Saturday, January 20
RALEIGH, N.C.
4:00 PM
NC State
196.350
vs
193.300
William & Mary
Gymnastics Posts Highest Score Since 2012, Earns Two Wins in Home Opener
1/20/2018 9:20:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
Wolfpack moves to 5-0 under head coach Kim Landrus
RALEIGH, N.C. - Posting season best scores across the board, the NC State gymnastics team earned its highest score since Feb. 24, 2012 as it defeated both Ball State and William & Mary Saturday evening inside an electric Reynolds Coliseum.
The Wolfpack's total of 196.350 was its highest since it finished with a score of 196.675 in a quad-meet with Kent State, Towson and William & Mary on Feb. 24, 2012.
Claiming 18 top-five finishes, NC State's total was also the 11th highest score in program history, eclipsing the previous #11 mark of 196.225 set at the Hearts Invitational in 2000. The Pack's score is also the highest score recorded in the EAGL this season so far.
Team Scores
Wolfpack Top-Five Finishes
Vault: Chelsea Knight 1st (9.900)
Vault: Alexa Phillips 2nd (9.850)
Vault: Drew Grantham t-3rd (9.800)
Beam: Chelsea Knight 1st (9.900)
Beam: Drew Grantham 2nd (9.875)
Beam: Nicole Wild t-4th (9.775)
Floor: Drew Grantham 1st (9.875)
Floor: Alexa Phillips t-2nd (9.850)
Floor: Chelsea Knight t-2nd (9.850)
Floor: Mackenzie Itcush 4th (9.825)
Floor: Caitlyn Fillard 5th (9.800)
Bars: Maggie Tamburro 1st (9.850)
Bars: Lauren Kent 2nd (9.825)
Bars: Nicole Wild t-3rd (9.800)
Bars: Chelsea Knight t-3rd (9.800)
All-Around: Chelsea Knight 1st (39.450)
All-Around: Drew Grantham 2nd (39.275)
All-Around: Caitlyn Fillard 3rd (39.100)
From the Coach
Overall thoughts
"The atmosphere in Reynolds today was so electric," said head coach Kim Landrus. "I think that the girls just fed off of that high energy and from the very beginning of warm-ups you just knew they were on point and they carried that momentum throughout the whole meet. What was really exciting was that so many of the steps we've been working on in practice came out today in competition. I always say, 'You have to trust the process,' and today I really felt that they trusted the process. It's always a team effort, but Chelsea had a phenomenal all-around performance. Drew did phenomenal. The entire vault team was great, I commend the entire vault team. They started the meet off right, they've been working on their landings a lot and minimizing those deductions. I think that really just fueled us for the rest of the competition."
Meet Recap
Beam
Knight finished first, earning a career-best score of 9.900. Her score was also the highest individual beam score recorded by an NC State gymnast so far this season. Grantham also had a career-best day on beam as she finished second with a 9.875 while Nicole Wild finished fourth with a personal best score of 9.775. NC State's team score was 49.000.
Floor
NC State showed its depth on vault as it earned the top five highest individual totals. Grantham was first with a score of 9.875, Alexa Phillips had a season best 9.850 to take second, Knight's 9.850 saw her finish third while Mackenzie Itcush and Caitlyn Fillard finished fourth and fifth with season best marks of 9.825 and 9.800. The Pack posted a team score of 49.200.
Vault
Knight tied her career best mark of 9.900 to claim first, Alexa Phillips finished second with a season best score of 9.850 and Drew Grantham earned a score of 9.800 to finish third. NC State finished with a team score of 49.100.
Bars
The Wolfpack swept bars; Maggie Tamburro, Lauren Kent and Nicole Wild took the honors, as they each earned scores of 9.850, 9.825 and 9.800 respectively. Tamburro and Kent's scores were career bests while Wild's was a season best. Knight also had an impressive showing as she finished fourth with a 9.800 and the Wolfpack ended with an event total of 49.200.
All-Around
Chelsea Knight led the way with a total of 39.450, tying the 11th highest score in program history with Taylor Seaman, who earned it at Penn State 2008 and Amy Langendorf, who earned the score at the Wolfpack Invitational in 2000. It was also the tenth time in Knight's career she finished with an all-around score of 39.000 or above; only seven NC State gymnasts have achieved it more times. Rounding out the Wolfpack all-arounders was Grantham who finished second, earning a career best score of 39.275 while Fillard finished third, tabbing a mark of 39.100.
Up Next
The Wolfpack travels to Dallas, Texas, where it takes place in the Metroplex Challenge against #1 LSU, #4 UCLA and #13 Washington on Jan. 27 at 7:45 p.m. (ET).
The Wolfpack's total of 196.350 was its highest since it finished with a score of 196.675 in a quad-meet with Kent State, Towson and William & Mary on Feb. 24, 2012.
Claiming 18 top-five finishes, NC State's total was also the 11th highest score in program history, eclipsing the previous #11 mark of 196.225 set at the Hearts Invitational in 2000. The Pack's score is also the highest score recorded in the EAGL this season so far.
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— NC State Gymnastics (@PackGymnastics) January 20, 2018
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Team Scores
| Vault | Bars | Beam | Floor | |
| NC State (196.350) | 49.100 | 49.050 | 49.000 | 49.200 |
| Ball State (194.750) | 48.775 | 48.600 | 48.550 | 48.825 |
| William & Mary (193.300) | 48.600 | 48.100 | 48.175 | 48.425 |
Wolfpack Top-Five Finishes
Vault: Chelsea Knight 1st (9.900)
Vault: Alexa Phillips 2nd (9.850)
Vault: Drew Grantham t-3rd (9.800)
Beam: Chelsea Knight 1st (9.900)
Beam: Drew Grantham 2nd (9.875)
Beam: Nicole Wild t-4th (9.775)
Floor: Drew Grantham 1st (9.875)
Floor: Alexa Phillips t-2nd (9.850)
Floor: Chelsea Knight t-2nd (9.850)
Floor: Mackenzie Itcush 4th (9.825)
Floor: Caitlyn Fillard 5th (9.800)
Bars: Maggie Tamburro 1st (9.850)
Bars: Lauren Kent 2nd (9.825)
Bars: Nicole Wild t-3rd (9.800)
Bars: Chelsea Knight t-3rd (9.800)
All-Around: Chelsea Knight 1st (39.450)
All-Around: Drew Grantham 2nd (39.275)
All-Around: Caitlyn Fillard 3rd (39.100)
From the Coach
Overall thoughts
"The atmosphere in Reynolds today was so electric," said head coach Kim Landrus. "I think that the girls just fed off of that high energy and from the very beginning of warm-ups you just knew they were on point and they carried that momentum throughout the whole meet. What was really exciting was that so many of the steps we've been working on in practice came out today in competition. I always say, 'You have to trust the process,' and today I really felt that they trusted the process. It's always a team effort, but Chelsea had a phenomenal all-around performance. Drew did phenomenal. The entire vault team was great, I commend the entire vault team. They started the meet off right, they've been working on their landings a lot and minimizing those deductions. I think that really just fueled us for the rest of the competition."
Meet Recap
Beam
Knight finished first, earning a career-best score of 9.900. Her score was also the highest individual beam score recorded by an NC State gymnast so far this season. Grantham also had a career-best day on beam as she finished second with a 9.875 while Nicole Wild finished fourth with a personal best score of 9.775. NC State's team score was 49.000.
Floor
NC State showed its depth on vault as it earned the top five highest individual totals. Grantham was first with a score of 9.875, Alexa Phillips had a season best 9.850 to take second, Knight's 9.850 saw her finish third while Mackenzie Itcush and Caitlyn Fillard finished fourth and fifth with season best marks of 9.825 and 9.800. The Pack posted a team score of 49.200.
Vault
Knight tied her career best mark of 9.900 to claim first, Alexa Phillips finished second with a season best score of 9.850 and Drew Grantham earned a score of 9.800 to finish third. NC State finished with a team score of 49.100.
Bars
The Wolfpack swept bars; Maggie Tamburro, Lauren Kent and Nicole Wild took the honors, as they each earned scores of 9.850, 9.825 and 9.800 respectively. Tamburro and Kent's scores were career bests while Wild's was a season best. Knight also had an impressive showing as she finished fourth with a 9.800 and the Wolfpack ended with an event total of 49.200.
All-Around
Chelsea Knight led the way with a total of 39.450, tying the 11th highest score in program history with Taylor Seaman, who earned it at Penn State 2008 and Amy Langendorf, who earned the score at the Wolfpack Invitational in 2000. It was also the tenth time in Knight's career she finished with an all-around score of 39.000 or above; only seven NC State gymnasts have achieved it more times. Rounding out the Wolfpack all-arounders was Grantham who finished second, earning a career best score of 39.275 while Fillard finished third, tabbing a mark of 39.100.
Up Next
The Wolfpack travels to Dallas, Texas, where it takes place in the Metroplex Challenge against #1 LSU, #4 UCLA and #13 Washington on Jan. 27 at 7:45 p.m. (ET).
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