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TOWSON, MD – Host Towson University downed visiting West Chester by a score of 195.325-187.9 in a non-league women's gymnastics meet inside SECU Arena Friday evening. It was the season opener for the Golden Rams while No. 36 Towson evened its record at 1-1 on the year.
West Chester witnessed two career-highs being equaled and four freshmen competing in the scoring lineup.
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Sarah Eskew (Pittsburgh, Pa.) anchored the uneven bars for the Golden Rams in the first rotation of the meet by posting a team-best 9.75 that was good for fifth individually in that event.
Melina Ringas (Glen Allen, Va.) scored a 9.65 for West Chester.
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Karah Vargo (Fort Myers, Fla.) equaled her career high on the vault with a 9.5 effort in the third spot of the lineup. Freshman
Gianna Smith (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Eskew once again paced the Golden Rams. Smith posted a 9.6 while Eskew scored a 9.7 for the visitors and tied fifth. West Chester posted a 47.675 on the vault overall.
Corinne Gruber (Boyertown, Pa.) and
Anna Lacey (Bethlehem, Pa.) each scored a 9.7 on the floor exercise for the Golden Rams. However, it was Jr.,
Lydia Stoner (Palmyra, Pa.) who tied her career high with a team-best 9.725 finished seventh overall.
The Golden Rams concluded the night on the balance beam.
Tatum McGuinn (Glen Mills, Pa.) was the high scorer for West Chester with a 9.6 that placed her fourth overall individually. Stoner posted a 9.575 to finish right behind McGuinn in fifth place overall.
EmmaGrace Kelly (Tampa, Fla.) scored a 9.425 for the visitors on the beam.
West Chester will be back in action next Sunday (Jan. 18) when they travel to George Washington for a quad meet with Cornell and UPenn.
