Branch was a mainstay in FDU’s lineup during a 9-4 showing at the prestigious Prairie View A&M Invitational in Arlington, TX. The 5-foot-9 freshman started all 13 matches and proceeded to average 19.48 pins per frame. Staying above the 85-percent mark for the third tournament this season, Branch posted an .851 filled frames percentage over the course of a weekend that featured wins over six of the nation’s top-10 teams. She struck on 42.1 percent of attempts. Branch, who accounted for a 188.8 traditional game average in Arlington, threw a 211 in Saturday’s victory over No. 25 Texas Southern.