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Sunday, February 7
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Gymnastics Battles Top Ten Opponents in Denver on Sunday
2.5.21 | Women's Gymnastics
PHILADELPHIA -- Temple Gymnastics hits the road this weekend for the team's third away meet of the season, and it's a big one. The Owls will travel to Denver, Colorado to take on the #8 Denver Pioneers and the #5 Oklahoma Sooners. The meet starts at 4:00 p.m. ET.
OWL ABOUT TEMPLE
After three weeks of competition, the Owls rank 45th overall in the NCAA Rankings. Temple has shined on vault and floor this season, with their floor average of 48.992 ranking the team 20th in the nation. The Owls have increased their team total in each week of competition, with a 193.650 in their last outing.
Three Owls have landed on conference or national rankings, led by senior Faith Leary, who's floor average of 9.875 has her 24th in the nation and first in the conference. Junior Julianna Roland ranks seventh in the EAGL on floor (9.825) and eighth on vault (9.800). Junior Ariana Castrence rounds out the rankings with a 9.813 average on bars to rank seventh in the conference.
LAST TIME ON THE FLOOR: UNH 193.675, Temple 193.650
Last time out, Temple scored their season high of 193.650, just .025 off the pace of UNH. The highlight of the meet was the Owls' score of 49.250 on floor, tying them for No. 20 in the national rankings on the event.
The Owls saw six podium finishes at the meet, again led by Ariana Castrence taking second on bars and third on vault. Julianna Roland tied for third on vault with Castrence and tied for second place on floor with Faith Leary.
SCOUTING DENVER
Denver enters the weekend with a #8 national ranking, averaging a 196.483. The Pioneers are the third best bars team in the nation (49.350) and the fourth best beam team (49.208). Denver has been a top-20 national team in each of the final rankings since the 2013 season.
Denver returns a pair of high scoring All-Americans from the 2020 season in senior Lynnzee Brown and junior Alexis Vasquez, both of which hold top 10 national event rankings this season. The Pioneers also have a pair of freshmen in the national rankings in Rylie Mundell (bars) and Abbie Thompson (beam).
LAST MEET FOR DENVER
Last time out, Denver posted a 195.850, falling to #18 Iowa State (196.050) at home. Brown won bars and Vasquez won beam, but it wasn't enough as the Pioneers suffered their first defeat of the season.
Denver hit a 49 on just one event, as a fantastic bars rotation finished at a 49.325. Brown led the way with a 9.925, while no Pioneer score was counted below a 9.800.
SCOUTING OKLAHOMA
A near national dynasty, Oklahoma has won three out of the last four contested NCAA Championships and was ranked number one in the nation when the season was cut short due to Covid in 2020. The Sooners come into this weekend's meet ranked fifth overall, boasting a 4-0 record.
Oklahoma has 12 returners from their top ranked squad a year ago, including Anastasia Webb, Allie Stern, and Ragan Smith who combined for seven All-American honors a year ago. This season the trio has led the Sooners to a fifth place ranking in the most recent standings. Oklahoma boasts the nations second best bars lineup and the third best vault lineup. The Sooners also rank eighth on floor.
LAST MEET FOR OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma topped West Virginia, 195.850-194.775, on Sunday night at home. The Sooners posted their highest floor score of the season with a 49.375. OU added a 49.400 on bars and a 49.225 on vault to earn three team event titles on the night.
Senior Evy Schoepfer and junior Allie Stern shared the vault title with matching 9.9s. Freshman Audrey Davis won her third consecutive title on bars with a career-high 9.95. Anastasia Webb took home three event titles for the second week in a row earning the top marks on beam (9.875), floor (9.925) and the all-around. Sophomore Ragan Smith shared the floor title with Webb with a matching 9.925.
OWL ABOUT TEMPLE
After three weeks of competition, the Owls rank 45th overall in the NCAA Rankings. Temple has shined on vault and floor this season, with their floor average of 48.992 ranking the team 20th in the nation. The Owls have increased their team total in each week of competition, with a 193.650 in their last outing.
Three Owls have landed on conference or national rankings, led by senior Faith Leary, who's floor average of 9.875 has her 24th in the nation and first in the conference. Junior Julianna Roland ranks seventh in the EAGL on floor (9.825) and eighth on vault (9.800). Junior Ariana Castrence rounds out the rankings with a 9.813 average on bars to rank seventh in the conference.
LAST TIME ON THE FLOOR: UNH 193.675, Temple 193.650
Last time out, Temple scored their season high of 193.650, just .025 off the pace of UNH. The highlight of the meet was the Owls' score of 49.250 on floor, tying them for No. 20 in the national rankings on the event.
The Owls saw six podium finishes at the meet, again led by Ariana Castrence taking second on bars and third on vault. Julianna Roland tied for third on vault with Castrence and tied for second place on floor with Faith Leary.
SCOUTING DENVER
Denver enters the weekend with a #8 national ranking, averaging a 196.483. The Pioneers are the third best bars team in the nation (49.350) and the fourth best beam team (49.208). Denver has been a top-20 national team in each of the final rankings since the 2013 season.
Denver returns a pair of high scoring All-Americans from the 2020 season in senior Lynnzee Brown and junior Alexis Vasquez, both of which hold top 10 national event rankings this season. The Pioneers also have a pair of freshmen in the national rankings in Rylie Mundell (bars) and Abbie Thompson (beam).
LAST MEET FOR DENVER
Last time out, Denver posted a 195.850, falling to #18 Iowa State (196.050) at home. Brown won bars and Vasquez won beam, but it wasn't enough as the Pioneers suffered their first defeat of the season.
Denver hit a 49 on just one event, as a fantastic bars rotation finished at a 49.325. Brown led the way with a 9.925, while no Pioneer score was counted below a 9.800.
SCOUTING OKLAHOMA
A near national dynasty, Oklahoma has won three out of the last four contested NCAA Championships and was ranked number one in the nation when the season was cut short due to Covid in 2020. The Sooners come into this weekend's meet ranked fifth overall, boasting a 4-0 record.
Oklahoma has 12 returners from their top ranked squad a year ago, including Anastasia Webb, Allie Stern, and Ragan Smith who combined for seven All-American honors a year ago. This season the trio has led the Sooners to a fifth place ranking in the most recent standings. Oklahoma boasts the nations second best bars lineup and the third best vault lineup. The Sooners also rank eighth on floor.
LAST MEET FOR OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma topped West Virginia, 195.850-194.775, on Sunday night at home. The Sooners posted their highest floor score of the season with a 49.375. OU added a 49.400 on bars and a 49.225 on vault to earn three team event titles on the night.
Senior Evy Schoepfer and junior Allie Stern shared the vault title with matching 9.9s. Freshman Audrey Davis won her third consecutive title on bars with a career-high 9.95. Anastasia Webb took home three event titles for the second week in a row earning the top marks on beam (9.875), floor (9.925) and the all-around. Sophomore Ragan Smith shared the floor title with Webb with a matching 9.925.
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