#23 NC State Posts Score of 196.550 in Final Regular Season Meet

TOWSON, Md. – Competing against Towson, West Virginia, William & Mary and Cornell the #23 NC State gymnastics team posted it's third-highest score of the season, 196.550, Sunday inside SECU Arena.

Along with earning its third-highest score of the season the Pack collected 10 top-five finishes and saw five individual career-highs tied.

Team Scores

	Beam	Floor	Vault	Bars
#23 NC State (196.550)	49.175	49.375	48.925	49.075
William & Mary (193.025)	48.525	48.875	47.725	47.900
Cornell (193.500)	48.850	48.925	48.000	48.025
West Virginia (196.775)	49.250	49.300	49.150	49.075
Towson (196.425)	49.175	49.400	48.875	48.975

Wolfpack Top-Five Finishes
Vault: Chelsea Knight t-3^rd (9.850)
Vault: Alexa Phillips t-5^th (9.825)
Bars: Chelsea Knight 1^st (9.900)
Bars: Lauren Kent t-4^th (9.850)
Beam: Drew Grantham t-4^th (9.875)
Floor: Chelsea Knight t-1^st 9.925
Floor: Drew Grantham t-4^th (9.875)
Floor: Alexa Phillips t-4^th (9.875)
All-Around: Chelsea Knight 2^nd (39.525)
All-Around: Drew Grantham t-5th 38.800

From the Coach
"This team continues to believe," said head coach Kim Landrus. "Halfway through warmups something was missing. We talked about it and when they came out of the bye, one could feel their commitment, their passion, and their excitement to thrive. From there, the momentum kept building. The beam team set the tone for the entire competition. Kasey Nelson made her beam debut midway through the lineup and created an extra notch of energy. From there, everyone trusted their training; you could tell, they were fully present in each moment. Today we learned how to reset and win each minute. We definitely got better as a team at this meet."

Meet Recap
Beam
Earning a total score of 49.175 the Wolfpack was led by Drew Grantham who tied for fourth and tied her career-high with a score of 9.875. Lauren Kent and Chelsea Knight tied for sixth as they each earned scores of 9.850, a mark that tied Kent's career. Kasey Nelson competed for the first time in her career and earned a score of 9.825 to tie for 10^th.

Floor
NC State posted its second-highest floor score of the season as it finished a score of 49.375. Along with tying for first-place, Chelsea Knight tied her career-high of 9.925 while Drew Grantham and Alexa Phillips both earned scores of 9.875 to tie for fourth. Caitlyn Fillard and Mackenzie Itcush each earned scores of 9.850 to tie for 10^th with Fillard tying her career-high.

Vault
Chelsea Knight was the Wolfpack's top performer as she posted a score of 9.850 to tie for third while Alexa Phillips's score of 9.825 saw her tie for fifth. Caitlyn Fillard tied for ninth and as a team NC State finished with a score of 48.925.

Bars
Chelsea Knight tied for first with a score of 9.900 while Lauren Kent tied her career-high of 9.850 to tie for fourth. Maggie Tamburro's 9.800 saw her tie for sixth and as a team the Wolfpack posted a total of 49.075.

All-Around
Chelsea Knight took second with a score of 39.535 while Drew Grantham finished fifth with a 38.800.

Up Next
NC State returns to SECU Arena on Mar. 24 for the EAGL Championships at 2 p.m.

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NCAA Regional
NC State will host the 2018 NCAA Gymnastics Raleigh Regional on Saturday, April 7th at 4:00 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum. Tickets for this meet are on sale now at GoPack.com/BuyTickets.

#23 NC State Posts Score of 196.550 in Final Regular Season Meet

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Players Mentioned

Caitlyn Fillard

Drew Grantham

Mackenzie Itcush

Lauren Kent

Chelsea Knight

Kasey Nelson

Alexa Phillips

Maggie Tamburro