NC State
UNC-Chapel Hill
Gymnastics Wins Second-Straight Competition At UNC-Chapel Hill
2/12/2016 9:22:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
The team posted a score of 194.050
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.- The NC State gymnastics team earned its second-straight team victory in Chapel Hill Friday night, as the team earned a mark of 194.050 to defeat host UNC-CH and William and Mary in a tri-meet.
The Tar Heels posted a mark of 193.000 to finish second while the Tribe finished third with a score of 192.400.
The Wolfpack's outing was highlighted by 12 top-five finishes, including wins from Brittni Watkins on bars and Nicole Wild on beam and two career-high marks from Paris Phillips.
From The Coach's Perspective
"Anytime we can go down the road to Chapel Hill and come out with back-to-back weekends is a great feeling. Despite some sturggles along the way, we finished really strong on beam tonight and we're really proud of how everyone finished. They showed what our team is capable of and left it all out there on the floor," said associate head coach Colleen Johnson.
"We certainly have our work cut out for us over the next couple of meets, and need to get to a point where we're not counting falls and coming up short of what our ultimate goal is. We have a great opportunity this weekend when we go back to Iowa State and also face Nebraska, which are both very well-coached teams. We've competed inside their arena already once this year, so we're familiar with the environment which gives us confidence heading into the meet."
Team Scores
Vault | Bars | Beam | Floor | |
1. NC State (194.050) | 48.650 | 47.950 | 48.825 | 48.625 |
2. UNC-CH (193.000) | 48.325 | 48.050 | 48.575 | 48.050 |
3. William and Mary (192.400) | 48.650 | 47.075 | 47.975 | 48.700 |
Wolfpack Top-Five Finishes
Vault: Chelsea Knight, 9.800, T3rd
Bars: Brittni Watkins, 9.775, T1st
Bars: Courtney Turner, 9.725, T3rd
Bars: Michaela Woodford, 9.700, T5th
Bars: Amanda Fillard, 9.700, T5th
Beam: Nicole Wild, 9.850, 1st
Beam: Amanda Fillard, 9.775, T3rd
Beam: Michaela Woodford, 9.750, T5th
Floor: Brittni Watkins, 9.825, 2nd
Floor: Paris Phillips, 9.750, T5th
Floor: Caitlyn Fillard, 9.750, T5th
All-Around: Brittni Watkins, 38.825, 3rd
Meet Recap
Floor Exercise
NC State started off its meet with a team total of 48.625 on floor. Brittni Watkins was the highest scorer for the Wolfpack as she turned in a 9.825 to finish second. Additionally, Caitlyn Fillard and Paris Phillips each recorded a 9.750 to tie for fifth place.
Vault
Chelsea Knight posted a 9.800 on vault to tie for third place and help the Pack notch a team total of 48.650. Paris Phillips also tied her career high on the team's second rotation of the night, as she finished sixth with a mark of 9.750.
Amanda and Caitlyn Fillard rounded out the top scorers for NC State after each posted a score of 9.725 to tie for seventh.
Uneven Bars
Watkins tied for first place in the overall standings on bars after posting a score of 9.775, while Courtney Turner tied for third with a score of 9.725.
Michaela Woodford and Amanda Fillard each recorded a score of 9.700 to share fifth place in the event standings. As a team, the Pack earned a mark of 47.950.
Balance Beam
Nicole Wild posted a score of 9.850 on beam to win the event, while Amanda Fillard tabbed a 9.775 to tie for third. Additionally Woodford earned a 9.750 to finish in a tie for fifth place, and Caitlyn Fillard and Chelsea Knight each posted a score of 9.725 to tie for eighth place.
As a team, the Wolfpack recorded a score of 48.825 to finish off its showing in Chapel Hill.
All-Around
Watkins was the top finisher for the Pack in the all-around competition, as she placed third with a mark of 38.825.
Up Next
NC State will compete next when it returns to Iowa State to face the Cyclones, Nebraska and Wisconsin-La Crosse in a quad meet Feb. 21. The meet is set for a 3 p.m. ET start inside Hilton Coliseum.
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