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Wolfpack Edges Out No. 14 Nebraska, Wins Quad Meet At Iowa State
2/21/2016 5:38:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
NC State earns its third-straight win of the season
AMES, Iowa- After stringing together two season-high event scores and a season-best team performance, the NC State gymnastics team won its third-straight meet of the season Sunday afternoon inside Hilton Coliseum.
The Wolfpack posted a team total of 195.450 to take the win in its quad meet, while No .14 Nebraska earned a 195.350 place second, Iowa State tabbed a mark of 194.900 to finish third and Wisconsin-La Crosse rounded out the team standings with a 192.900.
NC State improves to a 10-2 record on its season, marking its second win of the year against a top 25 program. In addition to its #STATEment win the squad posted eight career-high marks and nine top-five finishes, not counting fall on the day.
Team Scores
Vault | Bars | Beam | Floor | |
1. NC State (195.450) | 48.875 | 49.075 | 48.275 | 49.225 |
2. Nebraska (195.350) | 48.925 | 49.050 | 48.775 | 48.600 |
3. Iowa State (194.900) | 48.925 | 48.000 | 49.025 | 48.950 |
4. UW-La Crosse (192.900) | 48.325 | 48.275 | 47.525 | 48.775 |
Wolfpack Top-Five Finishes
Vault: Alexa Phillips- 9.825, T2nd
Vault: Maggie Tamburro- 9.800, T4th
Vault: Chelsea Knight- 9.800, T4th
Bars: Brittni Watkins- 9.850, T2nd
Bars: Nicole Wild- 9.825, T5th
Bars: Courtney Turner- 9.825, T5th
Bars: Chelsea Knight- 9.825, T5th
Floor: Brittni Watkins- 9.925, 1st
Floor: Michaela Woodford, 9.900, T2nd
From The Coach's Perspective
"We're really proud of the energy and effort the team put in today," said associate head coach Colleen Johnson. "We hit our goal of a 195 team score, which shows us what we're capable of, as this meet will put us in a great position heading into the last portion of the season."
"We came out of the gates a little shaky on beam. It wasn't our best performance on the event, but we managed to bounce back from that the rest of the way. We proceeded to put up the highest score of the year on floor, which gave the girls the momentum they needed to go into the last two rotations.
"Going into the last rotation we knew we were one-tenth of a point behind Nebraska, and that gave them an extra competitive edge to persevere through the meet and get a huge win for us."
Meet Recap
Balance Beam
Chelsea Knight and Nicole Wild led the way for the Pack on beam, as each posted a score of 9.750 to tie for eighth place. As a team, NC State tabbed a rotation score of 48.275.
Floor Exercise
NC State's second rotation of the day was its strongest, as the team bounced back from its first rotation and posted four individual career-high scores and a season-high event mark of 49.225 on floor.
Brittni Watkins lead the team with a 9.925 to win the event, while Woodford posted a score of 9.900 to tie for second and Alexa and Paris Phillips both tabbed a mark of 9.825 to tie for ninth place. All four performances marked career highs for the Wolfpack gymnasts.
Additionally, Mackenzie Itcush posted a 9.750 and Knight earned a score of 9.700 to round out the Pack's individual marks.
Vault
The Pack had two freshmen lead the way on vault, as Alexa Phillips posted the team's highest individual score of the day on the event with a 9.825 to tie for second place and Maggie Tamburro earned a 9.800 to match her career best.
Knight matched Tamburro's mark, as both shared fourth place in the final event standings. Watkins tabbed a 9.750 while Amanda Fillard and Paris Phillips each notched a score of 9.700 to complete NC State's third rotation of the day.
As a team, NC State posted its second-highest mark of the season on vault with a score of 48.875.
Uneven Bars
Heading into the final rotation of the day, the team was in second place among the standings one-tenth of a point behind Nebraska. NC State tabbed a season-high score on bars with a 49.075 to edge out the Huskers and secure its win in Iowa.
Watkins was the top finisher again on the rotation with a 9.850 to tie for second place.
Knight, Courtney Turner and Wild all earned a mark of 9.825, which ties their career bests on the rotation and gave them a share for fifth place among the standings. Michaela Woodford rounded out the top four scores for the Pack with a 9.750 to tie for 12th place.
All-Around Competition
Watkins and Knight were the Pack's all-around competitors on the day, as Watkins notched a final score of 39.150 to tie for third place, while Knight finished fifth with a total of 39.075.
Up Next
NC State will travel to Towson, Md. to face EAGL foes the Tigers and George Washington, along with William and Mary Feb. 26. The meet is set for a 7 p.m. start inside SECU arena.
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