West Chester Gymnasts Topple William & Mary

MEET RESULTS

WILLIAMSBURG, VA – West Chester University's women's gymnastics squad posted its highest score of the season in defeating William & Mary University in a Gymnastics East Conference (GEC) meet inside Kaplan Arena Saturday afternoon. The Golden Rams put up a 194.125 to outdistance The Tribe's 192.275.
 
West Chester (6-4) was powered by its season-best 49.000 on the balance beam. That score is the second-best output in school history and marks just the second time that the Golden Rams hit 49 on the balance beam. The only other time was the 2017 ECAC Championships when they registered a school-record 49.075. In all, seven individual season bests were either tied, or broken, while six career bests were smashed, or equaled.
 
The Golden Rams trailed after two rotations. However, the team's outstanding effort on the floor, followed by its spectacular performance on the beam helped them overtake The Tribe.
 
Sarah Eskew (Pittsburgh, Pa.) turned in a great meet, putting up a career-best in the All-Around with a 39.025. She also had season and career highs on both the balance beam and the vault. She tied for first on the uneven bars with teammate Jordan Coleman (Bowie, Md.) and William & Mary's Caroline Blatchford. All three scored a 9.775. Eskew tied for third on the vault, but her 9.775 was a career high.
 
Teammate Shannon Carroll (Kingston, N.H.) had a career day as well. She hit season and career bests on both the vault and the floor exercise. Carroll tied for first on the vault with William & Mary's Sofia Huang. Both gymnasts scored a 9.8. Carroll's 9.775 on the floor was third overall. Teammate Caroline Cascadden (Ashburn, Va.) scored a 9.8 to place second. Cascadden ended her special day with a first-place ribbon on the balance beam. Her 9.875 was tops in the meet and equaled her career high.
 
Kristina Rodriguez (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Natalie Marshall (Bolton, Mass.) each tied for second on the beam as well. Rodriguez had a season and career high 9.8 that matched Marshall's routine. Eskew was fourth on beam with a 9.775 and Madison Whitaker (Lancaster, Pa.) was fifth with a 9.75 as West Chester swept the top five spots.
 
West Chester returns to action next Saturday, March 2 with a quad meet at Rutgers with Cornell and Ursinus.