NC State Defeats UNC-CH Saturday, 195.850-193.700

Saturday, February 16

Raleigh, N.C.

4 p.m.

NC State

195.850

193.700

#34 North Carolina

NC State Defeats UNC-CH Saturday, 195.850-193.700

2/16/2019 6:32:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics

The Pack Posted Its Second-Highest Score of the Season

RALEIGH – The 28th-ranked NC State gymnastics team defeated 34th-ranked UNC-CH, 195.850-193.700, on Saturday inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum. The Pack collected 11 podium finishes and claimed four titles (all-around, vault, bars, floor) on its way to its second-highest score of the season. Tonight's meet marked the fourth-straight regular-season victory over the Tar Heels in the Kim Landrus era.

Highlights from tonight's meet

NC State moves to 7-2 overall and 4-0 in conference competition, while UNC-CH drops to 6-4 overall and 3-2 in the conference.

Drew Grantham's stellar floor performance earned a career-best 9.925 and the event title. That score marks her eighth career 9.9 and sixth on floor.

On bars, Lauren Kent posted a 9.900 for the second consecutive meet to claim the bars title. Teammate Alexa Phillips took home the vault title with a 9.875 performance.

In all-around competition, Caitlyn Fillard's season-best 39.225 earned her a first-place finish.

Team	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor	Total
NC State	48.475	49.200	48.975	49.200	195.850
UNC-CH	48.950	47.325	49.225	48.200	193.700

Pack on the Podium
All-Around
Caitlyn Fillard, 39.225 (1st)
Drew Grantham, 38.225 (2nd)

Vault
Alexa Phillips, 9.875 (1st)

Bars
Lauren Kent, 9.900 (1st)
Caitlyn Fillard, 9.850 (2nd)
Melissa Brooker, 9.825 (t-3rd)
Maggie Tamburro, 9.825 (t-3rd)

Beam
Kasey Nelson, 9.850 (t-3rd)

Floor
Drew Grantham, 9.925 (1st)
Nicole Webb, 9.850 (t-2nd)
Alexa Phillips, 9.850 (t-2nd)

Meet Recap
Vault (48.475)
Alexa Phillips led the Pack with a score of 9.875 on vault, her season-best. Grantham and Fillard posted scores of 9.800 and 9.750.

Bars (49.200)
The Pack swept the podium on bars thanks to its season-high 49.200 performance. Kent recorded her second straight 9.900 to place first in the event. Fillard took home a silver-medal finish with a 9.850, while Melissa Brooker and Maggie Tamburro rounded out the podium placements, tying for third place with scores of 9.825.

Beam (48.975)
Kasey Nelson followed up her career-best performance with another solid outing on Saturday, leading the Pack on beam with a score of 9.850. Her second-straight podium finish, Nelson tied for third place.

Floor (49.200)
Grantham's outstanding 9.925 floor routine anchored the Pack. Nicole Webb recorded a career-best 9.850, along with teammate Alexa Phillips' 9.850, to tie for second-place honors.

Straight from the Pack: Head Coach Kim Landrus

Up Next
The 28th-ranked NC State gymnastics team hosts a tri-meet with William & Mary and Western Michigan on Friday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum.