Temple University Athletics
Saturday, February 27
Raleigh, N.C.
4:00 PM
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NC State
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Gymnastics Takes on Top Competition in North Carolina this Weekend
2.25.21 | Women's Gymnastics
PHILADELPHIA -- The Temple gymnastics team hits the road for a tri-meet in Raleigh, N.C. on Saturday, taking on a pair of top 30 teams. #25 NC State will host the meet, which also features #27 UNC. First vault is set for 4:00 p.m. on ACC Network Extra, which is run through the ESPN platform.
OWL ABOUT TEMPLE
With another week of competition under its belt, Temple moves up to 40th overall in the NCAA rankings. The Owls have continued to shine on vault and floor this season, with its floor average of 48.963 ranking the team 28th in the nation and its vault average of 48.758 ranking 34th. The Owls have also shown improvement in their team total in each week of competition, scoring a 195.100 in their last home meet.
Three Owls remain on conference rankings this week, with junior Julianna Roland ranking seventh on vault (9.804) and tying for eighth on beam (9.750). Senior Faith Leary ranks at #8 on floor with a 9.833 while junior Ariana Castrence is tied for eighth on vault with a 9.796. Temple's floor and vault teams both rank second in the EAGL.
LAST TIME ON THE FLOOR: L, 195.100 to UNC 195.250
Temple nearly pulled off an upset over nationally-ranked UNC, but fell just short, despite hitting a season-best score of 195.100. The #24 Tar Heels got the narrow win, coming just .150 ahead of the Owls, with a 195.250. Temple opened the meet with a season-best 48.950 on vault and closed it with a 49.300 on floor, matching a program record. However, the Owls had to count a fall on bars, accounting for the difference.
Temple's team score of 195.100 was the fifth highest score in program history. Ariana Castrence won three titles, taking vault, floor, and the All-Around, in her first time competing all four events this year. Six other Owls recorded podium finishes at the meet led by freshmen Cyrena Whalen (bars) and Brooke Donabedian (floor) who each tallied second place finishes. Temple had 10 scores at or above 9.800, the most for the Owls in a meet this season.
SCOUTING NORTH CAROLINA
The second-place team in the EAGL, the Tar Heels average a 195.354 and have gone 195 in every meet this season. UNC's high scores have been spurred by an outstanding beam rotation that ranks 11th in the nation and first in the conference with a 49.065 average. Last time out, the Tar Heels topped Temple 195.250 to 195.100 in Philadelphia.
Individually, the Tar Heels are led by Elizabeth Culton, the number two beam worker in the conference and the NCAA. She averages a 9.935 on the season, with no scores below 9.900. Culton also ranks second on bars with a 9.850. UNC's Lily Dean ranks third in the EAGL on floor with a 9.875, while Hannah Nam is fourth on beam with a 9.817.
SCOUTING NC STATE
NC State has climbed into the top 25, backed by a season-best 196.025 in their last meet. The Wolfpack's best event is bars, which they rank 20th in the country on. Last time out, NC State placed second in their home quad meet, which was won by Oklahoma's 197.475. The Wolfpack recorded season high scores on vault (48.950) and on bars (49.125) to pace their season-best score.
Sophomore Emily Shepard posted a career high all-around score of 39.450, and now leads the EAGL in the all-around ranking. She's the reigning EAGL Gymnast of the Week. She also ranked third on vault (9.850), third on Bars (9.846), and fifth on floor (9.846). Also in the EAHL rankings for NC State, Meredith Robinson ranks tied for third on bars (9.846), while Chloe Negrete is fourth on vault (9.833) and fourth on floor (9.863).
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OWL ABOUT TEMPLE
With another week of competition under its belt, Temple moves up to 40th overall in the NCAA rankings. The Owls have continued to shine on vault and floor this season, with its floor average of 48.963 ranking the team 28th in the nation and its vault average of 48.758 ranking 34th. The Owls have also shown improvement in their team total in each week of competition, scoring a 195.100 in their last home meet.
Three Owls remain on conference rankings this week, with junior Julianna Roland ranking seventh on vault (9.804) and tying for eighth on beam (9.750). Senior Faith Leary ranks at #8 on floor with a 9.833 while junior Ariana Castrence is tied for eighth on vault with a 9.796. Temple's floor and vault teams both rank second in the EAGL.
LAST TIME ON THE FLOOR: L, 195.100 to UNC 195.250
Temple nearly pulled off an upset over nationally-ranked UNC, but fell just short, despite hitting a season-best score of 195.100. The #24 Tar Heels got the narrow win, coming just .150 ahead of the Owls, with a 195.250. Temple opened the meet with a season-best 48.950 on vault and closed it with a 49.300 on floor, matching a program record. However, the Owls had to count a fall on bars, accounting for the difference.
Temple's team score of 195.100 was the fifth highest score in program history. Ariana Castrence won three titles, taking vault, floor, and the All-Around, in her first time competing all four events this year. Six other Owls recorded podium finishes at the meet led by freshmen Cyrena Whalen (bars) and Brooke Donabedian (floor) who each tallied second place finishes. Temple had 10 scores at or above 9.800, the most for the Owls in a meet this season.
SCOUTING NORTH CAROLINA
The second-place team in the EAGL, the Tar Heels average a 195.354 and have gone 195 in every meet this season. UNC's high scores have been spurred by an outstanding beam rotation that ranks 11th in the nation and first in the conference with a 49.065 average. Last time out, the Tar Heels topped Temple 195.250 to 195.100 in Philadelphia.
Individually, the Tar Heels are led by Elizabeth Culton, the number two beam worker in the conference and the NCAA. She averages a 9.935 on the season, with no scores below 9.900. Culton also ranks second on bars with a 9.850. UNC's Lily Dean ranks third in the EAGL on floor with a 9.875, while Hannah Nam is fourth on beam with a 9.817.
SCOUTING NC STATE
NC State has climbed into the top 25, backed by a season-best 196.025 in their last meet. The Wolfpack's best event is bars, which they rank 20th in the country on. Last time out, NC State placed second in their home quad meet, which was won by Oklahoma's 197.475. The Wolfpack recorded season high scores on vault (48.950) and on bars (49.125) to pace their season-best score.
Sophomore Emily Shepard posted a career high all-around score of 39.450, and now leads the EAGL in the all-around ranking. She's the reigning EAGL Gymnast of the Week. She also ranked third on vault (9.850), third on Bars (9.846), and fifth on floor (9.846). Also in the EAHL rankings for NC State, Meredith Robinson ranks tied for third on bars (9.846), while Chloe Negrete is fourth on vault (9.833) and fourth on floor (9.863).
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