat Classic

The fifth-ranked Nebraska Bowling team heads out to the Land of Lincoln this week as they wrap up the fall portion of their schedule with McKendree's Bearcat Classic in Fairview Heights, Ill. The tournament will be held Nov. 13-15 at St. Clair Bowl.

The Huskers are coming off a solid showing at the Bulldog Classic where they fell just short of a third-straight top-three finish, ending the weekend in fourth. The Big Red ended the tournament with a 7-6 record, a pinfall of 12,989 and a 195.8 average.

The leading individual bowler for NU last week was Desiree Buchert, who finished 16th with a pinfall of 1,010 and a 202.0 average. 

After three straight tournaments featuring nine or more of the NTCA Top 25, the Bearcat Classic will host just seven top 25 programs. Headlining the field of 12 teams is No. 1 Jacksonville State, No. 3 Wichita State and the No. 5 Huskers.

This will be the Big Red's first time back at the Bearcat Classic since 2022, when the tournament was named the Bearcat Roto Grip Open. The Huskers finished fourth out of eleven programs in that contest.

Play will begin on Nov. 13 at 10:00 a.m. CT with five Baker five game matches, followed by five traditional matches on Nov. 14 starting at 9:30 a.m. CT. Total pinfall from the first two days will determine seeding for the ladder bracket of best four-of-seven Baker matches on Nov. 15, beginning at 8:30 p.m. CT.

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