WEEK 4 STATS: 20.18 overall FA, .885 filled frames pct., .525 strike pct.
Hart provided a boost off the bench for Fairleigh Dickinson, powering the Knights to the team title at the Virginia Union University Invitational. Subbing into the lineup during the sixth frame of Saturday’s second traditional team match, Hart filled all five frames in FDU’s 89-pin victory over Coppin State. The Empire State product accounted for a 222-pin performance in a subsequent win over 2018 NCAA Tournament participant Bowie State. Hart was a driving force behind both of the Knights’ best-of-seven baker victories over NEC preseason favorite Saint Francis U during Sunday’s championship bracket play. The righty averaged 22.0 pins per frame over the course of FDU’s two 4-to-1 wins, leaving only one open frame. Hart struck on 11 of her 20 attempts on Sunday. For the tournament, she averaged 20.18 pins per frame and threw strikes at a 52.5 percent clip. Hart posted an .885 filled frames percentage and averaged a league-high 9.08 pins per first ball attempt.