West Chester at Towson; vs Alaksa-Anchorage
Meet Details: March 9 I 1 P.M.
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Location: TU Arena (Towson, Md.)
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Last Time Out
Lily McFarland (Baltimore, Md.) won the beam and floor with a pair of 9.800’s and Rylee Harada (Runnemede, N.J.) captured the vault with a 9.675, but it was not enough to help West Chester pull off a Senior Day victory over Alaska, falling by a 192.250-190.575 final. EmmaGrace Kelly (Bradenton, Fl.) and Macarthy Keane (Trumbull, Ct.) tied for second on beam with 9.750 to help West Chester score a 48.525 on this event. West Chester also scored a 48.575 on the floor as McFarland and Kelly tied for first in this event, while Cat Keener (Holly Springs, N.C.) and Caroline Cascadden (Ashburn, Va.) finished in a tie for fourth with 9.750s. West Chester had an uncharacteristically tricky day of bars on Friday night, but Jordan Coleman (Bowie, Md.) continued to lead the way, finishing fourth with a 9.625.
For Alaska-Anchorage, Maribelle Albert tied with Harada atop the podium on vault with a 9.675, while Montana Fairbairn was third with a 9.65. Alaska swept the top three spots on the uneven bars, led by a 9.725 from Claudia Lessig and a 9.700 from Jamilia Duffus, while Hannah Boyd was a close third with a 9.675. Lessig and Verena Wong also tied for second with Kelly on beam with 9.750s, while Fairbairn finished third on the floor with a 9.775.
The Home Stretch
West Chester will compete in the second of three meets in a week span to conclude the regular season on Sunday as the team was home last night and will be home against next Friday to host Cornell in the regular-season finale.
Hello Again
Sunday will be the second time in three days that West Chester has faced Alaska after squaring off against the Seawolves on South Campus on Friday night. Sunday will also be West Chester’s second meet of the season vs Towson after opening the season alongside the Tigers at Rutgers on January 11.
Thank You Seniors
Friday night was Senior Night for West Chester as the Golden Rams recognized eight gymnasts (McFarland, Caroline Cascadden (Ashburn, Va.), Jordan Coleman (Bowie, Md.), Bridget Sullivan (Watertown, Ma.), Caitlyn Allen (Forest Hill, Md.), Kristina Rodriguez (Cincinatti, Oh.), Natalie Marshall (Bolton, Ma.), and Shannon Caroll (Kingston, N.H.)) for their contributions to the Golden Rams. Sunday is also Senior Day for Towson, with those ceremonies happening following the meet.
One More Time
Sunday is West Chester’s final regular season road trip as the team heads to Maryland. The Golden Rams will wrap up the regular season at home against Cornell next Friday, beginning at 11 a.m., before taking at least one more bus trip to the Gymnastics East Conference Championships on March 22.
Scouting Towson
Towson enters Sunday afternoon following a sweep of the Chellie Calloway Invitational, which saw the Tigers score a 196.400 to top George Washington (196.400-195.800), West Virginia (196.400-196.125), and Penn (196.400-196.200). Isabella DeCroo won the vault with a 9.925, while Adriana Hoffman was third with a 9.825. Isabella Minervini captured the uneven bars with a 9.9 while Clara Hong and Lauren Keener tied for fourth on beam with a pair of 9.900s. Hoffman and Hong led Towson on floor as well, finishing with 9.875s to tie for third.
