Leading Duquesne to a 9-3 record during the year’s first NEC competition, Small was key for the preseason favorite Dukes. The fifth-year bowler rolled 100% of Duquesne’s frames, producing a 19.45 overall frame average and 20.18 Baker average. Small also recorded the best makeable spare percentage in the league (.846). So far this season, Small leads the NEC in overall frame average (20.109) through 378 frames during fall competition, while also posting the best filled frame percentage in the conference with an .872 mark. The three-time All-Conference selection has the highest Player Composite Performance Index (PCPI) in the league at 92.399 percent. The No. 10 Dukes earned wins over five of their six NEC opponents and now sit atop the NEC standings as they own the tiebreaker over RV Mercyhurst, who also posted a 9-3 mark.