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University of North Carolina Athletics
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Tar Heels Host Pittsburgh on Saturday
January 24, 2020 | Women's Gymnastics
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The North Carolina gymnastics team will continue their 2020 season on Saturday, Jan. 25 with a home meet against Pittsburgh. The meet will take place in Carmichael Arena at 3:45 p.m. and will honor the Carolina athletic department's slogan, "Together We Win."
"We are looking forward to competing at home again," said North Carolina head coach Derek Galvin. "It was a good team experience at Kentucky. I was very pleased with the way the team performed. We learned a little bit more about the team. We learned that this team has grit and that they like to compete."
The Tar Heels are looking to add another win after defeating NC State (194.425) and Lindenwood (193.300) and taking second-place to No. 11 Kentucky (196.375) in their first quad meet of the season last Friday with a score of 194.625.
LAST WEEK RECAP
The Tar Heels put up strong performances on through all four rotations to earn a second place finish in a competitive quad meet. Individual performances earned the Tar Heels three podium finishes by three different gymnasts as well as a number of top-five finishes.
Senior Alexis Allen scored a career-high 9.875 on vault to tie for first place with gymnasts from NC State and Kentucky. Fellow senior Khazia Hislop was close behind, earning a 9.850 in the same event.
Freshman Elizabeth Culton and Hislop also finished in the top-three on beam. Culton scored a team-leading and career-high 9.900 for second place while Hislop finished with a 9.875 for third. The Durham, N.C. native also finished fourth in the all-around competition with a score of 39.075.
Hislop and Culton were both awarded EAGL honors for Week Two, as well. Hislop was named Specialist of the Week and Culton was named Rookie of the Week for the second week running.
The Tar Heels opened last Friday's quad meet on floor and put up a score of 48.950 as a team. The seniors stood out on this event with the strongest performances — Hislop earned a score of 9.875 and Mikayla Robinson received a 9.850.
On their second rotation, UNC totaled another 48.950 on vault. Allen's team-leading score of 9.875 put her in a three way tie for first place and helped the Tar Heels stay in close competition with the other teams. Hislop's score of 9.850 that earned her a fourth-place finish also contributed to this effort.
Culton led the team through the third rotation, with the team totaling a score of 47.750 on bars. She personally earned a 9.800, with sophomore Drew Aldridge close behind (9.750).
On their final rotation of the night, beam, the Tar Heels put up their best score of the night (48.975). Culton's career-high score (9.900) earned her a second place finish with Hislop receiving third (9.875). Freshman Hannah Nam also had one of the Tar Heels most notable performances on this event, scoring 9.800 in her second collegiate event.
THE OPPONENT
So far this season, Pittsburgh has competed against No. 18 New Hampshire and Ball State, losing both competitions by less than a point. Pittsburgh is a reputable EAGL opponent and the competition is expected to be close on Saturday.
"Pittsburgh is well-matched with our team. Obviously they're an EAGL opponent, but they're also an ACC school," said Galvin. "We know that anytime that a school from the ACC or the EAGL faces each other, it is going to be a good competition."
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