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Friday, February 2
Durham, N.H.
7 p.m.
North Carolina
at
New Hampshire
Carolina earned a season-high rotation score of 48.600 on beam against Temple.
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
Carolina Takes on New Hampshire in EAGL Match-Up
January 31, 2018 | Women's Gymnastics
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Carolina gymnastics looks to continue its success on the road against EAGL opponent New Hampshire on Friday, Feb. 2nd at 7 p.m. The 4-1 Heels are ranked third in the EAGL conference behind Pittsburgh and George Washington following their 3-0 road win over Towson, Yale, and Ursinus.
"This weekend we have the opportunity to compete against another EAGL school," said UNC head coach Derek Galvin. "This will be our third EAGL school that we've faced in the regular season. New Hampshire is a solid team. They outscored us at the EAGL championships last year. At regionals, we outscored them. So the two teams are very, very evenly matched. With this being a home meet for them, obviously they're going to be pretty fired up but so are we. We're looking forward to competing."
The Tar Heels will face another new rotation order in their first away duel meet. Although Carolina has been steady in their vault and floor performances this year so far, they hope to improve upon their consistency in this week's bookend events.
"We'll begin on bars and finish on beam, and those are two events that we know we have not up to this point shown what we're fully capable of doing," said Galvin. "That's the goal going into New Hampshire, to show what we're capable in those two events."
Carolina has certainly had its individual triumphs in the events with Alexis Allen's career-high 9.900 on beam against Temple and Madison Nettles' 9.800 on bars in the season opener, but the team's focus is to improve together on Friday.
Extending their streak, Carolina gymnastics racked up three more wins after defeating Towson, Yale, and Ursinus in SECU Arena at Towson University. The Tar Heels earned a team total of 194.600 to best the second-place Tigers (194.275), third-place Bulldogs (192.050), and fourth-place Bears (187.425).
Following two home competitions, Carolina performed the rotations in a different order for the first time this season. The Tar Heels kicked off the night on bars and earned an event total of 48.500. Seniors Kaitlynn Hedelund and Morgan Lane led the team with scores of 9.775 for fourth-place honors. Junior Grace Donaghy, senior Madison Nettles, and sophomore Mekyllah Williams also tied with Yale's Jade Buford for 12th after each received a score of 9.650 for her performance.
The Heels moved onto balance beam and totaled 48.300 in the rotation. Morgan Lane once again led the team in the event, earning third for her score of 9.800, and Kaitlynn Hedelund followed in fifth place with a score of 9.725. Freshman Lily Dean (9.650), sophomore Khazia Hislop (9.625) and sophomore Raine Gordon (9.500) also earned seventh, eighth, and eleventh place, respectively.
Carolina made a comeback in the third rotation following a team score of 49.800 on floor exercise. Hislop took first in the event, earning a 9.825 for her performance. Mikayla Robinson and Dean ended in a four-way tie for second-place accolades with scores of 9.800 and Madison Nettles also found herself in a four-way tie for seventh with a score of 9.750. Lane topped off the event in eleventh place with a score of 9.725.
UNC found the most individual success on vault though the matched their total floor score of 48.900 in the fourth and final rotation. The Tar Heels swept the podium with Khazia Hislop (9.825) placing first and Madison Nettles (9.800) and Morgan Lane (9.800) tied for second-place honors. Alexis Allen followed closely behind in fourth with her score of 9.775 and Madison Hargrave's score of 9.700 tied for eighth-place honors.
Morgan Lane made her first all-around appearance of the season, earning a first-place total 39.100 with consistent scores across the board. Lane tied for second on vault with her score of 9.800 and tied for fourth on bars with a 9.775. She also earned third-place accolades for her 9.800 beam score and finished eleventh on floor with a score of 9.725.
Despite earning a season-high team score, the New Hampshire Wildcats fell just short of George Washington, 195.925 to 196.175, in week four to bring their overall record to 2-4 (0-2 in EAGL). Freshman Lauren Diggan won EAGL Rookie of the Week honors for the second time this season following her career-highs on floor (9.900) and vault (9.850), earning first-place accolades for the former and third for the latter. She also tied three other Wildcats for first-place on bars and is now ranked first in the EAGL conference in that event. Senior Casey Lauter also holds a first-place EAGL ranking on beam after earning a score of 9.875 against George Washington, and junior Danielle Mulligan is tied for second in the EAGL conference for floor exercise.
"This weekend we have the opportunity to compete against another EAGL school," said UNC head coach Derek Galvin. "This will be our third EAGL school that we've faced in the regular season. New Hampshire is a solid team. They outscored us at the EAGL championships last year. At regionals, we outscored them. So the two teams are very, very evenly matched. With this being a home meet for them, obviously they're going to be pretty fired up but so are we. We're looking forward to competing."
The Tar Heels will face another new rotation order in their first away duel meet. Although Carolina has been steady in their vault and floor performances this year so far, they hope to improve upon their consistency in this week's bookend events.
"We'll begin on bars and finish on beam, and those are two events that we know we have not up to this point shown what we're fully capable of doing," said Galvin. "That's the goal going into New Hampshire, to show what we're capable in those two events."
Carolina has certainly had its individual triumphs in the events with Alexis Allen's career-high 9.900 on beam against Temple and Madison Nettles' 9.800 on bars in the season opener, but the team's focus is to improve together on Friday.
WEEK #4: CAROLINA SWEEPS COMPETITION IN FIRST ROAD MEET
Extending their streak, Carolina gymnastics racked up three more wins after defeating Towson, Yale, and Ursinus in SECU Arena at Towson University. The Tar Heels earned a team total of 194.600 to best the second-place Tigers (194.275), third-place Bulldogs (192.050), and fourth-place Bears (187.425).
Following two home competitions, Carolina performed the rotations in a different order for the first time this season. The Tar Heels kicked off the night on bars and earned an event total of 48.500. Seniors Kaitlynn Hedelund and Morgan Lane led the team with scores of 9.775 for fourth-place honors. Junior Grace Donaghy, senior Madison Nettles, and sophomore Mekyllah Williams also tied with Yale's Jade Buford for 12th after each received a score of 9.650 for her performance.
The Heels moved onto balance beam and totaled 48.300 in the rotation. Morgan Lane once again led the team in the event, earning third for her score of 9.800, and Kaitlynn Hedelund followed in fifth place with a score of 9.725. Freshman Lily Dean (9.650), sophomore Khazia Hislop (9.625) and sophomore Raine Gordon (9.500) also earned seventh, eighth, and eleventh place, respectively.
Carolina made a comeback in the third rotation following a team score of 49.800 on floor exercise. Hislop took first in the event, earning a 9.825 for her performance. Mikayla Robinson and Dean ended in a four-way tie for second-place accolades with scores of 9.800 and Madison Nettles also found herself in a four-way tie for seventh with a score of 9.750. Lane topped off the event in eleventh place with a score of 9.725.
UNC found the most individual success on vault though the matched their total floor score of 48.900 in the fourth and final rotation. The Tar Heels swept the podium with Khazia Hislop (9.825) placing first and Madison Nettles (9.800) and Morgan Lane (9.800) tied for second-place honors. Alexis Allen followed closely behind in fourth with her score of 9.775 and Madison Hargrave's score of 9.700 tied for eighth-place honors.
Morgan Lane made her first all-around appearance of the season, earning a first-place total 39.100 with consistent scores across the board. Lane tied for second on vault with her score of 9.800 and tied for fourth on bars with a 9.775. She also earned third-place accolades for her 9.800 beam score and finished eleventh on floor with a score of 9.725.
THE OPPONENT: NEW HAMPSHIRE
Despite earning a season-high team score, the New Hampshire Wildcats fell just short of George Washington, 195.925 to 196.175, in week four to bring their overall record to 2-4 (0-2 in EAGL). Freshman Lauren Diggan won EAGL Rookie of the Week honors for the second time this season following her career-highs on floor (9.900) and vault (9.850), earning first-place accolades for the former and third for the latter. She also tied three other Wildcats for first-place on bars and is now ranked first in the EAGL conference in that event. Senior Casey Lauter also holds a first-place EAGL ranking on beam after earning a score of 9.875 against George Washington, and junior Danielle Mulligan is tied for second in the EAGL conference for floor exercise.
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