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Wolfpack Closes Out Regular Season with 195.950
3/11/2022 10:38:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
RALEIGH - The NC State gymnastics team recorded a 195.950 in its Senior Day meet on Friday, placing third at the meet. Florida took first with a 197.975, Rutgers placed second with a 196.400 and Penn finished fourth with a 194.300.
Junior Emily Shepard broke the program record for career 9.9 marks at the meet, posting a 9.900 on beam for her 24th career score of 9.900 or higher.
On vault, the squad recorded a 48.575. Shepard vaulted for the first time in the 2022 and led the scoring with a 9.825. Lauren Rutherford was the second-highest scorer on the team, posting a 9.750.
The Pack totaled a 48.950 on bars, led by Carina Jordan's 9.850. Alexis Ortega continued a strong season on the event with a 9.800, and both Hailey Merchant and Rutherford tabbed a 9.775 on the apparatus.
Beam saw NC State compile a 49.175 for the team's eighth-straight meet scoring over 49.000 on the event. Shepard tied for third place with a 9.900, and Macy Jennings and Nicole Webb each recorded a 9.850. Ortega tabbed a 9.825.
The final rotation of the night was floor, and the Wolfpack posted its highest event score of the meet with a 49.250. Gabrielle Diaz and Rutherford tied for second, each tying their career high on the apparatus of 9.900. Webb earned a 9.850, and Merchant put up a 9.825.
Shepard was NC State's only all-around competitor, and the Olathe, Kan., native compiled a 39.000.
STRAIGHT FROM THE PACK: HEAD COACH KIM LANDRUS
"Super proud of this team," said head coach Kim Landrus. "Senior Day is a great time to celebrate the careers of our wonderful senior class. Today we started on vault, and ending that rotation with Emily's Yurchenko full that was near-flawless just created that momentum for the rest of the competition.
"Seeing the the team come together in the second half of the meet with their beam and floor performances really showed me that they have their eyes on the prize. They're preparing for conference championships and postseason. We're looking forward to getting back in the gym next week for three days of practice and just really getting after the details, getting after our sticks, and preparing to go to the EAGL Championship next weekend. I'm so proud of this Pack!"
UP NEXT
NC State travels to Washington, D.C., Saturday, March 19 for the 2022 East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Championship hosted by George Washington.
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