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Friday, March 2
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
8:30 p.m.
North Carolina
at
Alabama
Senior Kaitlynn Hedelund earned two first-place honors on vault (9.825) and bars (9.850) and placed fourth on beam (9.750) in the annual Pink Meet on Feb. 19th.
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
Carolina Gymnastics Travels to No. 6 Alabama
February 28, 2018 | Women's Gymnastics
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — After a weekend off from competition, North Carolina gymnastics will travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala. to face the No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide on Friday, March 2nd at 8:30 p.m. ET.
"We are very excited about going to Alabama," said UNC head coach Derek Galvin. "I have a tremendous amount of respect for the tradition of that program. Former head coach Sarah Patterson and her husband David Patterson are good friends of mine. Dana Duckworth, who is now the head coach, was a national champion as a gymnast at Alabama… Dana and Bryan [Raschilla], who is the associate head coach, are just good people."
Prior to their break from competition, the Tar Heels competed in two meets over the course of three days to earn their best (196.050) and third-highest (195.400) scores of the season. Those overall scores included two stellar groups of floor routines which earned rotation scores of 49.425 and 49.400, respectively. Carolina's floor performance in the quad meet at NC State marked its highest score on floor since the 2010 season and the first back-to-back scores of at least 49.400 in over 16 years.
"We're going in ranked No. 7 in the nation on floor exercise," said Galvin. "I was just telling Bryan [Raschilla] that we're excited about competing there because we know that the judging will be good, the fans will be enthusiastic and supportive… We've been looking forward to this one just like the Oklahoma trip and Arizona next week. These are all exciting trips."
Though the floor exercise has been the spotlight event for Carolina this season, the Tar Heels are hoping to give everything they have in every event at Alabama. Carolina has broken 49.000 on vault and floor in four consecutive meets and have season-highs of 49.100 on bars and 49.225 on beam.
"I know our team is going to have a good experience," said Galvin. "The team does a really special production of the whole meet. The way they run their meets is a lot of fun."
WEEK #8: TAR HEELS FIND SUCCESS IN ANNUAL HOME PINK MEET
Carolina earned its sixth win against Brown after returning home for the first time in a month for their annual Pink Meet. In their second sponsored meet of the season, the Tar Heels celebrated the Get REAL & HEEL program which provides physical therapy and psychological services for breast cancer survivors.
Kicking off the night on vault, UNC took home the top five scores on vault to earn 49.025 in the rotation. Four Tar Heels (Madison Hargrave, Kaitlynn Hedelund, Madison Nettles, Khazia Hislop) tied for first-place honors with scores of 9.825, a personal best for Hargrave. Morgan Lane placed in the top five with a score of 9.725 and Alexis Allen followed closely in seventh with 9.700.
Carolina received its best rotation score on bars since the meet against New Hampshire on Feb. 2nd. Led by Kaitlynn Hedelund and her score of 9.850, the Tar Heels totaled 48.650 in the event. Madison Nettles, Morgan Lane, and Alexis Allen finished in a three-way tie for third with scores of 9.750, a personal best for Allen. Mekyllah Williams wrapped up the event her score of 9.575.
On beam, Carolina outscored Brown again and received a rotation score of 48.300. Khazia Hislop and Morgan Lane tied for the top score of 9.825, and Kaitlynn Hedelund's score of 9.750 tied for fourth-place accolades. Raine Gordon and Alexis Allen respectively added a sixth-place score of 9.675 and a 9.225 to the beam total.
Carolina showed their home crowd why their team is ranked seventh in the nation on floor exercise and earned their second floor score of at least 49.400 in back-to-back meets. All six of the Tar Heel gymnasts outscored their Brown opponents with five of them taking a spot on the podium. Khazia Hislop earned her third first-place title of the afternoon and scored 9.900 in the event. Lily Dean set a new personal best on floor to tie teammates Mikayla Robinson, Morgan Lane, and Madison Nettles for second with scores of 9.875, and Madison Hargrave tied her career-high score of 9.825 on floor.
Morgan Lane also took home the all-around title with a score of 39.175. The senior has broken 39.000 in each of her appearances in the all-around competition and has earned no less than 39.100. Her scores against Brown included 9.725 on vault, 9.750 on bars, 9.825 on beam, and 9.875 on floor.
THE OPPONENT: ALABAMA
The Alabama Crimson Tide moved up to the No. 6 in the nation with an RQS of 196.850 after earning a season-high overall score 197.300 against Auburn. With an overall record of 5-3, Alabama remains undefeated at home this season after three now top-20 teams Georgia, Missouri, and Arkansas earlier this season. Alabama is ranked in the top-15 in each of the four individual events — fifth on bars, sixth on beam, 11th on vault, and 13th on floor.
"We are very excited about going to Alabama," said UNC head coach Derek Galvin. "I have a tremendous amount of respect for the tradition of that program. Former head coach Sarah Patterson and her husband David Patterson are good friends of mine. Dana Duckworth, who is now the head coach, was a national champion as a gymnast at Alabama… Dana and Bryan [Raschilla], who is the associate head coach, are just good people."
Prior to their break from competition, the Tar Heels competed in two meets over the course of three days to earn their best (196.050) and third-highest (195.400) scores of the season. Those overall scores included two stellar groups of floor routines which earned rotation scores of 49.425 and 49.400, respectively. Carolina's floor performance in the quad meet at NC State marked its highest score on floor since the 2010 season and the first back-to-back scores of at least 49.400 in over 16 years.
"We're going in ranked No. 7 in the nation on floor exercise," said Galvin. "I was just telling Bryan [Raschilla] that we're excited about competing there because we know that the judging will be good, the fans will be enthusiastic and supportive… We've been looking forward to this one just like the Oklahoma trip and Arizona next week. These are all exciting trips."
Though the floor exercise has been the spotlight event for Carolina this season, the Tar Heels are hoping to give everything they have in every event at Alabama. Carolina has broken 49.000 on vault and floor in four consecutive meets and have season-highs of 49.100 on bars and 49.225 on beam.
"I know our team is going to have a good experience," said Galvin. "The team does a really special production of the whole meet. The way they run their meets is a lot of fun."
WEEK #8: TAR HEELS FIND SUCCESS IN ANNUAL HOME PINK MEET
Carolina earned its sixth win against Brown after returning home for the first time in a month for their annual Pink Meet. In their second sponsored meet of the season, the Tar Heels celebrated the Get REAL & HEEL program which provides physical therapy and psychological services for breast cancer survivors.
Kicking off the night on vault, UNC took home the top five scores on vault to earn 49.025 in the rotation. Four Tar Heels (Madison Hargrave, Kaitlynn Hedelund, Madison Nettles, Khazia Hislop) tied for first-place honors with scores of 9.825, a personal best for Hargrave. Morgan Lane placed in the top five with a score of 9.725 and Alexis Allen followed closely in seventh with 9.700.
Carolina received its best rotation score on bars since the meet against New Hampshire on Feb. 2nd. Led by Kaitlynn Hedelund and her score of 9.850, the Tar Heels totaled 48.650 in the event. Madison Nettles, Morgan Lane, and Alexis Allen finished in a three-way tie for third with scores of 9.750, a personal best for Allen. Mekyllah Williams wrapped up the event her score of 9.575.
On beam, Carolina outscored Brown again and received a rotation score of 48.300. Khazia Hislop and Morgan Lane tied for the top score of 9.825, and Kaitlynn Hedelund's score of 9.750 tied for fourth-place accolades. Raine Gordon and Alexis Allen respectively added a sixth-place score of 9.675 and a 9.225 to the beam total.
Carolina showed their home crowd why their team is ranked seventh in the nation on floor exercise and earned their second floor score of at least 49.400 in back-to-back meets. All six of the Tar Heel gymnasts outscored their Brown opponents with five of them taking a spot on the podium. Khazia Hislop earned her third first-place title of the afternoon and scored 9.900 in the event. Lily Dean set a new personal best on floor to tie teammates Mikayla Robinson, Morgan Lane, and Madison Nettles for second with scores of 9.875, and Madison Hargrave tied her career-high score of 9.825 on floor.
Morgan Lane also took home the all-around title with a score of 39.175. The senior has broken 39.000 in each of her appearances in the all-around competition and has earned no less than 39.100. Her scores against Brown included 9.725 on vault, 9.750 on bars, 9.825 on beam, and 9.875 on floor.
THE OPPONENT: ALABAMA
The Alabama Crimson Tide moved up to the No. 6 in the nation with an RQS of 196.850 after earning a season-high overall score 197.300 against Auburn. With an overall record of 5-3, Alabama remains undefeated at home this season after three now top-20 teams Georgia, Missouri, and Arkansas earlier this season. Alabama is ranked in the top-15 in each of the four individual events — fifth on bars, sixth on beam, 11th on vault, and 13th on floor.
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