Branch started all 13 matches for FDU at the Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawk Classic en-route to earning her second NEC Rookie of the Week honor. The freshman righty averaged 19.50 pins per frame to lead all NEC rookies who competed at the three-day event. Branch, who threw 57 strikes in 136 chances (.419), filled frames at an 84.6 percent rate. The Empire State product converted 85.1 percent of her non-split spare attempts throughout the weekend. During Saturday’s traditional team rounds, Branch posted a 196.0 game average that includes a 237-pin performance in a win over No. 5 McKendree. The 5-foot-9 freshman accounted for the team’s second-highest individual baker pinfall (1,536) while averaging 19.44 pins per baker frame.