Fairleigh Dickinson Powers Past Sacred Heart for Fifth NEC Tournament Title 3/21/2021 Click here for Tournament Scores/Results Click here for Tournament Bracket (PDF) Click here for Tournament Headquarters Hamilton, NJ - It was a race to four to become the first to five and Fairleigh Dickinson won. FDU posted a 4-to-3 win in a best-of-seven baker battle, completing a 2-to-1 mega match victory over Sacred Heart in Sunday’s NEC Tournament Championship Round. The Knights’ Game 7 triumph clinched the program’s fifth conference crown, breaking a tie with Sacred Heart for the most NEC Tournament titles in league history. FDU threw up a 236 in the deciding seventh baker game with three of five players throwing doubles. Sophomore Cameron Spring, who was part of that strike-throwing trio, was firing heat from the leadoff spot all morning. After a 234 individual game in FDU’s traditional team win, Spring enjoyed a stretch during baker play where she struck on 13 straight shots. Fourth-year Knight Aimee Sherman totaled 21 strikes on Sunday, including a run of 10 strikes in 11 shots. For the third day in a row, Sherman recorded a 200+ game during the traditional team play portion of the mega match. The Garden State product, who came within one pin of perfection during Friday’s win over Mount St. Mary’s, fired a 228 against Sacred Heart. Sunday’s meeting marked the fifth time Sacred Heart and Fairleigh Dickinson have clashed head-to-head in the NEC Final. Sacred Heart won on the first two occasions (2010, 2012) with FDU having triumphed in the last three (2021, 2017, 2015). Frankly, there hasn’t been much separating the two programs over the years and Sunday’s traditional team match provided another example. Needing eight pins to seal the win, FDU anchor Jenna Henderson settled for a 6-count on her first shot of the 10th frame. Henderson, the NEC Bowler of the Year, kicked over two pins on her second attempt to secure a 978-977 victory. “I'm very proud of this team. We pulled out the traditional game with a tremendous tenth frame rally and never stopped battling in the best-of-seven baker match,” said FDU head coach Michael LoPresti. “We grew a great deal as a team today. Nothing's more valuable than hard earned team victories.”