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Fairleigh Dickinson University women's bowler Danielle McEwan earned her first Northeast Conference Player of the Week award of the 2012-13 season after averaged 232.4 through nine games at NEC Meet 1.

If McEwan is looking to top last season's total of seven NEC Bowler of the Week awards, then she is off to the right start. Fairleigh Dickinson's All-American anchor bowler topped the entire field at the NEC Fall Meet. Helping FDU to a 6-3 record at the first of three NEC regular season meets.

McEwan averaged a league-best 23.24 pins per frame. Her .680 strike percentage was a key reason why she was able to post the best individual game average (232.4) amongst a group that also included 2012 NTCA All-Americans Jackie Carbonetto, Nicole Trudell and Christina Leid (Honorable Mention). McEwan filled 92.2 percent of the frames she bowled during the two-day event, which consisted solely of traditional team matches.

The reigning NEC Bowler of the Year produced nothing under a 208-pin performance the entire weekend. She exceeded the 230-pin mark in five of the Knights' nine traditional matches including a weekend-high 280 game. One match after her 247-pin effort and clutch 10th frame helped the Knights edge No. 13 New Jersey City, McEwan was near perfect in a tight match against meet host Kutztown. After sparing the second frame, she threw 10 consecutive strikes to finish with a 280 in the 20-pin setback.