North Carolina State University Athletics
Gymnastics to Face EAGL Opponent Pittsburgh Friday Evening
2/5/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
RALEIGH, N.C.- The NC State gymnastics team will travel to Pittsburgh, Pa., to face Eastern Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) foe Pittsburgh Friday evening inside the Fitzgerald Field House.
Competition is slated for a 7 p.m. start and will be broadcast on ESPN3.
From the Coach's Perspective
"We're really looking forward to getting on the road again for another away meet. As we enter February and March the key will be our scores from away meets so that we can put together a strong Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) going into our final months of competition. Our RQS will play a large factor in our ranking and is tied to how we perform on the road.
"In preparing for Pittsburgh, we have worked really hard this week on continuing to stick landings and have good form in our routines to continue to reach where we want to be as a team. Pittsburgh has proven to be good competition for us and they run a very nice meet, so we're looking forward to traveling north and having a good conference rivalry."- Colleen Johnson, associate head coach
Last Time Out
NC State hosted its first quad meet of the season on Jan. 31 inside Reynolds Coliseum with West Virginia, William and Mary and EAGL foe UNC-Chapel Hill.
West Virginia earned the top honor of the quad meet with an overall score of 195.350, followed by UNC-Chapel Hill with a 194.500, while NC State tallied a 194.050 and William and Mary recorded a 192.125.
The Wolfpack charted a combined seven top-three finishes on the evening.
Woodford Garners EAGL Weekly Honors
Junior Michaela Woodford earned EAGL Gymnast of the Week in week four of competition, marking the second consecutive week a Wolfpack gymnast has been recognized with a weekly honor from the conference. Watkins earned EAGL Gymnast of the Week and Jarred earned EAGL Specialist of the Week in the third week of competition.
In Saturday's meet, Woodford won the all-around competition with a score of 39.175, finished second on beam with a 9.850 and tied for third with Jarred on floor with a score of 9.825. Her all-around and beam scores marked career highs, as she also scored a 9.800 on vault and 9.700 on bars in Saturday's meet.
Wolfpack in the Rankings
Junior All-American Brittni Watkins is listed at No. 24 in the national rankings in the all- around and vault categories. She holds an average of 39.175 in the all-around competition and an average of 9.883 on vault.
In the southeast regional rankings, Watkins ranks third in the all-around competition and fifth on vault. Jarred is listed at No. 7 and Woodford ranks 12th on beam with averages of 9.781 and 9.762, in respective order.
In the EAGL rankings, Watkins ranks first on vault and in the all-around competition, and second on bars among the EAGL conference. Freshman Chelsea Knight ranks sixth on vault with an average of 9.800, while sophomore Amanda Fillard is listed at No. 5 on bars with a 9.775 average. Jarred owns the second-highest average while Woodford is listed at No. 6 in the conference on beam.
As a team, NC State is ranked second in the conference on vault with a 48.900 average. The squad ranks third on beam among the conference and sixth in the regional standings with a 48.588 scoring average.
Scouting Pittsburgh
The Panthers will enter Saturday's matchup with a 2-5 (0-3 EAGL) record on the season.
In its last time out, Pittsburgh fell to Kent State on Jan. 30 inside the M.A.C. Center, 195.750-191.175. The team was led by Tracey Pearson and Lindsay Offut, who placed second in their respective events. Pearson earned a 9.825 on vault while Offut posted a score of 9.850 on beam.
NC State holds a 30-8 advantage in its all-time series with Pittsburgh.
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