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Gymnastics To Take On Conference Foes In Weekend Quad Meet
2/25/2016 5:48:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
NC State will take on Towson with George Washington and William and Mary
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RALEIGH- After earning its third-straight meet win and taking down its second top 25 opponent of the season, the NC State gymnastics team is set to return to action this weekend as it travels to Towson, Md., for its final quad meet of the season Friday.
The meet is set for a 7 p.m. start inside SECU arena, as the Wolfpack will face conference rivals Towson and George Washington along with William and Mary.Â
Live results and video will be available for the meet.Â
From The Coach's Perspective
"We're very excited to travel to Towson this weekend to face two solid EAGL opponents. George Washington is currently ranked ahead of us in the conference and national standings, so it will be nice to have a head-to-head match up," said head coach Mark Stevenson.Â
"Towson is a solid team, and typically scores in the 193 range. Their gymnasts are very talented and we always enjoying competing with them. William and Mary's girls are also a talented group to face on a yearly basis. Their assistant coach, Kelsey Hinton, is a former gymnast of NC State so it's nice to see them throughout the year multiple times."Â
Last Time Out
The team posted a season-high team score of 195.450 to win its third-straight meet of the season last weekend inside Hilton Coliseum. The Wolfpack edged out No .14 Nebraska, who earned a 195.350 to place second, while 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 now holds a 10-2 record on the 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, nine top-five finishes and season-high marks on bars and floor.
Where The Pack Stands
NC State sits at No. 37 in the latest Road To Nationals polls with a 194.350 RQS. Among the conference standings, the Wolfpack remains third.Â
Chelsea Knight continues to hold a top-three ranking among the EAGL conference on vault with a 9.790 RQS.
Scouting The Competition
Towson
The Tigers are listed at No. 50 in the national polls and fifth among the conference standings with a 192.870 RQS. The team holds a 7-6 (2-2 EAGL) record heading into the weekend.Â
In its last time out Towson fell to former No. 24 Iowa on the road, 194.150-191.800.
George Washington
George Washington recently won its 17th-straight meet at home, defeating UNC-Chapel Hill, New Hampshire and William and Mary in a quad meet with a score of 195.400.Â
The Colonials sit at No. 20 with an RQS of 195.520, which tops the EAGL team rankings. Heading into Friday the team holds a 13-2 record on its season, including a perfect 5-0 record against conference opponents.
William and Mary
The Pack has already faced the Tribe once this season, as the two teams met in NC State's second meet in 2016 at Chapel Hill. The Wolfpack outlasted William and Mary, 194.050-192.400.
William and Mary is listed at No. 59 in the national rankings with a 190.600, holding a 4-11 record on the season. In its last time out the Tribe finished fourth in its meet at George Washington with UNC-CH and New Hampshire, posting a season-high score of 193.175.
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