Pittsburgh, Pa. – Fifth-year
Shannon Small of the Duquesne University bowling team was one of eight student-athletes named to the 2024-25 Honorable Mention All-America Team Thursday by the National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA). The awards were announced in Las Vegas, Nev., in conjunction with the National Championship Banquet.
It marks the first NTCA Honorable Mention All-America nod for Small, and she becomes the third member of the Dukes in program history to garner All-America distinction, joining Olivia Farwell (2017-22) and
Kiearra Saldi (2020-24). Farwell was an honorable mention pick in 2017-18, a second team selection in 2018-10 and 2019-20 and a first team honoree in 2021-22. Saldi was a two-time NTCA Honorable Mention All-America recipient, garnering the honor in 2020-21 and 2023-24.
Small, a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., was named the
2025 Northeast Conference (NEC) Bowler of the Year and also earned a spot on the 2025 All-NEC First Team. Also
one of 10 finalists for the 2025 International Bowling Media Association (IBMA) Collegiate Bowler of the Year, presented by Storm Bowling, Small led the Dukes with an average frame score of 20.31 in 1,238 completed frames during the 2024-25 campaign. She also produced team highs for Duquesne in fill percentage (88%), average first ball (9.04) and strike percentage (47.8%).
As the anchor bowler for Duquesne in 2024-25, Small averaged 20.14 in the 10th frame while also registering an 88.4 fill percentage as well as a 49.2 percent strike percentage in the final frame. She also ranks 26th in NCAA Division I in Player Composite Performance Index (PCPI) at 88.120 percent while also sitting sixth in the country in traditional average according to the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) with an average score of 209.211 in 38 games.
Small is one of three bowlers in Duquesne history to be voted the NEC Bowler of the Year, joining the aforementioned Farwell and Saldi. Farwell was selected NEC Bowler of the Year in 2019 and 2022, while Saldi took home the conference's top postseason honor in 2024. Farwell and Small, meanwhile, are the only two bowlers in school history to be named both the NEC Rookie of the Year and the NEC Bowler of the Year.
Led by head coach
Jody Fetterhoff, Duquesne posted an overall record of 58-47 (.552) during the 2024-25 season, including a mark of 15-9 (.625) in the NEC. Duquesne advanced to its first final of the NEC Championship in program history, falling to No. 16 FDU, 2-1. The Dukes have been ranked in the NTCA Top 25 for 38 consecutive polls dating back to 2018.
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