North Carolina State University Athletics
Friday, March 9
RALEIGH, N.C.
7:00 PM
NC State
196.100
vs
197.575
LSU
#24 NC State Closes Out Senior Night Against #2 LSU With Season-High 49.450 on Floor
3/10/2018 12:16:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
RALEIGH – Finishing with a score of 196.100 on senior night vs. #2 LSU, the #24 NC State gymnastics team closed the meet out spectacularly by posting a season-high 49.450 on floor Friday night inside Reynolds Coliseum.
Along with its 49.450 on floor being a season-high, it was the fifth-highest score on floor in program history and the highest floor score in the EAGL this season. The Pack also tied it's season high on vault with a score of 49.175 and set four new individual career-highs along with tying seven others.
Immediately following the conclusion of the meet a ceremony was held honoring the Wolfpack's four seniors Chelsea Knight, Nicole Wild, Taylor Murphy and Mackenzie Itcush.
Team Scores
Wolfpack Top-Five Finishes
Vault: Alexa Phillips 3rd (9.875)
Bars: Maggie Tamburro 5th (9.850)
Beam: Chelsea Knight 2nd (9.925)
Beam: Lauren Kent 5th (9.850)
Floor: Chelsea Knight 1st (9.925)
Floor: Alexa Phillips t-2nd (9.900)
Floor: Drew Grantham t-2nd (9.900)
Floor: Mackenzie Itcush 4th (9.875)
Floor: Caitlyn Fillard 5th (9.850)
From the Coach
"Senior day is always such a special meet for not only the seniors, but their families, friends, teammates and fans," said head coach Kim Landrus. "We started off extremely strong as vault and bars were great events for us. So many of the details we've been working on were executed. After a rough beam outing, the team performed 'lights out' on floor. I couldn't be more proud of how they were able to move on from beam and have their best floor performance of the season."
Meet Recap
Vault
Tying its season best of 49.175, NC State was led by Alexa Phillips who finished third a score of 9.875, tying her career-high. Drew Grantham and Chelsea Knight tied for sixth as each earned scores of 9.850 while Caitlyn Fillard and Mackenzie Itcush tied for ninth with scores of 9.800. Itcush tied her career-high in the event.
Bars
Maggie Tamburro tied her career-high of 9.850 to take fifth while Drew Grantham posted a career-best score of 9.825 to tie for seventh. Lauren Kent took ninth with a score of 9.800 and as a team the Wolfpack finished with a score of 48.950.
Beam
Posting a career-high 9.925, Chelsea Knight finished second while Lauren Kent tied her career-high of 9.850 to finish fifth. As a team NC State earned a total of 48.525.
Floor
The Pack closed the night out on floor incredibly, as it posted a score of 49.450 which was a season-high, the fifth-highest floor score in school history and the highest score in the EAGL this season. Chelsea Knight had a career-high of 9.925 to finish first, Alexa Phillips and Drew Grantham tied their career-highs of 9.900 to tie for second, Mackenzie Itcush posted a career-high 9.875 to finish fourth and Caitlyn Fillard tied her career-high of 9.850 to take fifth.
All-Around
Caitlyn Fillard earned a score of 38.950 while Drew Grantham and Chelsea Knight each finished with scores of 38.925.
Up Next
The Wolfpack has a short turnaround between meets as it takes on #23 Ohio State and Central Michigan in a tri-meet on Mar. 11 at 2 p.m. in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Regional
NC State will host the 2018 NCAA Gymnastics Raleigh Regional on Saturday, April 7th at 4:00 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum. Tickets for this meet are on sale now at GoPack.com/BuyTickets.
Stay up to date on the latest NC State Gymnastics news:
Twitter: @PackGymnastics
Facebook: NC State Gymnastics
Instagram: @wolfpackgymnastics
Along with its 49.450 on floor being a season-high, it was the fifth-highest score on floor in program history and the highest floor score in the EAGL this season. The Pack also tied it's season high on vault with a score of 49.175 and set four new individual career-highs along with tying seven others.
Immediately following the conclusion of the meet a ceremony was held honoring the Wolfpack's four seniors Chelsea Knight, Nicole Wild, Taylor Murphy and Mackenzie Itcush.
Team Scores
| Vault | Bars | Beam | Floor | |
| NC State (196.100) | 49.175 | 48.950 | 48.525 | 49.450 |
| LSU (197.575) | 49.425 | 49.575 | 49.425 | 49.150 |
Wolfpack Top-Five Finishes
Vault: Alexa Phillips 3rd (9.875)
Bars: Maggie Tamburro 5th (9.850)
Beam: Chelsea Knight 2nd (9.925)
Beam: Lauren Kent 5th (9.850)
Floor: Chelsea Knight 1st (9.925)
Floor: Alexa Phillips t-2nd (9.900)
Floor: Drew Grantham t-2nd (9.900)
Floor: Mackenzie Itcush 4th (9.875)
Floor: Caitlyn Fillard 5th (9.850)
From the Coach
"Senior day is always such a special meet for not only the seniors, but their families, friends, teammates and fans," said head coach Kim Landrus. "We started off extremely strong as vault and bars were great events for us. So many of the details we've been working on were executed. After a rough beam outing, the team performed 'lights out' on floor. I couldn't be more proud of how they were able to move on from beam and have their best floor performance of the season."
Meet Recap
Vault
Tying its season best of 49.175, NC State was led by Alexa Phillips who finished third a score of 9.875, tying her career-high. Drew Grantham and Chelsea Knight tied for sixth as each earned scores of 9.850 while Caitlyn Fillard and Mackenzie Itcush tied for ninth with scores of 9.800. Itcush tied her career-high in the event.
Bars
Maggie Tamburro tied her career-high of 9.850 to take fifth while Drew Grantham posted a career-best score of 9.825 to tie for seventh. Lauren Kent took ninth with a score of 9.800 and as a team the Wolfpack finished with a score of 48.950.
Beam
Posting a career-high 9.925, Chelsea Knight finished second while Lauren Kent tied her career-high of 9.850 to finish fifth. As a team NC State earned a total of 48.525.
Floor
The Pack closed the night out on floor incredibly, as it posted a score of 49.450 which was a season-high, the fifth-highest floor score in school history and the highest score in the EAGL this season. Chelsea Knight had a career-high of 9.925 to finish first, Alexa Phillips and Drew Grantham tied their career-highs of 9.900 to tie for second, Mackenzie Itcush posted a career-high 9.875 to finish fourth and Caitlyn Fillard tied her career-high of 9.850 to take fifth.
All-Around
Caitlyn Fillard earned a score of 38.950 while Drew Grantham and Chelsea Knight each finished with scores of 38.925.
Up Next
The Wolfpack has a short turnaround between meets as it takes on #23 Ohio State and Central Michigan in a tri-meet on Mar. 11 at 2 p.m. in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Regional
NC State will host the 2018 NCAA Gymnastics Raleigh Regional on Saturday, April 7th at 4:00 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum. Tickets for this meet are on sale now at GoPack.com/BuyTickets.
Stay up to date on the latest NC State Gymnastics news:
Twitter: @PackGymnastics
Facebook: NC State Gymnastics
Instagram: @wolfpackgymnastics
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