Brown started her collegiate career off strong with a fifth place finish at the Bud Whitman Memorial. She led FDU to a first place finish at the tournament with a 978 total pinfall and 195.60 individual frame average. Brown registered an 8.97 first-ball average, 78.7 fill percentage, 52.1 strike percentage and 62.5 makeable spare percentage. Brown helped the Knights go 8-1 at the tournament.