The Valpo bowling team kicked off its penultimate competition of the regular season on Friday with the first of three days of action at the Big Red Invitational in Lincoln, Neb.

How It Happened

• Valpo began Friday’s action, contested in the five-game baker format, against #7 Arkansas State, falling to the Red Wolves by an 1178-972 final.
• The Beacons fell to #22 UW-Whitewater in the second match slot, 993-939, and then dropped an 1127-941 match to #1 McKendree.
• Valpo earned its first victory of the tournament in the fourth match of the day, taking down Quincy, 1023-896.
• The final match of the day saw #9 Youngstown State earn an 1189-899 win over the Beacons.
• Valpo finished the day in seventh place out of eight competing teams with a total pinfall of 4,774 pins.

Next Up

Valpo (41-39) continues competition from Lincoln on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Saturday’s matches will consist of traditional team matches.