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Sunday, February 12
Towson, MD.
2:00 PM
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Women's Gymnastics Hits the Road for Towson Quad Meet
2.10.17 | Women's Gymnastics
PHILADELPHIA – After posting another record-breaking score of 193.950 in its Ken Anderson Memorial Invitational last weekend, Temple women's gymnastics is up for another big challenge. The Owls are hitting the road for a quad meet that features one nationally-ranked opponent and a long-time rival. Towson will play host to the Owls along with #24 West Virginia and UNC. The meet is set to begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12 inside the SECU Arena.
Temple's second home meet saw a second-consecutive new program record. The Owls set a new season-high on floor with an event total of 48.8 to top the Pittsburgh Panthers, West Chester Golden Rams and Ursinus Bears. Daisy Todd continued her success as an all-around gymnast, nearly matching her season-high mark with a 38.9 inside McGonigle Hall. The score led the freshman to her third consecutive ECAC weekly honor, capturing Gymnast of the Week.
Todd was able to capture the bar title on Saturday afternoon as the Owls placed in top spots on all four events. Sahara Gipson notched a season-high 9.8 on vault to lead the event as well as adding a new career-high on floor with the score of 9.8. Freshman Yasmin Eubanks rounded out the Owls stellar performances with a season-high 9.75 on bars and debuting on floor with a 9.75.
The Owls now hold a team average of 193.020 and rank first in the conference. The vault team leads the ECAC with an average of 48.570, more than four tenths ahead of second-place vault team William & Mary. The bar squad also ranks first amongst conference opponents.
Individually, Todd ranks first in the all-around and is ranked ninth in the North East region. Gipson is currently ranked first on vault in the conference and 11th in the region with an average of 9.770.
Towson
The hosting Towson Tigers will enter Sunday's competition after a season-high performance at George Washington's quad meet. The Tigers hold a team average of 194.150 and rank fourth out of the six teams in the EAGL. Their beam team sits highest within event rankings, sitting third in the conference with an average of 48.59.
Gabriella Yarussi holds the highest individual ranking for the Tigers, sitting in second in the all-around within the EAGL. Yarussi posted a career-high 9.85 on the floor and holds an average of 9.80 ranking her 10th in the conference.
In their last meeting earlier this season, Towson topped Temple at West Virginia's quad meet, moving the all-time series to 52-1. The Tigers scored a 194.775 to Temple's 193.625.
#24 West Virginia
The Mountaineers will head to Towson after tallying its second-best score of the season scoring a 195.95 at Kent State. Sunday's meet will be their second consecutive road meet. The team's big score last weekend bumped the Mountaineers' team average to 195.215. They currently rank fourth in their region behind Florida, Georgia and George Washington.
Sophomore Kirah Koshinski is holding her own within the Big 12 Conference, collecting her first Big 12 Conference weekly honor in 2017 with a Gymnast of the Week nod. Koshinski ranks fourth on floor behind national leaders Kennedy Baker, Rachel Dickson, and Alicia Boren. Koshinski also ranks sixth on vault. Nationally, the 2016 regular-season All-American ranks 13th on floor and 14th on vault.
The Owls last met the Mountaineers in Morgantown earlier this season where West Virginia took the meet with a 196.3. Overall, West Virginia leads the all-time series against Temple 29-3.
UNC
The UNC Tar Heels will head to Towson for their second meet of the weekend. Two weekends ago, the Tar Heels posted a 194.925 to top conference-rival Pittsburgh on the road. Their bar team sits highest in event rankings, sitting fourth in the conference with an average of 48.65.
Junior Morgan Lane has moved quickly into top ranks as an all-around gymnast. She currently stands in first in the conference amongst all all-around competitors with an average of 39.183. Lane also ranks first in the conference on beam averaging a 9.875 and second on floor with an average of 9.858.
UNC and Temple last met in 2016 in Washington DC where the Owls beat the Tarheels 191.375 to 188.925 at the Lindsay Ferris Invitational.
Temple's second home meet saw a second-consecutive new program record. The Owls set a new season-high on floor with an event total of 48.8 to top the Pittsburgh Panthers, West Chester Golden Rams and Ursinus Bears. Daisy Todd continued her success as an all-around gymnast, nearly matching her season-high mark with a 38.9 inside McGonigle Hall. The score led the freshman to her third consecutive ECAC weekly honor, capturing Gymnast of the Week.
Todd was able to capture the bar title on Saturday afternoon as the Owls placed in top spots on all four events. Sahara Gipson notched a season-high 9.8 on vault to lead the event as well as adding a new career-high on floor with the score of 9.8. Freshman Yasmin Eubanks rounded out the Owls stellar performances with a season-high 9.75 on bars and debuting on floor with a 9.75.
The Owls now hold a team average of 193.020 and rank first in the conference. The vault team leads the ECAC with an average of 48.570, more than four tenths ahead of second-place vault team William & Mary. The bar squad also ranks first amongst conference opponents.
Individually, Todd ranks first in the all-around and is ranked ninth in the North East region. Gipson is currently ranked first on vault in the conference and 11th in the region with an average of 9.770.
Towson
The hosting Towson Tigers will enter Sunday's competition after a season-high performance at George Washington's quad meet. The Tigers hold a team average of 194.150 and rank fourth out of the six teams in the EAGL. Their beam team sits highest within event rankings, sitting third in the conference with an average of 48.59.
Gabriella Yarussi holds the highest individual ranking for the Tigers, sitting in second in the all-around within the EAGL. Yarussi posted a career-high 9.85 on the floor and holds an average of 9.80 ranking her 10th in the conference.
In their last meeting earlier this season, Towson topped Temple at West Virginia's quad meet, moving the all-time series to 52-1. The Tigers scored a 194.775 to Temple's 193.625.
#24 West Virginia
The Mountaineers will head to Towson after tallying its second-best score of the season scoring a 195.95 at Kent State. Sunday's meet will be their second consecutive road meet. The team's big score last weekend bumped the Mountaineers' team average to 195.215. They currently rank fourth in their region behind Florida, Georgia and George Washington.
Sophomore Kirah Koshinski is holding her own within the Big 12 Conference, collecting her first Big 12 Conference weekly honor in 2017 with a Gymnast of the Week nod. Koshinski ranks fourth on floor behind national leaders Kennedy Baker, Rachel Dickson, and Alicia Boren. Koshinski also ranks sixth on vault. Nationally, the 2016 regular-season All-American ranks 13th on floor and 14th on vault.
The Owls last met the Mountaineers in Morgantown earlier this season where West Virginia took the meet with a 196.3. Overall, West Virginia leads the all-time series against Temple 29-3.
UNC
The UNC Tar Heels will head to Towson for their second meet of the weekend. Two weekends ago, the Tar Heels posted a 194.925 to top conference-rival Pittsburgh on the road. Their bar team sits highest in event rankings, sitting fourth in the conference with an average of 48.65.
Junior Morgan Lane has moved quickly into top ranks as an all-around gymnast. She currently stands in first in the conference amongst all all-around competitors with an average of 39.183. Lane also ranks first in the conference on beam averaging a 9.875 and second on floor with an average of 9.858.
UNC and Temple last met in 2016 in Washington DC where the Owls beat the Tarheels 191.375 to 188.925 at the Lindsay Ferris Invitational.
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