Las Vegas — Youngstown State's bowling team advanced one step further toward its ultimate goal on Friday morning by beating Nebraska 2-0 in the opening round of the National Collegiate Bowling Championship at the Suncoast Bowling Center.

The Penguins had four bowlers break 200 in the traditional point as they won 1,021-973 to take a 1-0 lead in the match, and they jumped out to a huge lead after three games in the Baker point on their way to a 1,116-1,006 victory.

Youngstown State will now bowl in the winner's bracket against Jacksonville State, the tournament's top overall seed, at 6 p.m. Eastern / 3 p.m. Pacific. The match will be streamed live on NCAA.com here - https://www.ncaa.com/event/4635.

The Gamecocks rallied to top Wichita State 2-1 in the mega match by beating the Shockers in the traditional point and 4-3 in the best-of-seven Baker.

Against the Huskers, Youngstown State had sizeable advantages in the leadoff and fourth spots in the lineup in the 48-pin victory in the traditional point. Madison Doseck threw the front four and finished with nine strikes in her 224 game in the leadoff slot, and Madyson Marx was clean after a split in the third frame in a 223. YSU had a 106-pin edge from those two bowlers, and Amanda Granata, Kirsten Moore and Jade Cote did more than enough to protect that advantage.

The Penguins remained hot in the Baker round, and they had a 732-554 advantage after three games. YSU started with a 256 to immediately keep the momentum, and it separated more from the Huskers after throwing the back eight of game three for a 267. YSU followed with a 200, and it worked in its entire lineup in game five after securing the victory.