University of North Carolina Athletics
Saturday, February 12
Chapel Hill
5:15 p.m.
North Carolina
195.600
vs
195.425
Temple
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
Gymnastics Earns Conference Victory Over Temple
February 12, 2022 | Women's Gymnastics
CHAPEL HILL – The Carolina gymnastics team earned a 195.600-195.425 dual meet victory over the Temple Owls on Saturday night in Carmichael Arena. Freshman Lali Dekanoidze earned her third career all-around title, setting a new career-best of 39.550.Â
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The Tar Heels also took home or shared all four individual event titles. Cory Shinohara, Julia Knower and Dekanoidze each shared the vault title, Dekanoidze took bars with a career-best 9.95, Knower won beam and Elizabeth Culton took a share of floor.
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Carolina opened the meet with a season-best 49.125 on vault, highlighted by three 9.875's from Shinohara, Knower and Dekanoidze. Both Shinohara and Knower set new career-bests on the apparatus. The rotation was the second highest on vault in the conference this season.
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Despite having to count a fall on bars, Dekanoidze set a new career-best with a 9.95, while freshman Isabelle Shaefer matched her career-best of 9.875. Carolina had a team total of 48.550 on the event.
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The Tar Heels, who rank No. 1 in the EAGL on beam, had another consistent performance. Knower scored a 9.90, just shy of her career-high, while Dekanoidze and All-American Elizabeth Culton each earned a 9.875. As a team, Carolina scored a 49.125 on beam, their fourth straight meet with a 49 or better.
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The Tar Heels finished the night on floor, where Culton matched her season-best of 9.875. Despite a fall in the middle of the lineup, the Tar Heels were able to hit the other five routines and secure the victory with a 48.750 team score.
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Career-Bests:
The Tar Heels head down the road to Raleigh for a dual meet with NC State on Feb. 19.
Stay up to date with Carolina gymnastics on Twitter and Instagram @UNCGymnastics.
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The Tar Heels also took home or shared all four individual event titles. Cory Shinohara, Julia Knower and Dekanoidze each shared the vault title, Dekanoidze took bars with a career-best 9.95, Knower won beam and Elizabeth Culton took a share of floor.
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Carolina opened the meet with a season-best 49.125 on vault, highlighted by three 9.875's from Shinohara, Knower and Dekanoidze. Both Shinohara and Knower set new career-bests on the apparatus. The rotation was the second highest on vault in the conference this season.
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Despite having to count a fall on bars, Dekanoidze set a new career-best with a 9.95, while freshman Isabelle Shaefer matched her career-best of 9.875. Carolina had a team total of 48.550 on the event.
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The Tar Heels, who rank No. 1 in the EAGL on beam, had another consistent performance. Knower scored a 9.90, just shy of her career-high, while Dekanoidze and All-American Elizabeth Culton each earned a 9.875. As a team, Carolina scored a 49.125 on beam, their fourth straight meet with a 49 or better.
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The Tar Heels finished the night on floor, where Culton matched her season-best of 9.875. Despite a fall in the middle of the lineup, the Tar Heels were able to hit the other five routines and secure the victory with a 48.750 team score.
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Career-Bests:
- Cory Shinohara – new career-best on vault: 9.875
- Lali Dekanoidze – new career-best on bars: 9.95, new career-best in the all-around: 39.550
- Julia Knower – new career-best on bars: 9.825
- Isabelle Schaefer – matched career-best on bars
The Tar Heels head down the road to Raleigh for a dual meet with NC State on Feb. 19.
Stay up to date with Carolina gymnastics on Twitter and Instagram @UNCGymnastics.
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