ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The 18th-ranked Kutztown University women's bowling team opened its inaugural Golden Bear Classic at Parkway Lanes on Friday. KU went 3-2 in its five baker matches and stands in fifth place in total pinfall in the 10-team tournament.
 
The Golden Bears (50-37) won their 50th match of the year with three wins on Friday. KU opened the day with a 32-pin setback to second-ranked Fairleigh Dickinson University (935-967), but responded with a comfortable 862-619 win over New Jersey City. KU fell to Adelphi, 847-889, and closed the day out with wins over Caldwell (965-583) and Felician (856-843).
 
Kutztown won two of the first three baker games vs. Fairleigh Dickinson. It had FDU on its heels with a 36-pin lead, but FDU took a three-pin lead in the fourth game, making the final baker game essentially a match-determining game. KU, however, threw its lowest game of the match (169) in the setback.
 
KU posted four 200-games on Friday, two of which came in the win over Caldwell.
 
13th-ranked Saint Francis (PA) leads the way with a 4-1 record and a pinfall of 4678. FDU and 20th-ranked Delaware State also went 4-1 as FDU stands in second at 4659 and Del State in third at 4545. Adelphi stands one spot ahead of KU in fourth at 4508, as the Golden Bears round out the top five at 4465.
 
Through one day, Cheyney is sixth (4383), Felician is seventh (4382), Franklin Pierce is eighth (4152), New Jersey City is ninth (3313) and Caldwell is 10th (3105).
 
Action gets back underway on Saturday, Feb. 14 beginning at 9:25 a.m.