Genova was the top performing freshman at the third NEC regular season meet. Starting all seven matches for LIU Brooklyn, the rookie southpaw posted a 196.9 traditional game average. She hit the 200-pin mark in four of seven matches and posted a 214 high game on Sunday. Helping the Blackbirds to a 5-2 record that allowed the team to sew up fifth place, Genova threw 31 strikes in 78 attempts (.397) and converted 93.3 percent of her non-split spare attempts.