Branch started all 13 matches for Fairleigh Dickinson at the annual Jersey Jamboree, accounting for the highest pinfall of all NEC freshmen who contested the three-day event. The rookie right-hander averaged 19.69 pins per frame to help the Knights win 12 of 13 matches against NCAA competition. She struck 58 times in 137 chances (.423) en-route to filling 86.4 percent of her frames. The Empire State product, who cleaned up 87.8 percent of her non-split spare attempts, left only 18 open frames throughout the weekend and 11 of the 18 were the result of splits. Branch, who rolled a 204 game in a win over No. 19 Adelphi, accounted for a 184.6 traditional average over five games, but proved to be much more effective during the baker play portions of the 27-team meet. The first-year Knight averaged a team-high 20.46 pins per baker frame.