NC State
EAGL Championship
Pack Gymnastics Begins Postseason Competition Saturday At EAGL Championship
3/17/2016 7:30:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
The meet is set for a 2 p.m. start in Pittsburgh
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RALEIGH- Coming off of a #STATEment win over Ball State to cap its regular season the NC State gymnastics team prepares for the 2016 EAGL Championship, set to be hosted by Pittsburgh Saturday.
NC State, listed at No. 3 in the conference rankings, will face George Washington, New Hampshire, Towson, Pitt and UNC-Chapel Hill inside Fitzgerald Field House at 2 p.m.Â
Live results will be available, while ESPN3 will broadcast the championship.
From The Coach's Perspective
"Coming off of a nice win at home last weekend we're excited to head up to Pittsburgh for our conference championship. I believe there are four teams in the mix that have a great shot at winning the team title depending on how everyone else does," said head coach Mark Stevenson.
"There are a number of talented teams and gymnasts that our girls will face this weekend, but believe that if we achieve our team and individual goals we have potential for a lot of success."Â
Last Time Out
The Wolfpack ended its regular season with a 15-2 record after taking down Ball State, 195.900-194.775, on March 12 in front of the first home crowd the team saw this year.Â
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Keeping up with its consistent high scoring, NC State posted a season-high team bars score of a 49.275 along with seven career-best marks and 16 top-five finishes, including 9.900's from Alexa Phillips on floor and Brittni Watkins on bars.
Where The Pack Stands
NC State ranks No. 33 in the Road To Nationals poll with a 195.375 RQS. The team's RQS marks in all four events also fall in the top-50 of the national polls, including its highest listing on bars at No. 30 (48.950). NC State is additionally listed at No. 31 on vault (48.885), 36th on beam (48.840), and 40th on floor (48.945).  Â
Watkins sits at 31st in the national polls in the all-around competition with a 39.240 RQS and 33rd on floor with a 9.890.    Â
Scouting The EAGL Conference
George Washington (No. 23) and New Hampshire (No. 32) lead the conference standings with 24-4 (8-2 EAGL) and 12-9 (3-2 EAGL) records, in respective order.Â
The Pack defeated George Washington, who tops the league, twice this season to help secure its 6-0 EAGL ledger, as NC State is the only team in the conference that holds an undefeated league record. New Hampshire, who ranks second in the conference, will be the only team the Wolfpack has yet to face heading into this weekend's championship meet.
NC State has also faced tobacco road rival UNC-CH twice on the road in 2016, capturing back-to-back wins. In the Pack's first meet inside Carmichael Arena the team also earned a 194.900-193.350 win over Pittsburgh and in its final quad meet of 2016 at Towson the Pack clinched a 195.925-194.550 victory over the Tigers.
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