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Melanie Hannon 2016-17

Melanie Hannon

  • Award
    NEC Bowler of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/25/2017
  • Sport
    Women's Bowling
  • School
    FDU
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
    Right
  • Hometown
    Cheektowaga, NY
  • High School
    Maryvale
Hannon’s hot hand yielded a conference-best 21.80 overall frame average at the 26-team Kutztown Invitational. Spearheading Fairleigh Dickinson’s third-place showing at the talent-loaded three-day event, the three-time NTCA All-American accounted for a team-high .917 filled frames percentage over the course of 15 matches. . For the weekend, she made 96.9 percent of non-split spare attempts. Helping the Knights to a 12-3 record, Hannon made good use of her first ball. The senior right-hander totaled 120 strikes, cashing in on 54.8 percent of her attempts during the tournament. Hannon was at her best during Saturday’s traditional team rounds, helping the Knights post head-to-head victories over three nationally-ranked programs -- No. 8 Central Missouri, No. 14 Wisconsin Whitewater, and No. 22 North Carolina A&T. She posted the second-highest traditional game average (226.17) amongst more than 150 individual competitors. Hannon started Saturday’s play by turning in a 225-pin performance during FDU’s 964-921 triumph over 2016 NCAA Championship participant Central Missouri. Next, her 267 game keyed FDU’s runaway win over UWW. Hannon also led the Knights during the baker play portions of the meet, accounting for a team-high 2,044 baker pinfall over 96 frames. She contributed a number of key shots from the anchor position as the Knights won all three of their best-of-7 baker matches on Sunday, taking down No. 19 Saint Francis U, No. 10 UMES and No. 4 McKendree.