Pack Scores 193.225 at No. 8 Michigan

Results

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The NC State gymnastics team scored a 193.225 in its dual meet against No. 8 Michigan at the Crisler Center Friday night. The Pack finished second to Michigan who scored a 197.225 to win the meet.

NC State was once again without key members of its lineup due to injury.

Team Scores

	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor
Michigan (197.225)	49.275	49.300	49.350	49.300
NC State (193.225)	48.775	47.725	48.225	48.500

Top-Five Finishes:
Vault: Chelsea Knight 3^rd 9.850
Bars: Amanda Fillard 4^th 9.825
Floor: Chelsea Knight 4^th 9.800
AA: Melissa Brooker 2^nd 38.350
AA: Drew Grantham 3^rd 37.725

From the Coach's Perspective:
"We stayed on beam, that was a positive," head coach Mark Stevenson said. "We did good floor, that was positive. We did good vaulting. We've done good floor and vaulting all year and that didn't change even though we lost Paris at the beginning of the meet, who is one of our best on floor and vault. I was happy with beam. Obviously bars was a struggle for us. Obviously we are disappointed in the score. It doesn't help us, and we are getting down to crunch time. We need to start putting routines together in meets that will count for us to move on to the first round of nationals."

Vault:
NC State posted its best rotation of the night – a 48.775 on vault. Chelsea Knight led the way with a team-high 9.850 to finish third overall. Amanda Fillard recorded her second-best score the season with a 9.800 in the rotation. Alexa Phillips added a 9.775 and Drew Grantham scored a 9.700.

Bars:
The Pack opened on bars, and was led by Fillard's 9.825. The score was tied for fourth in the overall standings. Melissa Brooker added a 9.750 to finish second on the team.

Beam:
Fillard and Grantham led the team, as each scored a 9.700 on beam. Alexis Beucler recorded a 9.675, while Hailey Mesmer made her collegiate debut in the event.

Floor:
For the second-straight meet, NC State only lined up five gymnasts in the rotation. The Pack scored a 48.500. Knight led the Pack for the second time of the night, scoring a 9.800 in her first floor exercise in a month to finish fourth overall. Beucler and Phillips both scored 9.750 to finish tied for second on the team. Grantham added a score of 9.725.

AA:
In the all-around competition, the Pack placed two gymnasts on the podium, as Brooker and Grantham finished second and third respectively. Brooker scored a 38.350 in her second-straight week as an all-arounder. Drew Grantham took third in the competition with a 37.725.

Up Next:
NC State will be back in action next Saturday, when it hosts Kent State and George Washington at 7 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Alexis Beucler

Melissa Brooker

Amanda Fillard

Drew Grantham

Chelsea Knight

Hailey Mesmer

Alexa Phillips