WEEK 1 STATS: 19.45 overall frame average, .840 filled frames pct., .480 strike pct.
Farwell, the reigning NEC Rookie of the Year, started her sophomore season by posting a league-high 19.45 overall frame average over two days at Kutztown’s Bud Whitman Memorial. Filling frames at an 84 percent clip, Farwell threw a team-high 48 strikes in 100 attempts. The second-year Duke bowled her way to Most Valuable Performer honors during Saturday’s baker play competition, accounting for the highest frame average of all individuals in attendance. Helping the Dukes to a winning record for the second day in a row, Farwell recorded a 182.40 game average while battling challenging lane conditions during Sunday’s traditional team rounds. She eclipsed the 200-pin mark in back-to-back matches. First, she fired a 214 against No. 15 Adelphi. Next, Farwell contributed a 201 as the Dukes posted the highest single-match traditional team score of the tournament with a 995-894 win over NEC rival St. Francis Brooklyn.