ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- The #6-ranked Wichita State women's bowling team is back in action this weekend at the Saints Invite at Shrewsbury Lanes in St. Louis. The tournament begins Friday, January 30 and concludes on Sunday, February 1.

The Shockers were unexpectedly off last weekend after the Prairie View Invitational in Arlington, Texas was canceled due to winter storm conditions.

Wichita State will be defending their title at the Saints Invite, where they claimed the championship in 2025 for the program's first NCAA tournament win. WSU dominated over the first two days of competition, leading the field in total pinfall after both the Baker and traditional matches. Sunday's bracket play was a different story, however, as the Shockers went the full seven games in all three matches, dropping their first round battle to Wright State before roaring back to defeat Louisiana Tech and Wright State in the final.

The Shockers are the third-highest ranked team in this year's field, which also features #4 Nebraska and #5 Louisiana Tech.

Full Field:
#4 Nebraska, #5 Louisiana Tech, #6 Wichita State, #10 Maryville, #11 Sacred Heart, #12 Wright State, #16 Newman, #18 Valparaiso, #19 McKendree, #25 Central Missouri, RV Oklahoma Christian, RV UAB, RV Wisconsin-Whitewater, Lewis, Quincy, Western Illinois

The schedule of the tournament is as follows:

• Friday - Five Baker matches starting at 10:35 AM CT
• Saturday - Five traditional matches starting at 9:35 AM CT
• Sunday - Three best-of-seven Baker match to determine final placings starting at 8:25 AM CT

Wichita State's schedule for the tournament is below.

Friday (Baker format)

• Match 1 vs. #5 Louisiana Tech (lanes 7-8)
• Match 2 vs. #25 Central Missouri (lanes 3-4)
• Match 3 vs. #18 Valparaiso (lanes 17-18)
• Match 4 vs. #12 Wright State (lanes 5-6)
• Match 5 vs. #4 Nebraska (lanes 9-10)

Saturday (Traditional Format)

• Match 6 vs. Quincy (lanes 21-22)
• Match 7 vs. RV UAB (lanes 15-16)
• Match 8 vs. #19 McKendree (lanes 7-8)
• Match 9 vs. RV Wisconsin-Whitewater (lanes 19-20)
• Match 10 vs. #11 Sacred Heart (lanes 5-6)

Baker matches are structured with five players combining to bowl one game, each bowling two frames. Player one bowls frames 1 and 6, player two bowls frames 2 and 7, player three bowls frames 3 and 8, player four bowls frames 4 and 9 and player 5 bowls frames 5 and 10. In traditional matches, five players each bowl an individual game, with all five games added together.

Wichita State brings a 49-16 overall record into play on Friday, coming off a strong showing at the Northeast Classic. WSU finished 3rd out of 36 teams and picked up wins against the #3, #9, #10, #22, #23 and #24 ranked teams in the country.