Gymnastics Places Sixth at NCAA Ann Arbor Regional Championship

Saturday, April 2

Ann Arbor, Mich.

6 pm

University of New Hampshire

NCAA Ann Arbor Regional Championship

Photo by: Michelle Bronner

Gymnastics Places Sixth at NCAA Ann Arbor Regional Championship

4/2/2016 9:33:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Danielle Mulligan (Farmingdale, N.Y.) scored a team-best 9.850 on uneven bars, and Meghan Pflieger (Barneveld, N.Y.) paced the team on both balance beam and floor exercise as the University of New Hampshire gymnastics team finished in sixth place (193.900) at Saturday night's NCAA Ann Arbor Regional at the University of Michigan's Crisler Arena.

Results (HTML)

Auburn University and Stanford University tied for first place to qualify for the 2016 NCAA Gymnastics National Championships in Fort Worth, Texas (April 15-16)

April 2, 2016
2016 NCAA Ann Arbor Regional Championship
Hosted by University of Michigan
#1 Auburn • #2 Michigan • #3 Stanford • #4 Eastern Michigan • #5 Penn State • #6 UNH
Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, Mich.
Attendance: 4,325

Team Results

Place	School	Score
1	Auburn*	196.525
2	Stanford*	196.525
3	Michigan	196.475
4	Eastern Michigan	196.250
5	Penn State	195.125
6	UNH	193.900

Top Wildcats by Event (Overall place)
Vault: Marissa Toci, 9.725 (T-21^st)
Bars: Danielle Mulligan, 9.850 (T-13^th)
Beam: Meghan Pflieger, 9.825 (T-11^th)
Floor: Meghan Pflieger, 9.825 (T-15^th)
All-Around: Danielle Doolin, 38.425 (12^th)

HOW IT HAPPENED

(Rotation 1) Vault, 48.150 – Team Total – 48.150 (4th place)
Marissa Toci (Mount Laurel, N.J.) led the Wildcats vault lineup for the second straight meet by tallying a 9.725. Courtney Bondanza (Buffalo, N.Y.) added a 9.650 as the Wildcats compiled a 48.150 in the first event of the meet.

(Rotation 2) Bye

(Rotation 3) Uneven Bars, 48.900 – Team Total – 97.050 (6th place)
A balanced lineup saw each member scored a 9.700 or above, headlined by Danielle Mulligan (Farmingdale, N.Y.), who notched a 9.850, and Makenzie Kerouac (Merrimack, N.H.), who scored a 9.825. The Wildcats totaled a 48.900 on bars to bring their two-event score to 97.050.

(Rotation 4) Balance Beam, 48.575 – Team Total – 145.625 (4th place)
Meghan Pflieger (Barneveld, N.Y.) spearheaded UNH's 48.575 on balance beam by registering a 9.825. Lia Breeden (York, Pa.) added a 9.800, while Casey Lauter (Northport, N.Y./9.775) and Bondanza (9.750) also turned in solid performances.

Rotation 5 (Bye)

Rotation 6 (Floor Exercise 48.275 – Team Total – 193.900 (6th place)
Pflieger led the 'Cats for the second straight event with a 9.825, while Breeden hit for a 9.800 for the second consecutive event. Danielle Doolin (Medford Lakes, N.J.) scored a 9.725 on floor to finish with an all-around score of 38.425.

MEET NOTES
Pflieger and Breeden were the only two Wildcats to score at least a 9.800 on two separate events.

UNH was without injured All-EAGL First Team vault performer Elizabeth Mahoney (Hanson, Mass.) for the first time all season. Mahoney was EAGL's No. 5 competitor on vault with a 9.825 Regional Qualifying Score.

Auburn and Stanford, who tied for first place (196.525), each qualified for the NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 15-16.

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