Howard led the field and was pegged the Most Valuable Player at the New Jersey Open, hosted by Monmouth at Hamilton Lanes. The second-year Knight averaged a league-best 22.25 pins per frame on the weekend to help No. 15 FDU to a 10-3 record. The California product was stellar in both traditional and baker play. Knocking down 1,374 sticks in six traditional bouts, Howard led all NEC competitors with a 21.90 pin-per-frame average. The Southpaw was also stellar in baker play, posting a league-leading 21.73 frame average. Most impressively, Howard rolled strikes at a 62.9 percent clip, striking 83 times in 132 frames. She also converted on 78.9 percent of her makeable spares. Averaging 9.37 pins per first-ball attempt while knocking down 9+ pins in 84.1 percent of her attempts, Howard filled frames at a .871 clip during that stretch. This is her second NEC Bowler of the Week honor.