San Antonio, Texas – The Wichita State bowling team got off to a strong start on the opening day of the Bulldog Classic hosted by Louisiana Tech University. The Shockers won four of five baker matches on the day to post a 4-1 record and sit in second place overall.

Wichita State defeated Grambling claiming all five games in its opening match. The Shockers fell to Arkansas State in the second match before reeling off three straight wins to close the day over Jackson State, Valparaiso and Newman. The Shockers closed the day on a high note with a comeback victory in the final match against Newman. WSU found itself down 40 pins after game two, but slowly trimmed the deficit down to single digits before a 248-197 win in game five clinched the closing victory.

The Shockers sit in second place overall in the team standings with a 5,031 pin total after day one. Wichita State posted an average game total of 201.2, one of only three teams to finish above a 200 average in the 16-team field.

The competition continues on Saturday with five traditional team matches and concludes on Sunday with three rounds of bracket play featuring best-of-seven baker matches. Fans are encouraged to follow Wichita State Bowling on social media @GoShockersBOWL for live updates throughout the weekend.
 
 
Wichita State Bulldog Classic Friday Results

Match 1: Wichita State 942, Grambling 837
Game 1: 187-170
Game 2: 169-147
Game 3: 203-186
Game 4: 179-171
Game 5: 204-163

Match 2: Wichita State 945, Arkansas State 1043
Game 1: 222-182
Game 2: 160-279
Game 3: 189-187         
Game 4: 165-169
Game 5: 209-226

Match 3: Wichita State 1,046, Jackson State 803
Game 1: 192-171
Game 2: 170-162
Game 3: 176-155
Game 4: 232-124
Game 5: 276-191

Match 4: Wichita State 1,071, Valparaiso 927
Game 1: 159-184
Game 2: 256-173
Game 3: 231-161
Game 4: 192-207
Game 5: 233-202

Match 5: Wichita State 1,027, Newman 985
Game 1: 171-162          
Game 2: 190-237
Game 3: 195-174
Game 4: 223-215
Game 5: 248-197