The
Nebraska bowling team will conclude its 2012-13
season this weekend at the Music City Classic, held in Nashville, Tenn. The tournament will be
hosted by Vanderbilt University and will feature a 28-team
field, 17 of which are ranked in the top 20
in the country. The tournament begins Friday at 9 a.m. and will conclude
Sunday at 8:30 a.m. (CT)
With
such a large field competing this weekend, Head Coach Bill Straub hopes the
team will be prepared for the long days of competition, and noted there will be
plenty of time for the team to rest before the NCAA Championship on April
11-14.
“There
are a lot of great teams that are going to be there. Friday and Saturday will
be long days of competition. “Straub said, “I believe we have had good
preparation for the long days. Spring break is next week so the team can
rest then.”
Check back on Huskers.com for updates after each day of
competition. Below is the schedule for the entire weekend of competition, as
well as the teams competing at the Music City Classic.
Travelers: Elise Bolton, Beth Hedley, Amanda Burau, Kristi
Mickelson, Liz Kuhlkin, Yan Ling, Andrea Ruiz
Participating Teams (29): Adelphi, Alabama A&M, Alabama-Birmingham,
Alabama State, Arkansas State, Bethune Cookman, Central Missouri, Delaware
State, Fairleigh Dickinson, Florida A&M, Hampton, Louisiana Tech,
Maryland-Eastern Shore, Monmouth, Nebraska, New Jersey City, North Carolina
A&T, Prairie View A&M, Sacred Heart, Saint Francis Brooklyn College
(NY), Saint Francis University (Pa), Sam Houston State, Stephen F. Austin,
Texas Southern, Tulane, Valparaiso, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin-Whitewater, Southern.
Tourney Format:
Friday: Six, 4-game Baker matches (practice at 9
a.m. CDT)
Saturday:
Six team games (practice at 11 a.m.)
Sunday: Three best-of-seven Bakers (practice at 8:30)
Last Time Out
The Huskers went 12-0 in competition at the
Central Missouri Women’s Collegiate Invitational held in North Kansas
City, Mo. NU used a strong team effort in beating Arkansas State
4-0 on March 4 to take the tournament title.
Sophomore Liz Kuhlkin added to her already
impressive 2012-13 campaign by winning the individual tournament title. Kuhlkin
averaged a staggering 238 average throughout the weekend.
“Liz’s performance throughout the year has been
the most pleasant thing to watch this year.” Straub said, “She thrives under
pressure, she does her best when it comes down to the wire. Liz has been
tremendous.”
Also making the all-tournament team was senior
Kristi Mickelson. Mickelson recorded an average of 218, placing her fourth
overall in the individual standings. Mickelson bowled a high score of 267.
Other individual performances to note were Sophomores
Elise Bolton and Andrea Ruiz. Bolton posted a 208.8 average placing
her eighth overall in individual standings while Ruiz averaged 202.6 throughout
the weekend, placing her 13th.
