Wolfpack Travels to Penn for Quad Meet

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RALEIGH, N.C.- The NC State gymnastics team will travel to Philadelphia, Pa., Sunday for its first quad meet of the season. NC State will face off at Penn with Cornell and Bridgeport at 1 p.m. in the historic Palestra.

Pack In The Polls:
Out of the four teams competing, NC State leads the overall rankings, checking in at No. 28. The Pack holds the top scoring average and is ranked in the top-25 in vault, bars and floor. NC State is 21^st in vault, 24^th in floor and 25^th on bars.

Individually, Paris Phillips leads the Pack, checking in at No. 41 on floor. In the all-arounder rankings, Chelsea Knight (39.031) is 51^st and Phillips (38.880) checks in at No. 60.

Last Time Out:
NC State posted a 194.65 against ninth-ranked Southern Utah last weekend. The Wolfpack posted a season-high 49.125 on floor. The team relied on its depth to get some valuable contributions across all four rotations. Freshman Drew Grantham highlighted the meet with her first and the meet's only 9.9 thanks to a strong performance on floor.

Scouting Penn
Penn enters the meet with a 3-2 record. The Quakers are coming off dual meets where they defeated Yale, but fell to West Chester. Early in the season, Penn downed North Carolina and Cornell at a quad meet. The Quakers posted a season-best of 193.575 in their victory over Yale and are ranked 56^th nationally.

Scouting Cornell
Cornell set a season-best 193.525 in its last meet and has posted improvements on their score in every meet this season. Cornell holds victories over Ursinus and SUNY Cortland. The Big Red is ranked 58^th in the team standings.

Scouting Bridgeport
Bridgeport enters the weekend with a 7-2 record and is ranked 48^th in the team standings – the highest national ranking for any Division II team. Most recently, Bridgeport won a quad meet at Yale with Southern Conn. State and RIC. Bridgeport will open the weekend with a dual against Southern Conn. State Saturday before heading to the quad meet at Penn with Cornell and NC State.

Follow Along:
Fans can follow along with live stats. A video stream will also be available via the Ivy League Digital Network, which requires a paid subscription to watch.

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Players Mentioned

Drew Grantham

Chelsea Knight

Paris Phillips