WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS DEFEATS CORNELL

ITHACA, N.Y. --  Seniors Lexi Zafferes and Erin Davis won the vault (9.625) and beam (9.775), respectively, to help lead Temple to a 190.900-189.900 victory over host Cornell Saturday afternoon at Teagle Gymnasium. The Owls won three of four events, capturing the vault (47.650), bars (47.425) and beam (48.275) to even their record at 12-12.

Senior Cheryl Cerminaro turned-in the Cherry & White's top performance on floor with a 9.600 to place fourth, while Deidre Mattocks earned the team's top score on bars with a 9.600 to finish tied for second. Other notable performances belonged Katie Domenico and Alycia Petitto, who finished tied for fourth on vault with 9.550 efforts. Lindsey Stern placed tied for second on beam behind Davis with a 9.725.

The Big Red won the competition on floor with a 48.200 score with the top three finishers and four of the top five on the event.

Temple returns to action March 19 at Penn State in State College, Pa. in a quad meet that also features Rutgers and William & Mary.

Temple 190.900, Cornell 189.800
Saturday, March 12 at Teagle Gymnasium (Ithaca, N.Y.)

1. Temple 190.900 (V: 47.650, UB: 47.425, BB: 48.275, FX: 47.550)
2. Cornell 189.800 (V: 46.925, UB: 47.00, BB: 47.675, FX: 48.200)

Vault: 1. Lexi Zafferes (T) 9.625, 2. Megan Gilbert (C) 9.575, 2. Colleen Davis (C) 9.575, 4. Katie Domenico (T) 9.550, 4. Alycia Petitto (T) 9.550.

Uneven Bars: 1. Meghan Miller (C) 9.725, 2. Andrea Mavro (C) 9.600, 2. Deirdre Mattocks (T) 9.600, 4. Larissa Calka (C) 9.575, 4. Erin Davis (T) 9.575.

Balance Beam: 1. Erin Davis (T) 9.775, 2. Randi Bisbano (C) 9.725, 2. Lindsey Stern (T) 9.725, 4. Kristin McRell (T) 9.675, 5. Hayley Gutman (C) 9.650.

Floor: 1. Randi Bisbano (C) 9.775, 2. Kari Kucera (C) 9.725, 3. Megan Gilbert (C) 9.650, 4. Cheryl Cerminaro (T) 9.600, 5. Larissa Calka (C) 9.575, 5. Deirdre Mattocks (T) 9.575.

Temple University Athletics

WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS DEFEATS CORNELL

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