Nebraska is fifth (9,438) in a very competitive field led by No. 3 Arkansas State (9,851). Top-ranked McKendree (9,810) is in second, followed by No. 10 Youngstown State (9,455) and No. 5 Sam Houston State (9,455) in third and fourth place, respectively.
The bowlers beat No. 7 Stephen F. Austin in its first match, 898-858. Verstraete led NU with a pinfall of 212 with Elliott in second with 189 pins. Maeha dropped 180 pins, while Ray (166) and Hofmeister (151) finished out the team.
Keeping the momentum going, NU took on No. 7 Stephen F. Austin yet again in match two and came out with a commanding 1,054-985 victory. Maeha bowled a strong 246 game with several other Huskers following suit. Elliott dropped 218 pins followed by Verstraete (209), Ray (206) and Guarro (175).