Temple University Athletics
Saturday, March 7
Ithaca, NY
1 PM ET
Temple University
at
Cornell
Photo by: Paige Ozaroski
Women's Gymnastics Faces ECAC Foe Cornell on the Road This Saturday
3.5.15 | Women's Gymnastics
Ithaca, NY – After four consecutive competitions within Pennsylvania, Temple women's gymnastics will travel to Cornell for an ECAC Conference dual meet this Saturday at 1 p.m. Coming off their third best team score of the season 191.225, the Owls look to keep the upward moment going against ECAC rival Cornell.
The Owls' floor squad was the standout event last weekend, where they posted a season high event score of 48.75. Both Michaela Lapent and Lauren Capone notched scores of 9.8, which is a career best for Lapent. Jasmine Johnson and Stephanie Verry also posted impressive scores with Johnson scoring a 9.725 and Verry a 9.75. The floor squad was rounded out by two more career and season highs from Danielle Vahala, who posted a 9.6 and Kerry Arone with a 9.675.
Other standout performances from the Pittsburgh meet came on the vault, where Briana Odom hit her career best score of 9.75. This was followed up by a solid 9.7 from Capone, just .05 off of her season high score posted just two weeks prior.
After the Owls performance at Pittsburgh, the team now has six gymnasts ranked within the top 10 on individual events in the conference. Briana Odom, Lauren Capone and Victoria Reggiani hold top 10 spots on vault. On beam, Alexis Arena is ranked third with an RQS of 9.715, just .025 away from the first place spot. Briana Odom also holds a place in the top 10 on beam. Stephanie Verry and Lauren Capone are ranked third and fifth on floor respectively. Kerry Arone is the only Owl within the top 10 on bars, with a season RQS of 9.595.
The Big Red is coming off a third place finish against Bridgeport and William & Mary, where they scored a 190.45. Freshman Courtney Spitzer has shown her strength in her first season with season highs of a 9.8 on bars and 9.825 on beam. Cornell's vault squad is currently ranked second in the conference with a season RQS of 47.9. Three Big Red vaulters, Alicia Bair, Sara Schupp and Alexandria Bourgeois, are ranked within the top five in the conference on the event. With the two team's season high's being less than .1 apart, the Owls and the Big Red look to have a close conference match up this weekend.
The Owls' floor squad was the standout event last weekend, where they posted a season high event score of 48.75. Both Michaela Lapent and Lauren Capone notched scores of 9.8, which is a career best for Lapent. Jasmine Johnson and Stephanie Verry also posted impressive scores with Johnson scoring a 9.725 and Verry a 9.75. The floor squad was rounded out by two more career and season highs from Danielle Vahala, who posted a 9.6 and Kerry Arone with a 9.675.
Other standout performances from the Pittsburgh meet came on the vault, where Briana Odom hit her career best score of 9.75. This was followed up by a solid 9.7 from Capone, just .05 off of her season high score posted just two weeks prior.
After the Owls performance at Pittsburgh, the team now has six gymnasts ranked within the top 10 on individual events in the conference. Briana Odom, Lauren Capone and Victoria Reggiani hold top 10 spots on vault. On beam, Alexis Arena is ranked third with an RQS of 9.715, just .025 away from the first place spot. Briana Odom also holds a place in the top 10 on beam. Stephanie Verry and Lauren Capone are ranked third and fifth on floor respectively. Kerry Arone is the only Owl within the top 10 on bars, with a season RQS of 9.595.
The Big Red is coming off a third place finish against Bridgeport and William & Mary, where they scored a 190.45. Freshman Courtney Spitzer has shown her strength in her first season with season highs of a 9.8 on bars and 9.825 on beam. Cornell's vault squad is currently ranked second in the conference with a season RQS of 47.9. Three Big Red vaulters, Alicia Bair, Sara Schupp and Alexandria Bourgeois, are ranked within the top five in the conference on the event. With the two team's season high's being less than .1 apart, the Owls and the Big Red look to have a close conference match up this weekend.
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