North Carolina State University Athletics
Gymnastics to Host Quad Meet Saturday Evening
1/30/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
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RALEIGH, N.C.- After a strong performance in its first road meet of the season, the NC State gymnastics team will return to Raleigh to host UNC-Chapel Hill, West Virginia and William and Mary in a quad meet on Jan. 31.
Competition is slated for a 7 p.m. start inside Reynolds Coliseum.
From the Coach’s Perspective
“We’re pretty excited to return home for our meet this weekend. West Virginia has been one of our biggest rival over the last 20 years in the EAGL conference (WVU is now in the Big 12), and I believe having them here plus UNC-CH, another EAGL opponent, will motivate the girls quite a bit to have another great meet like they did last weekend.”- Mark Stevenson, head coach
Last Time Out
The squad posted a 196.175 to pick up a road win over Texas Woman’s University on Jan. 25 inside the Kitty Magee Arena.
NC State’s overall score marked a season high and the highest score any NC State squad has posted in the first away meet of a season in program history. The performance also marked the 13th-highest overall team score in program history.
The Wolfpack’s beam score of 49.200 marked the fourth-highest team score in the event since 2005, and its vault score of 49.150 marked the fourth-highest since 2012.
Wolfpack in the National Rankings
Junior All-American Brittni Watkins is ranked 25th in the Troester National Rankings in the all-around competition and ranks 21st on vault. She has compiled a 39.175 average on the season as an all-arounder and a 9.883 average on vault.
Watkins, along with teammate Lane Jarred, earned EAGL honors in week three of competition. Watkins was named Gymnast of the Week while Jarred earned Specialist of the Week.
Scouting UNC-Chapel Hill
UNC-Chapel Hill will enter the quad meet with a 6-2 record, coming off of a win in its most recent quad meet against Towson, West Chester and William and Mary with a season-best score of 195.350.
Freshman Morgan Lane has earned EAGL Rookie of the Week honor for two consecutive weeks. The all-arounder has competed in all three meets for the Tar Heels, placing second in the all-around competition (39.250) in its most recent meet.
Senior Haley Watts was honored as EAGL Gymnast of the Week after winning the all-around with a 39.100 in UNC’s season-opening 193.750 performance against Auburn. Watts vaulted to a 9.825 and notched scores of 9.800 on bars, 9.725 on beam, and 9.750 on floor.
Scouting West Virginia
The Mountaineers will enter Saturday with a 1-4-1 record and one gymnast ranked among the top 25 in the individual polls, as sophomore Alexa Goldberg sits at No. 20 for the second consecutive week on uneven bars with a 9.858 average.
West Virginia hosted EAGL foe George Washington in a dual meet in its last time out on Jan. 25, falling to the Cyclones 195.025-194.850.
Scouting William and Mary
William and Mary will travel to Raleigh with a 2-2 record on the season after two meets. In its last time out the squad finished third of four teams at Towson with a score of 190.990.
Junior Brittany Stover was recently named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Co-Gymnast of the Week after winning the individual event title in its quad meet at Towson on vault with a 9.875, which ties as the third-best mark in school history.
Her honor marked the second consecutive week in which a Tribe gymnast has garnered the league’s top weekly honor, as Larson Lasek earned the distinction last week.
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