Gymnastics Tallies 194.375 in a Dual Meet Against the Tar Heels

Friday, January 19

Chapel Hill, NC

7:00 p.m.

Temple University

194.375

195.300

North Carolina

Photo by: Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University

Gymnastics Tallies 194.375 in a Dual Meet Against the Tar Heels

1.19.18 | Women's Gymnastics

Results

Chapel Hill, N.C. – Temple women's gymnastics posted a 194.375 against UNC (195.300) on Friday night in Chapel Hill. Despite the Tar Heels' home arena advantage, the Owls put forth strong performances all around.

Keys to the Meet
> The dual at UNC opened up with the uneven bars. As a whole, the Owls' tallied a 48.625, their highest score of the season thus far. Senior Kerry Arone and freshman Tori Edwards led the evening with a pair of 9.75's to tie for third overall with UNC's Kaitlynn Hedelund. Reigning ECAC Rookie of the Year Daisy Todd scored a 9.725 for her routine; freshmen Monica Servidio earned the same for their work on the bars.
> The Owls continued momentum on vault pulling in another 48.625 led by sophomore Jaylene Everett and Servidio with two scores of 9.775. The score marks a season high for Servidio. Edwards logged a season high 9.725 followed by a 9.7 show from senior Sahara Gipson.
> Moving on to the floor exercise, Edwards led the way with her second 9.825 of the season to tie for second with UNC's Madison Nettles. The floor squad posted a 48.675, its highest score of the evening. Everett was the Owls' No. 2 scorer in the event followed by two 9.7 performances from freshmen Madison Rennix and Jordyn Oster.
> Last on the balance beam, the Owls collected a 48.325-team score. Oster shined through with a brilliant performance to score her third consecutive 9.725. Sophomore Whitney King was Temple's second best scorer in the event, posting a 9.675 followed by freshman Delaney Garin with a 9.7. Todd found her way back into the beam lineup for the first time this season and notched a 9.65 for her routine.

Quotable
"Overall the team had a great meet today. This week we did a lot of preparation for the dual meet environment and emphasized maintaining a strong mindset throughout and staying focused on what we needed to do from start to finish. Our gymnasts did a great job of taking each skill one at a time and remaining composed for the duration of competition. Tonight we had a no-fall meet, which proves a great day. It is always difficult to go into an opponent's arena and beat them, but we showed strong performances. I believe we did a fantastic job on each event tonight and we could not be more pleased with how that they performed coming off last week's outcome." –Head coach Umme Salim-Beasley

Up Next
> Temple women's gymnastics will now prepare for its home opener on Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. where the Owls will play host to SEMO, Ithaca, and Cornell.