ARLINGTON, Texas (1/29/16) – The Arkansas State women's bowling team finished with the fourth highest pinfall and a 3-2 record during the first day of competition at the Prairie View A&M Invitational Friday at the International Research and Training Center in Arlington, Texas.

The Red Wolves (51-19) started slow with back-to-back losses to No. 10 Maryland Eastern Shore and No. 17 Monmouth by scores of 1,015-878 and 1,058-1,015, respectively, but rallied to end the day on a three-match winning streak. A-State bowled a 1,071 to Texas Southern's 864 to get in the win column before an impressive 1,091-1,071 win over No. 2 Nebraska. The team ended the day with a solid 1,053-970 victory over No. 11 North Carolina A&T.

“We came out of the gates kind of flat, but it was partly on me because we had some troubles with our equipment,” A-State head women's bowling coach Justin Kostick said. “After we got the right bowling balls into everyone's hands we started playing a lot better and ended the day nicely. I hope we can carry that momentum into tomorrow.”

A-State's total pinfall of 5,108 puts the team in fourth place, ahead of UMES's 5,040, entering Saturday's action. Nebraska leads the field with a 5,359 pinfall with Stephen F. Austin (5,325) and Vanderbilt (5,184) rounding out the top three.

The Ladyjacks, Commodores, and Sam Houston State all finished day one with 5-0 records, while A-State's 3-2 mark was next in line. The Cornhuskers went 1-3 on the day despite tallying the highest pinfall.

Tomorrow's action is scheduled to begin at 9:25 a.m. with five traditional team matches. Fans can watch the tournament by going to BOWL.com and going to the “Live Stream” section of the website or by going to YouTube and searching for BowlTV. The Red Wolves are slated to appear on the live stream in its second and third matches of the day against Tulane and Vanderbilt.

Tournament updates will be provided via Twitter (@AStateGameDay) as they become available. For the latest on the A-State women's bowling team, fans can follow the squad on Twitter (@stAtebowling) and by liking the Arkansas State Women's Bowling Facebook page.