Valentine Sweeps All Four Events; Two Records Fall In Season Opening Win At Ursinus

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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – West Chester senior Majesta Valentine (Wilmington, Del.) swept all four events, setting a school record on the floor exercise, as the Golden Rams' lady gymnasts opened the 2017 campaign with a 191.050-186.875 victory over host Ursinus Thursday evening.
 
Valentine posted a score of 9.9 on the floor to establish a new school mark. Teammates Emily Loughery (Telford, Pa.) and Selena Swanger (Gettysburg, Pa.) came in right behind her with scores of 9.55 each.
 
The floor exercise was the culmination of a meet that lifted the lid on a very promising season ahead.
 
"Two freshmen really set the tone for the meet hitting their routines on bars. I was really proud of those two freshmen," ninth-year head coach Barbara Cordova mentioned after the meet. "This was our strongest start ever ."
 
Isabella D'Orazio (Limerick, Pa.) scored a 9.35 while Jordan Miranda (Winchester, Mass.) notched a 9.3 to lead off the meet. Myranda Marshall (Lancaster, Pa.) followed with a 9.475 that tied for second while Valentine anchored the event with a winning score of 9.6.
 
From there, West Chester swept the top five spots on the vault, including Valentine's winning score of 9.75. Swanger was second with a 9.575, and Meghan Chan (Northvale, N.J.) was third with a 9.55.
 
The Golden Rams totaled a score of 48.6 on the balance beam to break another school record. Valentine and Swanger went one and two in that event as well. Valentine scored a 9.85 while Swanger posted a 9.775 to cap off the record-setting performance.
 
Valentine's all-around score was the high for the meet as well (39.1).
 
West Chester returns to action on Sunday when the Golden Rams travel to New Haven, Conn., for a tri-meet with ECAC rival Southern Connecticut State and SUNY-Cortland. That meet is set to begin at 1 p.m.