Ladies Set For TWU Quad Meet
The Centenary gymnastics team is back on the road this weekend as the Ladies are set to face host Texas Woman’s University, Air Force, and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in a quad meet on Friday at 7 p.m. inside Kitty Magee Arena.
Denton, Texas– The Centenary gymnastics team is back on the road this weekend as the Ladies are set to face host Texas Woman's University, Air Force, and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in a quad meet on Friday at 7 p.m. inside Kitty Magee Arena.
Live video is available for the meet at the link below: https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/ppv/490793
The Ladies posted their highest score in a season-opening meet in 15 years last Saturday, recording a 188.30 to finish second in a non-conference tri-meet against host Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) and Greenville University in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
The Ladies were second to host SEMO's 193.350 while Greenville placed third at 180.475. Centenary's top event score was on vault (47.55) followed by beam (47.525), a 47.175 on floor, and a 46.05 on bars.
Saturday's meet will be TWU's first of the season as the Pioneers spent their first two weeks on the road. The Ladies and Pioneers, fellow Midwest Independent Conference members, will meet again on Feb. 10 in Shreveport and on March 4 in Tyler, Texas for the Rose City Classic.
Freshman Amy Foret (Bedford, Texas) had an impressive collegiate debut for the Ladies as she finished third in the All-Around competition with a 37.125 score. Senior Lacey Wedge (Belle Chasse, La.) finished second in the vault competition with a career high 9.70, senior Kennedy Stephens (Bella Vista, Ark.) scored a new career-high 9.625 on beam to tie for fifth place, and senior Kendall Huff (Riviera, Texas) tied her career high (9.475) on floor to finish eighth.
Foret finished as runner-up on beam with a 9.725 and finished fourth on floor with a 9.75, her best individual score of the meet. Sophomore Emma Lavelle (Mandeville, La.) finished in a tie for third on beam with a 9.65 and Stephens tied for fifth (9.625). Junior Rylie Molina (Moss Bluff, La.) finished eighth (9.575).
Senior Taylor Ann Wilson (Memphis, Tenn.) was the Ladies' top finisher on bars, earning a 9.575 to tie for fourth. Freshman Sophie Schmitz (Trophy Club, Texas) finished seventh with a 9.525. SEMO's
Several Ladies made their first appearances in events on Saturday as Stephens made her career debut on floor, senior Leilani Johnson (Wichita, Kan.) made hers on beam, sophomore Carissa Martinez (Albuquerque, N.M.) on vault, and junior Isabel Plaza (San Antonio, Texas) on bars.
Centenary will host Hamline University next Saturday at 5 p.m. for its home opener in the Gold Dome.
See the Ladies' complete season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/gymnastics/2022-23/schedule
Live stats and live video are available for all home meets.
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