FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- The Fairleigh Dickinson bowling team closed out the NEC Spring Meet on Sunday by winning one of its three matches.

The Knights topped St. Francis Brooklyn in their first match of the day 959-925 but went on to drop their final two tilts to LIU Brooklyn 834-902 and Sacred Heart 949-1,059.

Senior Karsyn Lukosius amassed the second highest average across the three days with a 202.5, trailing St. Francis Brooklyn's Emma Catone by 3.5 pins. Freshman Amanda Chrzanowski also logged a top-10 average in the meet with a 192, which was seventh best and classmate Jenna Henderson was third on the team and 14th overall with a 184.5 average.

Through two NEC meets, the Knights are third in the conference at 10-8 and their overall record now sits at 60-35 on the season. Sacred Heart, who finished strong with the 1,059-pin performance against the Knights on Sunday, currently tops the NEC standings at 13-5 heading into the NEC Tournament.

Standings entering the NEC Tournament (March 23-24)
 

School	Matches Won	Matches Lost	Win %
Sacred Heart	13	5	.722
LIU Brooklyn	11	7	.611
Fairleigh Dickinson	10	8	.556
Saint Francis U.	10	8	.556
Duquesne	8	10	.444
St. Francis Brooklyn	7	11	.389
Caldwell	4	14	.286

 
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DAY TWO

The Knights posted a 3-2 mark in Saturday's matches and will enter Sunday controlling their own destiny with three to go.

After dropping the first meeting on Saturday to Caldwell 916-941, the Knights rebounded to defeat the Cougars 869-862 in the rematch. The Knights also split with Duquesne, losing 858-889 before later winning 901-862. The team closed Saturday's slate on a high note by topping Saint Francis U 936-892.

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DAY ONE 

The eighth-ranked Fairleigh Dickinson bowling team opened the Northeast Conference Spring Meet with a flawless 4-0 performance on Friday.

In the second of three conference events, the Knights topped Sacred Heart, LIU Brooklyn, Saint Francis U and St. Francis Brooklyn to begin their three-day weekend.

The meet began with a thrilling two-pin win over No. 9 Sacred Heart. The teams just one spot apart in the NCAA ranks, showed their proximity in the tightly-contested match. Reigning NEC Rookie of the Week Deborah Epps paved the way for the Knights in the victory by rolling a team-best 232. Classmate Amanda Chrzanowski followed Epps' lead by posting a 201 as the Knights edged the Pioneers.

In their second tilt of the day, the Knights provided head coach Mike LoPresti breathing room with a 50-pin victory over LIU Brooklyn. Again it was a freshman delivering for the Knights as Jenna Henderson topped the team's scorecard with a 214 and was the lone bowler to eclipse the 200-pin mark in the win.

The Knights kept rolling as they posted the meet's high score of the day in their third match by knocking down 1,011 pins in a 1,011-980 win against Saint Francis U. Senior standout Karsyn Lukosius demonstrated her dominance by amassing a 242 to lead three Knights to post 200+ pinfalls. Henderson continued her momentum with a 224, while junior Amy Caruso posted a 218 score.

To close out the 4-0 Friday, Fairleigh Dickinson rolled past St. Francis Brooklyn 987-834. Again it was Lukosius who set the tone for the Knights by matching her 242 for the second straight outing. Chrzanowski finished second on the team with a 210 as the Knights closed out the opening day with the comfortable victory.

Saturday's action continues with traditional action before the meet switches over to Baker games.