Wolfpack Posts 194.65 Against Southern Utah

Results

RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State gymnastics team continued its development with a score of 194.65 on Friday night inside Reynolds Coliseum against ninth-ranked Southern Utah. NC State set a season-best of 49.125 on the floor and tabbed 10 top-five finishes to highlight the meet. The Firebirds posted a 195.8 for the early-season victory.

Team Scores

	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor
Southern Utah (195.8)	49.075	48.95	48.65	49.125
NC State (194.65)	48.975	48.75	47.8	49.125

Wolfpack Top-Five Finishes:
Vault: Amanda Fillard 2^nd 9.85
Vault: Caitlyn Fillard T-4^th 9.8
Vault: Alexa Phillips T-4^th 9.8
Vault: Paris Phillips T-4^th 9.8
Bars: Amanda Fillard 2^nd 9.8
Beam: Paris Phillips 3^rd 9.7
Floor: Drew Grantham 1^st 9.9
Floor: Paris Phillips 2^nd 9.875
Floor: Alexa Phillips 4^th 9.85
All-Around: Paris Phillips 2^nd 39.1

From the Coach's Perspective:
"The team we went against came in at ninth in the country, and they stepped out and did all four events at a decent level," said head coach Mark Stevenson. "We were able to do two events at a high level and in two events we struggled a little bit. We need to start doing the same type of job consistently in all four events for us to move up. It's still early in the season and we have plenty of time to work on it. We are doing it in the gym every day, but I think we got a little excited. We'll figure it out.

"We really are young. We have three seniors and are getting five rotations from upperclassmen and everyone else is young. We feel strongly that we're going to be a team that continues to grow and peaks when we are supposed to peak."

Meet Recap:
Vault
NC State tallied a 48.975 in the opening rotation of the meet with four top-five finishes. Amanda Fillard posted a career-best 9.85 to lead the Pack on vault and finish second overall. Caitlyn Fillard and Alexa and Paris Phillips all posted top-five finishes, each scoring a 9.8. Drew Grantham rounded out the top five performances with a 9.725 while making her season debut on vault. Courtney Leighton additionally tallied a 9.7, competing in her first official meet since 2014.

Bars
The Wolfpack posted a 48.75 on bars. Amanda Fillard led the Pack with a second-place finish and a 9.8. Nicole Wild and Melissa Brooker each scored a 9.75, and Paris Phillips and Chelsea Knight rounded out NC State's top-five with scores of 9.725.

Beam
The Pack posted a 47.8 on beam, highlighted by a 9.7 from Paris Phillips. Alexa Phillips and Alexis Beucler posted career-bests in the event for the Pack, as both turned 9.65's to tie for sixth.

Floor
NC State earned a season best 49.125 on the floor after sweeping the top two spots in the overall competition. For the first time in her collegiate career Grantham scored a 9.9. It marked her fourth consecutive meet with a personal best in the event and the only 9.9 of the meet for either team. Paris Phillips took second with a 9.875 and Alexa finished in a tie for fourth with a season best mark of 9.85.

All-Around
Paris Phillips was the Pack's only all-arounder of the meet, as the sophomore finished second with a score of 39.1. Her performance was just .05 from her season and career best.

Up Next:
NC State will travel to Philadelphia Sunday, Feb. 5th for a quad meet at Penn with Cornell and Bridgeport.

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Players Mentioned

Alexis Beucler

Melissa Brooker

Amanda Fillard

Caitlyn Fillard

Drew Grantham

Chelsea Knight

Courtney Leighton

Alexa Phillips

Paris Phillips

Nicole Wild