North Carolina State University Athletics
Gymnastics to Close Out Regular Season With Missouri Friday Evening
3/12/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
RALEIGH, N.C.- Continuing its road streak, the NC State gymnastics team will travel to Columbia, Mo., to face Missouri in its final dual meet Friday evening.
The Pack's matchup with Mizzou will mark its last meet before heading into the EAGL Championship.
Competition is slated for a 7:30 p.m. start inside the Mizzou Arena.
From The Coach's Perspective
"We're excited to go to Missouri this weekend; with Missouri a part of the SEC, this weekend will be a great opportunity for our team. As a whole the SEC is a strong conference with a lot of great gymnastics going on. We beat them last year by a few tenths and this year our teams are within a couple of tenths of each other in the rankings. It should be a good matchup and we are definitely looking forward to the challenge."- Mark Stevenson, head coach
Last Time Out
NC State faced No. 25 Washington last weekend in its second of four straight road meets. Led by Lane Jarred with second and third place finishes, NC State posted six top-three finishes in its outing.
On vault, the Wolfpack did not count a score less than 9.750 for its fourth consecutive meet.
Wolfpack In The Rankings
With the Pack's continuous consistency on vault, the squad is listed among the top-25 in the country- checking at No. 21 in the Troester.com rankings.
NC State has at least one gymnast listed among the top 20 in the Southeast region in each event. On vault freshman Chelsea Knight is ranked No. 14 with a 9.850 Regional Qualifying Score (RQS), while on bars junior Brittni Watkins holds a 9.815 RQS to sit at No. 16.
Senior Lane Jarred checks in at No. 16 on beam with a 9.790 and on floor she ranks 13th with a 9.830 RQS. On beam junior Michaela Woodford sits two spots behind Jarred at No. 18 in the region with a 9.780 RQS.
In the all-around competition, Woodford and Watkins rank among the top-10 in the region at fifth and ninth, in respective order. Woodford holds a 39.070 while Watkins owns a 38.850 RQS.
Scouting Missouri
The Tigers hold a 5-7 record on the season heading into the Friday night matchup. In its last time out Missouri faced No. 6 Alabama, earning a 195.275 total which marks the seventh time this season the team has notched a score better than 195.000.
The team closed out its meeting with the Crimson Tide with a season high on floor with a 49.275.
