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Gymnastics Sets Three Program Records, Defeats No. 29 NC State
2.25.22 | Women's Gymnastics
Roland led Temple with a pair of career-high 9.925's on the vault and beam
RALEIGH, N.C. – For the second straight week, the Temple Owls gymnastics team was a resilient group as they rallied from behind in the final rotation of Friday's meet at No. 29 NC State. The Cherry and White defeated the Wolfpack in Reynolds Coliseum with the help of three program records, including a new overall record score of 196.675, while Wolfpack finished with a close 196.600.
"This team is extremely resilient! To come off of a tough meet at home last week and perform like this on the road the next weekend is a testament to that. There were so many incredible performances, event highs, personal records, and team records broken tonight! But above all- they functioned seamlessly as a team. I'm prouder of that than any record broken. This is a great TEAM!" said Head Coach Josh Nilson.
HOW IT HAPPENED
> Temple would win three of the four events, including resetting two program event records on the beam and vault.
> The Owls program record 196.675 surpasses the 196.500 the team put together at last season's EAGL Championships.
> Senior Julianna Roland won two events, beam and vault, while setting new career-highs in each event.
BARS
> After the first rotation with the Owls on the bars and the Wolfpack on the vault, Temple would take the early advantage with a season-high 49.050-48.900.
> The 49.050 score tied for the fifth-best mark in school history.
> Senior Ariana Castrence led the group of six Owl gymnasts with a personal best of 9.9, good for third place overall.
> Junior Madison Brooks aided in Temple's career-high score of 9.825.
> Sophomore Brooke Donabedian and Hannah and Sarah Stallings pitched in with matching 9.775's.
VAULT
> Temple moved to the vault in the second rotation and set the school record with a 49.200, but the Pack took the lead as they scored a 49.450 on the bars.
> The Lumberton, N.J. native Roland won the event with a new school record and career-high 9.925.
> Five of the six Owls scored at least a 9.8.
>Castrence knocked out her second-best score of the season with a 9.850 resulting in a third-place finish. Sophomore Mackenzie Aresta added the best score of her career with a 9.825, and freshmen Hannah Stallings and Anna Hill added 9.8's.
> Sarah Stallings aided the record team score with a strong 9.700.
FLOOR
> The Cherry and White scored their third straight 49-plus in the third rotation on the floor. They inched closer with a 49.125 and closed the deficit to 147.450-147.375.
> Five of the six TU gymnasts scored 9.8 or better and were led by Roland's second-place 9.850.
> Veterans Faith Leary, Tori Edwards, and Donabedian had matching 9.825's, which tied for third place overall.
> Sophomore Renee Schugman earned a 9.8, the fourth straight meet, she would score a 9.8 or better.
BEAM
> The Owls overtook NC State to earn the meet win, earning their second broken record of the night, a 49.300, on the beam.
> Roland added her second 9.925 on the evening, marking only the third person in program history to score at least a 9.925. She adds her name beside Brehana Wiczhowski (' 17) for the second-best mark in school history.
> Donabedian and freshman Summer Ruskey set new career-highs on the apparatus with a 9.900 and a 9.825, respectively.
The Owls and the Wolfpack will see each other two days from now in a tri-meet at the Smith Center in Washington, D.C. against the George Washington Colonials. The meet is set for Sunday at 1 p.m. and will be available on the Colonials athletics website.
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