Gymnastics Travels to Towson for EAGL Quad Meet

Friday, February 10

Towson, MD

6 PM ET

Temple University

Towson

Gymnastics Travels to Towson for EAGL Quad Meet

2.9.23 | Women's Gymnastics

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PHILADELPHIA - Temple gymnastics will travel to Towson for an EAGL quad meet with three of the top four teams in the EAGL and three of the top 36 teams in the country. The No. 30 Tigers will host the Owls No. 23 NC State, and No. 36 Pitt at 6 p.m. EST at the SECU Arena. The meet will be available for free streaming on the Towson Athletics YouTube page.

ROAD TO THE NATIONALS

In the most recent Road to the National standings, the Owls improved two spots with help of new season-high standards on the vault (48.725) and floor (48.575). Going into this week, Temple jumped two spots from last week's ranking of 53rd to its current 51st placement. In its effort last weekend, the Cherry and White had a strong road dual meet victory at Yale as it scored a season-high 194.95.

Bars

Sarah Stallings has been a consistent performer for Temple throughout the first four meets of the season. The Raleigh, N.C. native has picked up three vault victories already this season. Stallings enters this weekend tied for sixth in the EAGL on the bars, and tied for ninth in the northeast region with a 9.850. Sarah has cranked out at least a 9.800 on bars in each of her four meets this season, including last Sunday at Yale where she and Ashley Glynn earned a share of first place with 9.825 scores. With that share of first place on the bars, it becomes the third event victory and the first on the bars for Glynn to begin her first season in the Cherry and White colors.
As a team, the Owls are ranked fourth in the northeast region with a 48.638, just behind fellow EAGL mate, Pitt (48.929).

Beam

The Owls' Madison Dorunda, Julianna Roland, and Brooke Donabedian helped the Owls to a 48.875 on the bars last week at Yale. All three of the aforementioned gymnasts earned a piece of first place by tying for the top score of 9.825.
As a team, Temple is ranked third in the EAGL with a 48.756, while Donabedian (9.825) is fourth individually. Donabedian is fifth in the northeast, while Madison Dorunda is tied for 20th with a 9.756 average.
The beam team starting lineup has been held consistently by the same six gymnasts throughout the first four meets, but as of last Sunday, Ashley Glynn joined the parliament. The group has 15 scores of 9.7 or better this season, including eight 9.8s and a 9.9. Accounting for the four meets thus far this season, Temple has earned at least a share of first place finishes on the beam from Donabedian, Dorunda, Julianna Roland, and Hannah Stallings.

Vault

Last week at Yale, Temple turned in a season-high 48.725. Anna Hill made her first appearance of the season on the vault as she scored a 9.8 to earn the event victory, the first of her career. Along with Hill's 9.8 three other gymnasts including Madison Brooks (9.775), Mackenzie Aresta (9.775), and Charlie Behner (9.750) scored at least a 9.750. Rookie gymnast Ashley Glynn had her event win streak broken after scoring consecutive 9.8s and two vault victories streak in the previous two meets. On Jan. 15, Glynn earned a career-high 9.850 at the University of New Hampshire and then a 9.800 at home on Jan. 20.
Glynn's 9.750 average ranks her No. 21 in the northeast region, while Hill ranks 11th in the region after her season debut.

Floor

The Owls picked up a season-high score of 48.575 on the floor last weekend at Yale. Renee Schugman led the Owls with her first event victory of the season and the second of her career. She finished the meet with a 9.850, matching her season-high from earlier in the season. Donabedian scored 9.775 on the floor, her third score of 9.7 or better this season on the apparatus, while Behner tied with three Yale gymnasts for fourth place, scoring a 9.750.
Temple remains locked into 64th ranking nationally, but has improved its average from 47.958 to a 48.113 average over the past week.

All-Around

Going into this weekend Hannah Stallings is ranked 10th in the EAGL and is top 20 in the northeast region in the all-around. Stallings has been the lone Cherry and White athlete this season to compete in all four events. The last time the Raleigh, N.C. native competed in the all-around was on Jan. 15 at New Hampshire scoring a season-high 38.425. It was Stallings first all-around victory of the season and seventh of her career.

SCOUTING TOWSON

The Tigers come into this weekend with an 8-2 record and No. 30 in the Road to Nationals rankings. Towson has averaged 195.769 and earned a season-high 196.125 in its last meet at George Washington on Feb. 1. During last week's dual, Towson earned the fourth-highest bar score (49.275) and the fourth-highest floor score 49.375 in school history. Individually, Clara Hong earned the bars victory with a 9.925, while Amy Stewart matched that score on the floor for the gold medal win.
Rookie gymnasts Isabella Minervini earned her third EAGL Rookie of the Week nod and second straight after she competed on uneven bars and floor at GW. Minervini helped Towson to season-high 196.125 to win the meet. Minervini received a 9.825 on bars for her fourth routine on that event of the season. On the floor, Minervini posted a career high 9.9. Minervini currently ranks second for Towson and first in EAGL. She is also now ranked fourth in program history. The freshman remains on the leaderboard for bars as well, ranked third for Towson and fourth in EAGL.

SCOUTING NC STATE

During last weekend's home tri-meet win, the No. 23 Wolfpack improved to 4-3 on the season as it earned four first-place event finishes and the highest team marks in the meet on the three different apparatuses. The night was highlighted Emily Shepard's all-around mark of 39.375, while the Pack's floor tally of 49.275 marked the highest total in the event for NC State this season.
On Feb. 1, Chloe Negrete was tabbed as the EAGL Specialist of the Week after her dual meet performance at Auburn. Negrete earned podium finishes on the floor, vault, and beam. On beam, Negrete finished first with a 9.900.

SCOUTING PITT

No. 36 Pitt traveled out west to No. 8 Denver last weekend where it finished in second place to the Pioneers, but ahead of George Washington and Air Force.
On Tuesday it was announced that Hallie Copperwheat and Reyna Garvey, respectively won EAGL Gymnast of the Week and Rookie of the Week. Both individuals set the pace for the Panthers, scoring a 9.875 on beam in Denver, but on the floor, Garvey put together a 9.875 for third place on the floor, while Copperwheat finished with a 9.825. The two helped the Panthers post their highest road score of the season. Garvey and Copperwheat helped Pitt to that achievement as both gymnasts finished tied for third in the all-around with a 39.275.

UP NEXT

Temple will compete in a pair of meet next week. Starting with a trip the Owls will travel to Washington, D.C. on Feb. 17 to compete in a quad meet with George Washington, North Carolina, and Yale. The Cherry and White will return to the friendly confines of McGonigle Hall on Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. to host its annual Pink Meet, as a part of the Ken Anderson Invitational. The first 150 fans through the McGonigle Hall doors will receive a free t-shirt.

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